It’s finally here—SCC’s first “proper” pop album since his daughter’s death. After the immediate, gut-wrenching lamentation of Beauty Will Rise, The Glorious Unfolding shows Chapman slowly returning to his old self–not the same, but healing. This is not going to be an album review, but I’ll just say very quickly that after listening through the whole thing last night, it’s encouraging to hear SCC in this mood again. Is the music as good as his glory days? Well, much of... Read more
For the first time ever, the 80s and 90s lineups of the Cathedral Quartet have come together, along with the men they currently sing with, in one of the largest tributes to the legendary group yet. With top-notch production values and legendary singers like Mark Trammell, Gerald Wolfe and Danny Funderburke still bringing it to the table, it really was never possible for this to be a bad project. I really wanted to write a full-fledged, detailed review of this album.... Read more
Another winner from the guys at Blimey Cow, and a sentiment I share heartily! Read more
Obamacaaare by morning! Read more
Karen Peck and New River is one of the hottest trios in Southern Gospel today. They typically offer a blend of traditional southern singing, country and pop. This release doesn’t deviate much from that template, but it is a tad more rootsy than usual for them. Let’s go to Likes and Dislikes for a closer look at the project. Likes *The production may not be bluegrass per se, but I enjoyed the frequent use of bluegrass textures in the production. It... Read more
In honor of Halloween, here is Tim Conway’s costumed impression of a lion who is more than a little reluctant to return to his native habitat. (As a constant reminder, don’t take a suggested thumbnail at the end of the video as a recommendation from me.) Read more
“Drive carefully.” [gigya src=”http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf” flashvars=”vurl=hG-_tz5YuZE&start=1&end=136&cid=1593242″ allowfullscreen=”true” width=”500″ height=”315″ ] Read more
Recently I had another piece published on Patheos’s Evangelical Channel, on a sub-blog called Christ and Pop Culture. Politically, I don’t always agree with what each member of the team writes (in fact, I’m sharply critical sometimes), but some of their writers are more conservative and have some fun insights on the intersection of faith and culture. I decided to give them a follow-up piece to my article on Steve McQueen’s conversion to Christianity. The focus of this shorter article... Read more
I caught Tim Hawkins live recently and this was one of the best bits (video taken from a different appearance). People forget what a great guitar player he is. Read more
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Southern Gospel vs. The Rest of the World: The Everly Brothers and the Booth Brothers
This series has a dual purpose—to prove that southern gospel can stand on its own two feet next to some of the best artists mainstream music can offer, and to expose strictly southern gospel listeners to some music that might fall outside their regular rotation. So what better way to continue the column than by pairing up the most influential duo in country/rock-and-roll with arguably the most popular southern gospel artist at this time? Of course I have my opinion,... Read more