Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Sacrifices Neither Craft Nor Storytelling to Reach Families
(WorldNews Music)

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Ignore, for a moment, the Mad Hatter-meets-WillyWonka getup (complete with top hat) that Secret Agent 23 Skidoo wears on stage. Push past the audience of young children, typically age 11 or under, at his shows. And disregard the family-friendly lyrics about being the best you that you can be or having an all-night pillow fight during a sleepover. Underneath all that, you´ll find the foundation of what Skidoo (AKA Joel Sullivan) does: rock-hard, funky hip-hop beats. The California-via-Asheville musician has spent the last decade or so perfecting his brand of child-friendly music, which he calls `kid-hop,` winning a Grammy for Best Children´s Album and selling out shows...