Gospel Soundcheck

Rockers Flyleaf recently returned home from their first tour for U.S. troops overseas. The band’s diverse itinerary took them from Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan – where they performed before nearly 1,000 hard rocking soldiers – to the distant Forward Operating Base Baylough in southern Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. Because they were unable to…

House of Heroes is offering another free download this week at iTickets. The song this time is “Friday Night,” from their latest album, The End Is Not The End. Head over to iTickets for your free download from House of Heroes. And here are the lyrics:

No Compromise is an exciting milestone of Christafari’s 20th anniversary. It’s jam packed with 15 new gospel reggae anthems and an arsenal of guest appearances that blend their signature roots reggae sound with elements of hip-hop, dancehall, soca, worship and even rock. This week you can get a free download of Christafari’s song “Boomshots”, just…

You can grab a free download from worship leader Charles Billingsley, this week over at iTickets. The song is “God Of The Ages” from the album of the same name, recorded at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Virginia. The album releases August 25. Here are the lyrics to the worship song:

You read that right: this week at iTickets you can grab a free download from PA-based band Last Tuesday. The band had called it quits in 2007. Not sure where everyone else went, but last I knew Steve Gee was doing some A&R over at Gotee. But there it is: “Done With It,” from their…

With the news last week that guitar legend Les Paul passed away at age 94, I asked a couple of Christian musicians to share some thoughts on the man who changed the music industry:

Singer/songwriter Jason Gray breaks a two-year writer’s block with his new album, Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue. Blending elements of folk, alternative rock, and R&B, the album features Gray’s soothing vocals and deep insight into live and faith. For those of you who’ve been following the Derek Webb interviews, I think you’ll be equally mpressed…

MUTEMATH – SpotlightJust surfing through recent tweets from people I’m following and saw MuteMath had tweeted that their video for “Spotlight,” from the “Twilight” soundtrack, comes preloaded on the new Blackberry.This is such a cool video I thought I’d share it with you, for no other reason than I had fun watching it.I confess that…

The Sean Hannity Freedom Concerts are wrapping up this month, with shows August 15 in Jackson, NJ; August 21 in Cincinnati, OH; and August 22 in Atlanta, GA. The line up for the concerts has included CCM legend Michael W. Smith, Billy Ray Cyrus, Charlie Daniels, Lee Greenwood and Col. Oliver North. I don’t know…

While this isn’t related directly to Christian music, it’s so important we have to take note: Guitar legend Les Paul died this week at the age of 94. Paul’s quest for a perfect and particular sound led him to create the first solid-body electric guitar, and his constant tinkering with sound and recording led to…

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