Conan O’Brien’s late show recently produced a clever spoof ad from Apple in response to their recent polarizing U2 album release. In the clip, an Apple exec describes the company’s new machine that not only erases Songs of Innocence from the user’s iTunes library, but also erases any knowledge or memory […]
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“Investing In The Lives Of Our Favorite Music-Makers” by John DiBiase
With the ever-evolving music industry, it’s grown more difficult for many bands and performers to be able to continue to afford to make music. I’ve heard about more than a couple instances where a band or artist has had to discontinue touring because ticket sales and/or album sales are lower […]
“Your ‘Favorite’ Band/Song/Movie Probably Isn’t Your ‘Favorite'” by John DiBiase
Each week, one thing you’re bound to see online or even heard spoken by friends when a new album or movie comes out is something like: “The new album by ____ is their best yet!” or “_________ is awesome! It’s my favorite movie!” But the truth is… can we really […]
15 Years Later: Third Day, “Time”
So by now, we’ve done quite a few “10 Years Later” blogs and even a couple “20 Years Later” blogs as of this year, but here is a special one… “15 Years Later.” Our friends in Third Day are celebrating 15 years of their 1999 album Time this month and we thought we’d join […]
10 Years Later: Five Iron Frenzy, “The End Is Here”
When it comes to Five Iron Frenzy, I was about as late-blooming of a fan as you can possibly get. My experience with them was as follows: I started going to church in the year 2000, and along with my newfound interest in Jesus, I was given some Christian music to […]
10 Years Later: Tree63, “The Answer To The Question”
To fully understand my choice in highlighting Tree63, I must delve a little bit into my background. In my youth, my interest (and exposure) to music was rather limited. I had been weaned on Rich Mullins, dabbled in the sounds of Steven Curtis Chapman, and been bored during church worship; […]
“When We Have To Say ‘No'” by John DiBiase
As a parent, I’ve learned that one of my favorite things to do is to give our son gifts. If he likes something, I really enjoy getting him little gifts or toys related to that subject. It’s just fun for both of us. Since he’s been born, apparently that’s a […]
20 Years Later: Dakoda Motor Co, “Welcome Race Fans”
I was listening to a playlist of favorite songs on shuffle today when Dakoda Motor Co.‘s “Truth” from their album Welcome Race Fans came on. Dakoda was another favorite of the early to mid-90s, and Welcome Race Fans marked the end of an era (despite a very brief one) for the band of surf […]
20 Years Later: PFR, “Great Lengths”
We recently took a look back at the release of Newsboys’ Going Public album from twenty years ago, which has gotten me thinking more about other albums from 1994. Let’s flash back twenty years to a time when PFR was alive and kicking. This Minnesota pop rock trio was hailed as one of the best […]
“To Spin or Not to Spin” by John DiBiase
Over the weekend, Will got violently ill, waking up in the middle of the night, puking all over his crib. Amy spent most of the next 36 or so hours by his side, even sleeping with him on the couch the next night. Two nights later, Amy and I were […]