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I got an email today from someone I didn’t know telling me that some folks were raising money to pay for Rev. Timothy Wright’s medical care at the Kessler Institute. As you may remember, Rev. Wright was involved in a fatal car accident on July 4 that killed his beloved wife Betty and their grandson,…

If you hear some familiar music on the shows “Army Wives,” “Rachel Ray” and “The Dr. Phil Show,” it might be from rockers The Afters. Music from their sophomore project Never Going Back to OK is being used the hit TV shows. “Ocean Wide” will be heard on Army Wives this Sunday, August 3; “Tonight”…

Last week, pastor and visual artist Dave Weiss wrote a guest post responding to the question, “What Is Christian Music?”Today, I got this video clip from him. In the opening, he explains about the love songs he’s heard that talk about how love has died. Inspired, he created this message below, which I loved so…

I stumbled across this quote today on a blog: “Contemporary Christian Music…represents for many contemporary evangelicals the sum of their theological training and discipleship.” Apparently it’s from the book Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ, Stephen J. Nichols, (Downers Grove: IVP, 2008 p.16). I have…

Tween pop rock band Mission Six released their debut album Superhero this week, which raises the question: Do we really need another Christian tween pop artist? The answer is yes, especially when it’s not another choreographed, hyper-energetic dance group.

David Byrne and Brian Eno have teamed up for a new project inspired by gospel music. Byrne wrote the lyrics, Eno wrote the music. Eno is quoted at thecelebritycafe.com: “I was surprised by how little attention Americans paid to their own great indigenous musical invention: gospel. It was even slightly uncool – as though the…

Here’s a great way to check out cool new Christian music: Every week, iTickets offers members a free download from one of the industry’s hot artists. This week it’s I Am Terrified’s “To The Service” from their upcoming self-titled debut. Head on over to the iTickets free download website and get your free music!

I got a press release this week with this lead – I’ve removed the name of the artist and the ministry, as well as some details, because I really am not venting about him, per se: “Platinum-selling Christian recording artist Mr. Nice Guy today announced the formation of The Mr. Nice Guy Company–a new entrepreneurial…

Several times this week I’ve seen a press release reprinted on several websites, (a release which originally I read on a newswire but ignored), about a new Christian album that claims to, and I quote, “Change the Shape of Christian Music.” I’ve heard some broad claims before, but that’s a tall order. So I decided…

Since their beginning it’s been a wild ride for the Colorado-based quartet, theRide, who last week released their sophomore project, The Story of People. In 2004, the band took second place in the GMA in the Rockies band competition. In 2006, they released their debut indie album, an unusual process that took them to six…
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