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Dan Haseltine, lead singer of Jars of Clay, is interviewed on Christianity Today. It’s a really great interview and talks about how the band came to record their soon to be released album “Good Monsters” available next week. The specific quote that really hits home is: The gospel never calls us to live our lives privately, but the idea of individualism and isolation has worked itself into our idea of what a good Christian life looks like—that it’s full of quiet times where it’s just us and God. But for me, when I get into that scenario, the only voice I’m really hearing is myRead More →

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Got you didn’t I? I’ll be you weren’t expecting that one, just like I wasn’t expecting the topic to be covered in a recent article by Russ Breimeier on Christianity Today. It’s really a great article and brings to the forefront a discussion about contemporary Christian artists that use some coarse slang and profanity in their songs. What do you think? Is it more reflection of anti-Christian behavior or just a sign of the change in the world we live in? If it’s the latter, how do you balance that with being IN the world but not OF the world? Ever heard of a ChristianRead More →

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A friend introduced me to the Sweet Comfort Band last week. I’d never heard of them before, they were popular in the late 70’s and 80’s. We listened to them for a couple of days and I kept thinking to myself that the lead singer’s voice sounded very familiar. I finally figured it out, it’s Bryan Duncan. Of course from the photos below you can see it fairly clearly. I had seen the photo before, but didn’t make the connection initially. Also in the group was Randy Thomas, who went on to form a great group, Allies, with Bob Carlisle. Also in the group wereRead More →

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A recent article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog states that if you’re a musician and your music isn’t available on iTunes, then you don’t matter. Can this really be true? I understand that massive marketing and audience impact of having your information on iTunes, but to say iTunes is the Holy Grail of the music industry and they hold the key to being accepted is a little strong don’t you think? How does this type of information impact Christian artists? What if you’re on iTunes, but you’re buried in separate levels of genres or lists, is it still worth the impact? The article goes onRead More →

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One of the things I’d really like to pursue on this blog is some exclusive interviews with some Christian artists. Once they’re received and completed, they’d be posted on the blog for everyone to read and enjoy, and get to know the artist a little bit more. If you were sitting with your favorite artist at dinner, what questions would you like to ask them? I’d really love to put together a collection of questions that you normally don’t get in an interview. So, let me know what you’re curious about knowing and we’ll see where we can go with them.Read More →