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What I Play My Kids: Radiohead's Ed O'Brien
What I Play My Kids: Radiohead's Ed O'Brien

The guitarist known as EOB on rediscovering music through his children's eye, Brazilian road trip mixtapes, and lullaby renditions of Radiohead.  

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What I Play My KidsFirst VersesJune 19, 2020Ed O'Brien, EOB, RadioheadComment
Ask An Expert: How to introduce protest songs to children
Ask An Expert: How to introduce protest songs to children

As demands for equity and racial justice permeate the public discourse, many parents are wondering how to speak about the power and effectiveness of protest with their children.

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Ask An ExpertFirst VersesJune 16, 2020protest song, civil rights, we shall overcomeComment
Ask An Expert: Why is Baby Shark the most popular children's song of the last decade?
Ask An Expert: Why is Baby Shark the most popular children's song of the last decade?

Turns out it has a lot to do with how our children discover and obsess over new music. 

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Most Popular, Ask An ExpertFirst VersesMay 26, 2020Comment
What I Play My Kids: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig
What I Play My Kids: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig

Ezra Koenig on becoming a father and discovering his son’s favourite Vampire Weekend jam.

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What I Play My KidsFirst VersesMay 26, 2020Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig, What I Play My Kid Comment
Podcast: Murray Lightburn (The Dears) on creative parenting
Podcast: Murray Lightburn (The Dears) on creative parenting

For the inaugural episode of the the First Verses podcast, Murray talks how growing up with a music obsessed father and having two young children made him better understand himself.

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podcastFirst VersesMay 26, 2020Murray Lightburn, Podcast, The Dears, DadComment
 

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