How Paul Simon Shifts My World
In light of Paul Simon’s birthday, I write why his artistry has always touched me in profound ways.
Music
The Big Question of Christian Music
I suppose the first thing I should say is, is Christian music really a big question? When I was younger, I thought so. My teenage years as a Christian were largely formed by my fledging album collection. I never really paid much attention to preaching or reading (besides the Bible) – my Christian music heroes …
Music is “Creation” Too
This last Sunday I was commissioned to lead the music and singing for Cornerstone Church South Side and I arrived somewhat early – which was all fair and well for me as it gave me some time to reflect and enjoy the wonderful Autumn morning. I sat by a tree (pictured above) and enjoyed its …
Radiohead And What They See
Why we should see what Radiohead sees. An article written by Mike Cosper.
Protest Songs – John Ellis’ New Album
I’m really enjoying everything that I’m hearing about John Ellis’ new album Come Out Fighting. You can read a short review here. For those that don’t know, Ellis used to be the front man for the band Tree63. The band have broken up and now Ellis is embarking on a solo career, which is very …
Thom Yorke: Don’t Sign With the Industry / Corporate Culture
A recent blog post at the UK Guardian site talks about Thom Yorke, the lead singer for the popular UK band Radiohead, and his statements encouraging new bands not to sign with major record labels. To be fair to Yorke the quote in question (posted by a commentor on this blog) ought to be posted. …
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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
I love this hymn penned by Charles Wesley, and it’s been on my mind especially after I read that the hymn is not about a thousand people singing about about Wesley having a thousand tongues himself to sing. Nice imagery! Here’s the background of this hymn from Wikipedia Charles Wesley was suffering a bout of …
The Sout Project: Story (CD Review)
I was delighted to be able to receive a copy of The Sout Project’s debut, entitled Story, in advance of its launch next week on 11 Dec. The Sout Project is the brainchild of Nic Paton, who has been around in the South African music industry a longer time than most actually know. His experience …
The Worship Industry
See Christian writer Brian Mclaren’s little 3 min video about the “worship industry” (a term we all cringe at, I’m sure) here at http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/index.php?ct=store.details&pid=V00246. This has very much been my heart about this for a while now. 1) Worship music is too safe, lyrically and musically (some new songs I can guess the next line …