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 […]
Tag: Michael Weaver
Celebrating 20 Years of DC Talk’s “Jesus Freak”
The term “Jesus Freak” was coined around the late sixties and has been used as a derogatory term for Christians ever since. Like the term “Christian” itself, believers began to latch onto it like a badge of honor and proudly proclaim themselves as Jesus Freaks. Perhaps, though, none have ever proclaimed it […]
Michael Weaver Examines His Top 10 Albums of 2013
With the recent release of the JFH official staff picks for 2013 and more in-depth blogs about the individual picks of John, Alex and Mark, Michael Weaver joins in with a look into his top albums (and honorable mentions) of this year’s album releases… Fear Inside Our Bones,The Almost – Aaron Gillespie has […]
Ten of Michael Weaver’s Top Favorite Songs of All Time
After reading John’s list of Top 10 songs, I was inspired. I was inspired by his openness and felt like I had gained a new and better understanding of him. This caused me to look back over the songs that have really spoken to me. I couldn’t do an injustice to what John had […]
We Recommend: Zilch, “Platinum”
Zilch started off as dcTalk’s touring band and featured now widely-known producer Mark Lee Townsend (Relient K, Supertones, and The Wedding) on guitar and lead vocals. When the guys decided to record their own material, Toby McKeehan was there to help, and released the album on his then three-year-old label, Gotee. The band’s […]
10 Years Later: Project 86, “Truthless Heroes”
With the release of Wait For the Siren on the horizon, let’s take a look in the rearview at one of Project 86’s best records to date, Truthless Heroes. The band’s third album found them in a dark place lyrically and offered no sort of hope or encouragement to their listeners. What it did offer, […]
10 Years Later: 12 Stones, “12 Stones”
It’s been 10 long years since 12 Stones hit the scene with Wind-Up Records, who seemed to be snatching up and signing every band who sounded even remotely similar to Creed. The band whose early sound mimicked Creed’s began an interesting path when they signed to Wind-Up — one in which they […]
“Words and Worlds Tour in Central Florida May 30” by Michael Weaver
Hey, central Floridians, listen up! You may have noticed the banner running across the top of the JFH site talking about the show we are sponsoring. The Words and Worlds Tour, featuring Sent By Ravens and Nine Lashes (two of Tooth and Nail’s hottest bands right now), are coming to the Sumter County Fair Grounds. Where are the […]
Top Indie Releases of 2011
Hi. Last year, we started our first installment of the top independent albums of the year. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we’re doing it again! This year, Samantha, Michael and myself went through and highlighted some of our favorite independent albums released in 2011. This includes artists who currently have no record label as […]
We Recommend: The Ws, “Fourth From The Last”
With the popularity of the third-wave ska movement came a similar and more short-lived movement: Swing Revival. While many Christian bands jumped on the third-wave ska bandwagon, really only one band joined the swing crowd from the market. The W’s joined the likes of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and other secular artists for […]