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Happy Birthday to Derek Webb

Jason Bean — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:36:58 +0000

Hey there everybody! Today is Derek Webb’s birthday. One of my favorite Christian artists is celebrating another year on this planet and blessing us with his music and lyrics.

I hope you have a great birthday Derek!

A Load of New CD’s

Jason Bean — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:05:33 +0000

I picked up a load of new CD’s from my local Christian book store this weekend. Here’s the list of albums I picked up. I got a great deal on them out of a bargain bin where they were packaged in bricks of 5 CD’s each.

Sanctus Real – the face of love
Jonny Lang – turn around
Go Fish – snow
The Cross Movement – Gift Rap: A Hip Hop Christmas
Derek Webb – one zero (acoustic)
Caedmon’s Call – In the Company of Angels II: the world will sing
Jill Parr – Me again
Leigh Nash – blue on blue
Paul Wright – Wright or wrong these songs are Paul’s
The Swift – Singing Back to You
Sullivan – Cover Your Eyes
the jtb – Everything is Nothing
pfr – The Very Best of PFR
Leslie Phillips – The Definitive Collection
David Meece – The Definitive Collection
Steve Camp – The Definitive Collection
Petra – The Definitive Collection
Wayne Watson – The Definitive Collection
Randy Stonehill – The Definitive Collection
Guardian – The Definitive Collection

I’m absolutely pumped for the albums I’ve bolded above. Some of my favorite artists or artists that I’ve been wanting to listen to more and get to know. Derek Webb and Caedmon’s Call are obvious, along with PFR. Love Sixpence None the Richer, so grabbing Leigh Nash’s solo project was a nice find. Always interested in Petra and Gaurdian, but can’t believe the Guardian album didn’t include “I Found Love”, “Sweet Mystery” and “The Captain” from their “Miracle Mile” album.

Some of the people I didn’t bold above I’m not real familiar with, anyone know some of the artists and let me know what I can expect from them?

Derek Webb’s New Album “Mockingbird” for FREE

Jason Bean — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:17:02 +0000

A friend just e-mailed me a link for a free copy of Derek Webb’s new album “Mockingbird”. This is a full album, all songs in MP3 format. No copy restriction, no restrictions period. The only thing you need to do is sign-up and share the option with five friends.

so this is why, on september 1st, we’re launching freederekwebb.com, a place where anyone can go online and not just hear but actually download, keep, and share ‘mockingbird’ completely for free. In addition, freederekwebb.com will give you an opportunity to invite your friends to download ‘mockingbird’ in order to get them in on the conversation as well.

we hope this bold campaign will provide a jumping off point for conversations about all of these issues, and communicate my commitment to playing my part in starting them. so please help us spread the word: on september 1st, ‘mockingbird’ will be set free!

Here’s a bit of what Christianity Today had to say about Derek Webb and his music.

From his 2003 solo debut, the critically-acclaimed She Must and Shall Go Free, to the artistically-challenging I See Things Upside Down, Webb has a message to deliver and he isn’t shy about saying just what he thinks. His third solo studio disc, Mockingbird, tackles subjects from social justice and politics to relationships in a raw way that is sure to make some people uncomfortable. And that’s okay with Webb. The Church has been comfortable for far too long.

I’ve listened to this entire album all the way through once and I love his sound and excellent lyrics. If you’ve never heard of Derek Webb or his music, or have been a lifelong fan, take advantage of this opportunity and grab this free album and spread the good news.

For more information, visit these sites:

DerekWebb.net
FreeDerekWebb.com
Derek’s MySpace page