-CLOSED- The Rattles - Review & Giveaway!

I was contacted a little bit ago with the chance to do a review and giveaway for The Rattles! I love music - it is part of my day, I listen to different music to go with my moods and it is really important to me that my little man grows up with an appreciation of music. I can remeber that when I was little, my dad would come home from work and put on The Beatles or Simon & Garfunkel or Michael Jackson and we would all dance around the house. Those are very happy memories for me and I want my little man to also grow up with fun music memories in our home.

So, when The Rattles CD came in the mail, I opened it right up and popped it in the CD player in our car so that little man and I could listen to it together while we were out running errands! I have to say, that for "kids" music, I really enjoyed it! It was fun, lively, upbeat and catchy! Michael didn't seem to have anything negative to say about it either and I'd like to say that I think he was trying to sing along in his own 9 month old way from the backseat!

The Rattles album, Rattle On will definitely be a keeper in our music collection and I am looking forward to the day when little man can sing along...for real, as we dance around the house together!

Here's a little about The Rattles and their music! The Rattles are a lively band of furry, family-friendly critters who released their debut album, 'Rattle On' on August 17th. 

Their music is fresh and modern while blending in some classic rock and power pop! You could say that their sound is similar to The Beatles, They Might Be Giants, and The Monkees. The Beatles is one of my favorite bands and I could definitely hear where their music was influenced by The Beatles. The Rattles quartet wants everyone to be able to enjoy listening to and grooving to their music - both kids and their parents! You can take a listen to the lead single, "Wavy Lane" and other songs on the official website: RattlesRock.com

The Rattles also just released an official music video for "Rattle On":

Think your little one would love grooving to The Rattles?

One of my readers will WIN their very own copy of The Rattles album!!!

Here's how to enter:

Mandatory Entry:

• Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect and tell me who in your family would enjoy listening to The Rattles!

Extra Entries:

• Follow/ "Like" The Rattles on Facebook (and tell them that the Little Hedgehog Blog sent you, if you could!) and then comment here to let me know for your entry. (2 entries) 

•  Follow @TheRattlesBand on Twitter then, comment here with your twitter name to get your entry. (2 entries)

• Follow the Little Hedgehog via Google Friend Connect. (2 entries)

• Follow me on Twitter: @lttlehedgehog then, comment here with your Twitter ID to get your entry. 

• Tweet about this giveaway. Please link to the post and be sure to use @TheRattlesBand and @lttlehedgehog. You may use this tweet or make up your own: Enter to #win a fun CD for your kids to groove to from @TheRattlesBand and @lttlehedgehog here http://bit.ly/cQDzG9 #giveaway {Ends 9/24}  Comment with a direct link to your tweet so I can see it to get your entry! You can tweet once per day!

• Sign up to receive the little hedgehog emails via feedburner and have your subscription verified. (2 entries)

• Blog about this review/giveaway. Be sure to include a link to this review/giveaway. Comment with a link to your blog post to get your entry! (2 entries)

Don't forget to put your email address in each comment so I can get a hold of you if you are the lucky winner! If I cannot get a hold of you, I will have to draw another winner! Also, I will check to make sure that the winner filled out the mandatory entry.

Open to U.S. residents only.

I'll accept entries until Friday, September 24, 2010 at Midnight PST. I'll select a winner using random.org's random number generator, then email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email and if I don't get a response, I will have to choose another winner. Again, make sure you leave your email address in your comment!

*I  will be shipping the winner’s item to them directly.

Thank you to The Rattles for providing me with the opportunity to host this giveaway at no cost to myself. The giveaway has not influenced my opinion of the product. I have sought to give my honest opinions and experiences on these products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Thank you again to The Rattles for sponsoring this review and giveaway!