Indie Rock 101

This kid's got more rock paraphenalia than I do.

Well, we're sure trying to enforce our will upon this child. He does seem to love music, even swinging his arms and torso when he hears it. So, in an effort to properly steer him through the murky waters of mainstream music, we've already purchased They Might Be Giants' kid-oriented Here Come the ABCs and the alt-country collection of kiddie songs The Bottle Let Me Down.

Now, all we have to do is take him for an alternative music dance party like Chic-a-Go-Go or Pancake Mountain and we're all set. Then we'll tune into Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU on the Web. Heck, even Lollapalooza, that GenX bastion of independent music and spirit, has really shown its age by staging a kids' area this year.

As you can see, there's money to be had by marketing to parents who want to feel they're still cool while up to their ears in diapers.

After all, it's all an effort to connect with Colin, and make us feel like we're passing along the gift of music that we love to him.

So, then we'll REALLY be crushed when he rebels by listening to Ashlee Simpson or something.