It's that time of year again, when a handful of not-at-all-brand-new artists get nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy, arena-packing-but-long-since-groundbreaking rock bands find themselves nominated for Best Rock Band, Album and Song and the humble, hard-working artists and bands of the independent children's world hold their collective breath to [...]
Many people know Mark Hamill from his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Some may know that Mark is an incredible voice actor too. He portrayed one of the most iconic comic book villains of all time when he took on the role of The Joker in [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Neutral Milk Hotel You need to have some Neutral Milk Hotel in your life if you don’t already. Occupy yourself with a day or two of them in your musical rotation and I guarantee that you’ll wonder why you [...]
We here at Life of Dad have been doing quite a few show on Facebook Live. There is the Life of Dad Live Show, The Single Dads Show, A Sports Show and now The Geek Show. In The Geek Show Patrick Quinn and I talk about all things pop culture! [...]
There are three skills that will never be endorsed on my LinkedIn profile: nunchuck skills, street fighting skills, and Hip Hop/R&B skills. I was recently reminded of my lackluster R&B knowledge by a student who tried, with a restless heart, to explain to me one of today's top artists in that [...]
Oh man, this should be fun! We know that we just become new versions of the people that raised us, looking the same and breaking out the same lines, so we asked the Life of Dad Facebook page, "What is something that your parents said to you that you now [...]
Athletes and bands aren't the only things/people that can be underrated, although The Afghan Whigs WERE critically underrated during the 90's. But I digress, we recently asked the moms and dads of our outstanding Facebook community to share the things they think are underrated. I mean, sleep, obviously, especially sleep [...]
Just as your wardrobe changes with the different seasons, so should your bedding. Flannel sheets may do a great job keeping you warm in the dead of winter, but those same sheets can make for an itchy, sweaty, downright uncomfortable sleep during those hot summer months. Fortunately, you can [...]
Don't worry, the title isn't suggesting I'll tell you those cameos or reveal the answers in this review. The newest film in the Star Wars franchise is pretty terrific. In it, we are introduced to a slew of new characters who are instrumental to everything we know about that galaxy [...]
What's the saying, The Devil Is In The Details"? Yeah, that's totally true and the beauty of everyday life, being a dad, and watching your kids grow up is all about the small details too. We dads with older kids know not to overlook the small parts of life, because [...]
