And here’s the list:
Another Bad Creation (Also known as ABC. Seriously, one of my personal favorite old skool jams, youngsters or no.)
Zanger Bob (Unsettling European pop wunderkind, part 1.)
Dev2.0 (All child Devo cover band. Giving new meaning to ‘New Traditionalists.’)
Hanson (Young and long haired boys with a one hit wonder, often mistaken for girls.)
Jackson 5 (Michael’s life went straight to hell the moment his music became less interesting than his eccentricities, and his brothers didn’t fare much better [or his sister, for that matter]. Still, let’s pause and remember the time when the whole family was adorable and funky.)
Jet Fuel Only (Parents bought autistic kids instruments after hearing that music can be good for autism. Now they’re a rock band. Cool.)
Jordy (Unsettling European pop wunderkind, part 2. Not to be confused with the visor guy from Star Trek)
Light of Doom (Ninjas, boobs, and explosions)
Mad Society (Rad ’77 style punk kids.)
Mini Daddy (Adriansito) (Spanish speaking toddler rap, complete with bling)
Musical Youth (Children of Jah telling it like it is.)
Old Skull (Angry political punk from two brothers, aged ten and nine)
Ori Nalda (Remember in the eighties when there were all these pop ballads that were all wicked inspiring. This is kind of like that, with kids!)
The Partridge Family (Well… Why not?)
Rapid Fire (Shred.)
Red Cross (bass player was 12, guitar player was 14)
Still Pending (This is okay I guess.)
The Stimulators (11 year old drummer Harley Flanagan later went on to play bass in thug hardcore legends The Cro-Mags)
Unit 3 with Venus (Venus does NOT like beer. I’m tempted to make a straight-edge joke, but it would be so predictable.)
Unfortunately, not every rad child band is up on YouTube. Here’s the non-YouTube list. Links are for wherever Ve can find them.
Helmet Tag (Family writes rad fun tunes together.)
KaBoom Boom (‘Chip-tune frist-graders’)
Monster Dudes (father and son experimental noise/rock)
Tarantula Princess (12 year old’s noise project from Sacramento)