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Steven Curtis Chapman can probably be called the father of contemporary Christian music, although you’d probably have to put him and Michael W Smith right up there together. Chapman shares this in an article about his experiences in the early days of Christian music. “When Sparrow, the label I was on, was purchased by EMI in the early 1990s, the folks at EMI were able to say, “We don’t even pretend to understand fully how this music works, but people are connecting with it and we respect you,’ ” Chapman said. “But they gave us the resources to make the music sound better.” Though ChapmanRead More →

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Back in the 90’s when I was a college kid I had the experience of seeing Phil Keaggy perform in concert at my college. The concert was sometime in the winter months, which for Ohio could have been any of about 9 months. However, the impact of the time of year plays into what happened at the concert. Keaggy was supposed to arrive with the rest of his band, but their flights and most of his equipment got delayed due to the weather and he arrived on campus by himself with just his guitar and some simple audio equipment. The talent that arose from theRead More →

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If you’d like to get an early listen to Stellar Kart’s 3rd album being released you can do so now by visiting www.haveyouheardtheword.com/stellarkart In addition to their weekly online listening parties, the band has released an interactive e-card for fans to send to their friends for Valentine’s Day. With their new song, “The Right One,” as a music bed, the band uses witty one-liners to guide the user through the process of building a customized box of “Stellar Hearts” to send to their “Right One.” To build your “Stellar Hearts” e-card, please go to www.stellarkart.com/ecard Go grab yourself a sneak-listen (wouldn’t that be the equivalentRead More →

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Have you met a Christian Music artist? Do you have a photo to prove it and that you’d like to share? There’s a new page on the Christian Music Fan website that’s devoted to everyone with a photo of them with a Christian Music artist. It’s the Fan Photo page and it’s your opportunity to share the spotlight with your favorite singers. Just send us an e-mail with the photo or a link to the photo if it’s already posted online. Technorati Tags: fan photos, famous artists, Christian artist photosRead More →

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Another artist I’ve been listening to for awhile and just hadn’t gotten around to writing a review about them has been Blake Bollinger. Blake’s album “No Holiday” is his solo album debut, but he’s gotten plenty of experience under his belt with his former band Destination Known as well as leading worship at the 2nd Baptist Church in Houston on their Pearland Campus. This thirteen track debut album presents a bit more contemporary and energetic sound than what he started off doing. He says his work has matured and grown from simple acoustic guitar and piano ballads as he’s felt the impact of performing forRead More →