A toast, and a warning, from Alice Cooper’s Hollywood Vampires
With the help of Johnny Depp and Joe Perry, Alice Cooper once again parodies rock-and-roll excess on Hollywood Vampires.
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The Generic Genius of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
By JJT
(Full Article Published At www.ThinkChristian.net)
In his impressive new book The Holy or The Broken, veteran rock … Read the rest
True Tunes “Gallery Stage Mixtape” Playlist Blows Past 1200 Songs!
One key place for music discovery for several thousand people in the 90s was the overhead music played in the … Read the rest
Jesus, Bread and Chocolate; A Personal Appreciation by Doug Van Pelt
(Obviously I can’t review my own book, so I was thrilled when my long-time friend Doug Van Pelt of HM … Read the rest
Just A Cup of Coffee?
My morning cup. Black coffee. Simple, right?
There’s a lot more going on here than meets the eye.
This coffee … Read the rest
The Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate Trailer
The video trailer for Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate; Crafting a Handmade Faith in a Mass Market World is now live. … Read the rest
Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate Cover Unveiling
Yeah – maybe not the kind of news they stop presses for, but this is pretty exciting for me. Here … Read the rest
Steve Taylor and The Perfect Foil’s Goliath
Phrases like “renaissance man” and “quadruple threat” might seem a tad hyperbolic in reference to a largely unknown pop artist, … Read the rest
Lecrae’s Triumphant Anomaly
Much is being made of the commercial success of Lecrae’s Anomaly – as well it should. But beyond the thrill … Read the rest
The Original Christian Music; Rescuing Syriac Hymns
As the horrifying actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) reached mainstream consciousness last month, I … Read the rest
U2’s Invasion – An Early Reaction
U2 has provided a musical and spiritual environment for me – and millions of people like me – in which … Read the rest
Sinead O’Connor Takes Us To Church!
Is it a coincidence that Irish alt-rock pioneer Sinead O’Connor has released a song called “Take Me To Church” just … Read the rest
What Is / Was 7 And 7 Is?
A Guest Feature by Michael Roe, Randy Layton, Jeffrey Kotthoff, and JJT
(Tour Announcement At End)
(In 1989 one of … Read the rest
The Devotional Intimacy of Coldplay’s “Ghost Stories”
Coldplay have become one of the biggest bands in the world by crafting vaguely romantic and generically anthemic arena pop … Read the rest
Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil “Secret Show”
Friday, April 25th 2014
My mom took my brothers and me to a few church concerts as kids, … Read the rest
Record Store Day Appetizers (The Choir, Secret Sisters, Apache Relay, etc)
I’m a simple man, really. I try to be content with what I have – and I have been … Read the rest
The Farewell Drifters’ Transcendental Prayer
The Farewell Drifters recently unveiled their label debut, Tomorrow Forever, a complicated bit of nuanced Americana music that simultaneously … Read the rest
Run River North’s SXSW Breakthrough
Although their self-titled debut is produced by Americana master Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes) to lumpRun River … Read the rest
Johnny’s Surprising “NEW” Record
“It’s midnight at a liquor store in Texas.”
So opens a fascinating new posthumous record by The Man in Black. … Read the rest
The Sincerely Vague Gospel of Bruce
Leave it to The Boss to come up with a whole new kind of record. Bruce Springsteen’s High Hopes is … Read the rest