An issue I feel is very current in the music industry, as well as very relevant, is music piracy. The following is an excerpt from a paper I wrote a paper on the subject. This is indeed a controversial topic, so I’d love to see what comments you all have. ———————————————— Hard […]
Year: 2011
“The Grass Is Always Greener” Song Story by Christa Black
I was surrounded by models. Not model toys or planes. That would have been a bit easier than my situation. I had moved to New York City and somehow found myself thrown into a group of people that not only looked like Greek gods and goddesses, they were also paid big bucks […]
“A Righteous and Abundant Life” by J.M. Farro
During my devotional time with the Lord earlier today, He led me to a verse in the book of Habakkuk that helped me to better understand how He wants His children to live. This verse says: “Look at the proud; his soul is not straight or right within him, but […]
“God’s Promise of Provision” by J.M. Farro
When my family and I have been in a tight spot, and we’ve been tempted to become worried or anxious, the Lord has often shown me some encouraging verses from Psalm 111. They read: “The Lord is gracious, merciful, and full of loving compassion. He has given food and provision […]
We Recommend: Your Heart, “Autumn”
For a guy who puts out several EPs a month with six different projects, you might think that Andrew Huang goes for quantity over quality. However, the man is consistently solid with very few missteps along the way. One of his best pieces of work is his album Autumn from his indie/folk/pop […]
“Black Monday” Song Story by Christa Black
Excerpt taken from Chapter 3 of Christa Black’s book, God Loves Ugly: I got to my hotel in Washington D.C., dropped off my bags as quickly as I could, and headed out in full patriotic fashion to explore my nation’s capital. I only had several hours to wander before my gig […]
“Is The Light Being Hidden?” by Nathaniel Schexnayder
Recently I had the privilege of attending Winter Jam. The following day at work, my co-worker who covered for me inquired about my absence. I went on to tell him that I went to a Christian concert. He asked who was playing there, and I said some Christian rock bands […]
“God Loves Ugly” Song Story by Christa Black
“Sometimes you just have to fake it ’till you make it. Well, at least that was the case for me when I wrote the song ‘God Loves Ugly.’ I knew all the right words to say and all the right truths to spout off. I had the appropriate scriptures memorized as a good […]
“Believing God for Rich Rewards” by J.M. Farro
During my quiet time with the Lord recently, He impressed upon my heart that I was unnecessarily losing out on some of the rewards He had for me. When I asked Him how I was doing that, He led me to Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV), which says: “But without faith it […]
10 Years Later: Skillet, “Alien Youth”
So, my original concept idea for this blog was to pit a release from 10 years ago with a new release from the same artist 10 years later (so, it’d be like, for example, Steven Curtis Chapman’s 2001 Declaration album versus his announced new release for sometime this year… which hopefully I’ll […]