MAJOR COOL CD REVIEW FROM GARY AT www.motorcityrocks.com Thanks Gary!!!

Senor Gary Blabs: CANDY BAND - CALLING ALL KIDS This is a seriously cool thing the Candy Band has going on. Yeah, maybe the idea of Detroit punker/rocker moms playing kid oriented is a bit cutesy for some, but as a father, I have a hard time finding fault with Calling All Kids. Good times abound when the band chants, “Let’s eat a lot of cake – it’s your birthday!” over a four-chord garage rock rhythm. “The Alphabet Song” takes some fun liberties with ABCs, throwing in some guitar runs and goofy letter association along the way (“A is for alligator, B is for baseball…”). The tacked on live track “Monsters” is sure to drag out some giggles with its sly little nod to Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” on the chorus. “Three Little Pigs” is a wonderous rock number (and a much better interpretation than the Green Jello stuff from the 90’s) that hops from pigs to cats and dogs, throwing in a nice guitar solo for good measure. The best tune, though, is the ever-goofy and imaginative “Octopus On My Head,” which is a fine toe tapping rock song that talks about the downsides of having a sea creature on one’s head (“It’s messing up my hair / It’s tickling my ear … I hope it won’t make breakfast of me”). The corny octopus jokes during the guitar break don’t hurt anything, either. As someone with two boys (the oldest is three), I’m lucky – three-year-old Drayke likes to listen to Queen and The Beatles, while 16-month-old Landon rocks out to Dinosaur Jr. with his daddy. Still, there are a lot times when they want to take in some children’s music, and it makes me a much happier parent to know that amongst all of the Barney, Doodlebops and Wiggles CDs, stuff like the Candy Band exists to cleanse the pallet of kids tunes. From one parent to four others, Candy Band, thanks for changing the children’s music landscape a bit in mom and dad’s favor. (Major props for the giggle inducing Clash-alike album cover, as well, ladies)