Each of the following twelve albums turning twenty years old in 2017 have shaped me in some way or another. These were all ones that I discovered on my own, outside of my parents taste or Youth Pastor’s influence. I remember listening to many of them through headphones in the […]
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Alex’s Top 20 Albums Over 20 Years Old: Jars Of Clay’s Self-Titled First Album
Jars Of Clay And The Art Of The Resurrection “Arms nailed down Are you telling me something? Eyes turned out Are you looking for someone?” – “Liquid” by Jars Of Clay Having grown up in the Church, I’ve seen both the best of what a life of faith can bring […]
Alex’s Top 20 Albums Over 20 Years Old: The Lost Dogs, “Scenic Routes'”
Breathing Deep The Breath Of God With The Lost Dogs When I was an adolescent, I was taught that God loved me, and loved the whole world equally with the love of a perfect father. But when I was a teenager (who was attending a new church and school), I […]
“Alex’s 20 Great Albums Over 20 Years Old: The Choir, ‘Chase The Kangaroo'”
The Choir And The Art Of Sadness “A sad face is good for the heart / Go on cry, does it seem a cruel world? A sad face is good for the heart of a girl / A sad face” […]
“Alex’s 20 Great Albums Over 20 Years Old – ‘This Beautiful Mess’ by Sixpence None The Richer”
Sixpence None The Richer And Life’s Beautiful Mess Messiah / I know you are there Within, without me / Holding me Messiah / I know you are there Catching, carrying / This beautiful mess – From “Within A Room Somewhere” If there is one idea that keeps drawing me towards […]
“Looking For America – On A Spiritual Journey Through 2016 With The Best Albums Of The Year”
Looking For America – On A Spiritual Journey Through 2016 With The Best Albums Of The Year A look back at the past year is what we journalist and writers do. Trying to “get a handle” on what just happened is an age-old task that is always just beyond the […]
20 Years Later: MxPx, “Life In General”
Magnified Plaid signed to Tooth and Nail Records as high school students in the Bremerton area of Washington State. While the original trio with Andy Husted didn’t make it past the first album, Mike, Tom, and Yuri have had a pretty successful career. And while the band has now been […]
“JFH 20 Retrospective Part 3 – The Long, Hard Road,” by John DiBiase
We certainly take music’s relationship with the internet for granted now. Previously, we had to wait until we could take a trip to a local Christian bookstore or music seller to pick up an album on release day. Now, we can buy the album digitally on our computer or phone […]
“JFH 20 Retrospective Part 2 – The Birth of ‘The Jesus FREAK Hideout'” by John DiBiase
In early 1996, my family got the internet at home for the very first time (dial-up! Ugh…), and I used to love scouring the new sites on the web dedicated to the individual bands or record labels and the few existing Christian music media sites at the time, like CCM […]
“JFH 20 Retrospective Part 1,” by John DiBiase
Twenty years. It’s kind of amazing to even think about doing ANYthing for two decades. I’m hesitant to say “any job,” because Jesus Freak Hideout was born out of a passion for something and was never meant to be a job – even if that’s what it did become for […]