Rock-a-bye Ramones?
Lullabies have moved far beyond Brahms thanks to Silver Lake, California-based CMH Records. Appealing to the sensibilities of Gen-X parents, the company began repurposing the songs of the demo's favoured bands for its offspring. The tunes of Radiohead, Metallica, Tool and Coldplay were the first to be interpreted for infant ears in the company's Rockabye Baby! series, launched this past August. The brainchild of Lisa Roth, VP of the label, the concept was to bring an edgier sound to a form that is often overrun with syrupy sentiment.
October 1, 2006
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