In the wake of Steve Jobs’ death, people reflecting on his vast legacy have been pointing out that he was adopted. His biological father was a Syrian immigrant who met his mother when they were both students. She became pregnant out of wedlock, and he wanted them to get married and keep the child, but her parents didn’t want her to marry a Muslim. So they split up, she had the baby alone, and he was placed for adoption by... Read more
A lot of discussion has been had about this particular topic recently. There is much to say about it, but instead of saying everything that could be said, let me offer just a word or two. First, the annoying thing about gossip is that it’s unfailingly vague. So when some know-it-all comes around talking about what his sources have told him about how umpty bagillion people in SG are gay, it’s never clarified what exactly they mean by “gay.” People... Read more
EHSS will release a 7-song project called White Christmas on the 1st of November (hear here). It includes four brand-new cuts and three live cuts, all with new member Ian Owens. For fun, they picked “___ Christmas” songs for all the new cuts: “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Tennessee Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” and “White Christmas.” The live recordings are “Glory to God in the Highest,” “Who Do You Think?” and “Come Make a Place.” All three live recordings feature a live band,... Read more
A short while back, Brian Free posted the following on Assurance’s facebook page: Many of you told me to let you know when we were getting low on supplies on the bus, well we are getting low. You will never know how much we appreciate you keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. I’ll list the things we need in one minute… (Next post) Paper towels, RV toilet paper, PAPER plates, Plastic cups, Paper bowls, 9 volt batteries (Duracell or... Read more
With a mid-term and a couple papers out of the way, I’m rewarding myself by reviewing father/son duo Wilburn & Wilburn’s Daywind debut. Enjoy! Wilburn & Wilburn have been turning heads since they first formed. Jonathan’s name recognition has allowed them to come strong out of the gate, and so far the quality of their music has more than matched the quality of their teeth (sorry, had to to get that in there—no harm meant!) Their first project of covers... Read more
Hat tip Josh. We all hoped Craig West would sing “Midnight Cry” with Gold City one last time at NQC. What a moment that would have been! Fortunately, even though that didn’t happen, we do have footage of one of his last performances of the song, just weeks before at Silver Dollar City. I have now seen the new guy do this, and while he has a good voice… nobody could touch Craig. I think he was probably the best... Read more
I came across this delightful interview yesterday via an artists’ network called the Rabbit Room. Buddy Greene has many connections in the Christian music world, and in this interview, he talks with singer/songwriter Randall Goodgame about his latest album Harmonica Anthology and his career as a whole, (including how he came to work with Bill Gaither and some great back-story on how his famous Carnegie Hall medley came to be). Embedded in the story is a video of Buddy ordering... Read more
Well, I’m feeling kind of under the weather—coming down with something or other (and I have a ton of deadlines to meet in the upcoming week-and-a-half, which is fun). But Scotty McCreery is very cheering/comforting. Here’s a cute track-by-track commentary from him on his debut project. Okay, so maybe all country music sounds basically the same, but when it sounds this good I’m not sure I mind… [Edit: Link broken.] Read more
The full review of the Booth Brothers concert I went to will have to wait for a little while until I get some important schoolwork out of the way. Meanwhile, here are a few things that might interest my readers until then. First, a prayer request for Jim Brady: During the concert, he shared that his dad had been taken to the hospital the night before. He didn’t share many details but simply asked for prayers because things looked uncertain.... Read more
This will be a short CD review for a short CD. Tonight I saw the Booth Brothers in concert and found out that there’s a young trio named Declaration who’s been traveling with them and opening for them for quite some time now. I’d never even heard of them before, but I was very glad to make their acquaintance. Michael Booth has co-produced two of their latest projects, and they were selling half of one of them for only five... Read more
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