Gospel Soundcheck

The Katinas have been in the headlines recently, asking for prayers and support for their native American Samoa, which was hit by a tsunami on September 29. The following is an excerpt, with some updates, from an interview I did with Sam Katina back in 2002, when their worship album Lifestyle: A Worship Experience was…

Natalie Grant and American Idol’s Melinda Doolittle are just two of the artists joining The Katinas for a benefit concert to help the tsunami ravaged islands of Samoa and American Samoa. The Katinas, who were born and raised on American Samoa, said in a letter to family and friends: “Our Dad, 4 sisters, brother and…

Marie Barlow Martin has performed in critically-aclaimed productions on stages from Vegas to Japan, performing in popular Broadway shows like “Annie,” “My Fair Lady,” “West Side Story, “Guys and Dolls,” and “Oklahoma.” Marie won critical acclaim for not only her vocal skills, but her acting prowess. Indeed, she was a good actress that after her…

Chynna Phillips, who found fame as part of the pop trio Wilson Phillips, is back again with a new singing partner and album. And a little family crisis. Phillips teamed up with singer songwriter Vaughn Penn, New Music Weekly’s 2007 “Top 40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” for their new release, One Reason. The album…

The Katinas have set up a fund to help the victims of the tsunami that rocked the islands of Samoa and their native American Samoa after a massive earthquake in the South Pacific earlier this week. The Samoan-born brothers Sam, Joe, Jesse, John, and James – collectively known as The Katinas – were already planning…

Over at FreeCCM.com, you can grab a free download of Derek Webb’s song, “Black Eye”, from his new album, Stockholm Syndrome. It’s Webb’s most controversial album to date, so don’t miss out! RELATED POSTS: Part 1 Of My Interview with Derek Webb; Talking About Controversy and Record Sales Part 2 Of My Interview with Derek…

This week, head over to iTickets.com for free downloads from the new House of Heroes album, Brenton Brown, Disowning Kaleb, and Ayiesha Woods. (Yeesh, at this rate, it won’t be long before you’ll have the entire debut album from Ayisha Woods in free downloads from iTickets.) The downloads are available for a week, so don’t…

I was out with the dogs just a few minutes ago, and the church bells were ringing a song that seemed familiar. As we walked through town, the tune kept resonating in my head, until we were got to our driveway and the words finally came to me: “Make me an instrument of your peace…

B. Reith launched on to the Christian music scene with his 2008 EP, The Forecast. Now he brings his unique mixture of rap, R&B and rock to his new full length release, Now Is Not Forever. It’s always fun to get an inside look at hot up and coming Christian music artists, and it’s even…

On September 19, Christian music’s Third Day was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, along with fellow inductees Collective Soul, music promoter Peter Conlon, Grammy-winning songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox, music industry pioneer Johnny L. Carson, and posthumous honors for singer/songwriter Roy Hamilton, record executive Shakir Stewart and bass guitarist Berry Oakley. “This was such…

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