This is just such a beautiful song by a great artist. And the lyrics are haunting, real, and worshipful. The best modern lament psalms are being written by “secular” artists. (by this I mean artists outside the Christian music industry) Given CCM’s propensity to produce slick, attractive, packaged, mass-produced and easily cloned products — with [...]
Archive for the ‘music’ Category
28 Aug
misc
Attention Music Lovers: Allow me to point you to two very important links. Link #1: http://acl.mp3.com/feature/soundandjury/?band=HOMER-HICCOLM-AND-THE-ROCKETBOYS If you click on the link above, you will have the opportunity (dare-I-say, “privilege”) of voting for my dear brother’s band in a contest to play at the world-famous Austin City Limits festival. Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys have [...]
5 Dec
random [shaped] notes
I saw a pretty amazing rock show last night. The bands were headliner Anathallo and opening acts Page France and Denison Witmer. All three acts were worth the ticket price by themselves. Music connects on such a deep level with nearly everyone I know, and last night’s show edified me in ways I didn’t expect. [...]
26 Aug
women, iJesus, prayer, practice
First off, let me go on the record as saying that the last few days’ conversation on this blog (and, to a lesser degree, on the blog of Drunken Tune) has been more thought provoking and rich than just about any conversation I’ve been a part of on the blogosphere. I think we all agree [...]
7 Aug
“Jesusland”
I’m convinced that more often than not, they see it better than we do. “They” meaning those who do not even claim to be Christians, and “it” referring to the inconsistencies between our lives and the one we claim to follow. Ben Folds is one of these “theys” who has gotten it right with his [...]
29 Jun
An Evening With Garrison Keillor
It was a feeling akin to the one that comes when you meet someone — a long, lost relative, let’s say — whom you’ve never met but always heard about. It was the flesh-and-bone version of the silky, baritone voice that previously existed only in myths we joined as they unfolded between six and eight [...]
8 May
double feature blog post: “worldview change” AND “separated at birth”…today only.
What is the process by which a person’s worldview is changed to make room for the Christian way of life? Is it by linear, rational propositions? Is it by superior logic? I think the following quotes might be of use in this discussion: “You say to the person whom you are talking to, ‘come here [...]
6 May
winds of heaven…stuff of earth
There’s more that rises in the morning Than the sun And more that shines in the night Than just the moon It’s more than just this fire here That keeps me warm In a shelter that is larger Than this room And there’s a loyalty that’s deeper Than mere sentiments And a music higher than [...]
8 Apr
shameless plug
I’ll make this quick: My brother Mitch’s band, Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys (you can watch a video of one of their songs here), has the opportunity to play at Cornerstone, a HUGE alternative Christian music festival in Illinois that takes place every summer. We’re talking tens of thousands of people. They are on a [...]
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