As JesusFreakHideout.com celebrates 25 years covering the Christian music industry this year, we’re looking back at some of the great music released in the year 1996. Today, on the 25th anniversary of its release, we look back on the Newsboys‘ alternative rock epic Take Me to Your Leader. The History: […]
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“10 Years” by John DiBiase
Today, February 14 (Yes, Valentine’s Day), marks 10 years since I wandered into an art store for the first time in years and rekindled my love for drawing. 10 years! See, in high school I fell in love with drawing portraits, and began developing my abilities through continuous projects. Most […]
10 Years Later: Mat Kearney, “Young Love”
It’s been some time since we last had a “10 Years Later” retrospective, I’ll admit. But with 2011 being the target for these now, it’s crazy to look back and see all that released that year was a decade ago now. Recently, Mat Kearney announced a brand new studio album […]
Looking For Some Light – Albums & Songs Of The Year 2020
Looking For Some Light – Albums & Songs Of The Year 2020 Some Thoughts On The Music That Pointed Me Towards The Light This Year At this point, it’s almost a universal truth that the whole world is waiting for the calendar to flip the page to the next year. […]
6 Christmas Albums to Check Out from 2020
Michael Hughes Watson – Dayspring EP Michael Hughes Watson is the former singer of the band Above the Golden State and Nations. With the song “The Haunting” being a personal favorite song of mine to come out of the “golden” era of Christian pop/rock, I’ve been excited to follow MHW’s […]
“1995 in Christian Music: 25 Albums 25 Years Later” by Josh Balogh
I might be weirder than I thought you guys. I keep asking people what their favorite year is, and mostly I get blank stares. Is this not a thing? Do people not have a favorite year? Well, I do…and it’s highly likely that as a deeply nostalgia person who has […]
“Josh Balogh’s 100 Greatest Christian Albums of the 00’s”
This is the decade where my musical taste continued to grow and finally find its sweet spot. The first half of the decade coincided with my college years, and I have many fond memories attached to many of these albums because of it. The second half held the first five […]
“’90s Christian Music Kids Unite!” By Josh Balogh
I’m sure we’re all biased to the era of music that we heard in our formative years, so I am well aware that many would disagree with my claim that the ’90s was the best overall decade of Christian music. I think an argument could be made for the ten […]
“Relient K’s Top 20 Songs Ranked” by Josh Balogh
There’s many reasons why Relient K will always be a band favorite, but suffice it to say, they write fantastic, and relatable songs. I’ve already ranked their albums in a previous post, and now I thought I would give it a go to whittle down their deep catalogue to what […]
“Ranking Relient K Albums” by Josh Balogh
Band Relient K will always hold a special place in my heart as I stumbled upon them at the beginning of my college years. I have many memories connected to several of their songs as they helped me through school, and then transition to “adulting.” Lead singer, and main lyricist […]