Showbread is one of the most intriguing and divisive bands to ever exist in the world of Christian music. You might love them, you might think they’re weird, or you might love them and think they’re weird. Or you could just hate them – who knows? Regardless, their uniqueness is […]
Tag: Scott Fryberger
“Scott Fryberger’s Top Albums of 2018”
I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect for our average top ten this year. A lot of the JFH staff gravitated toward different albums all year, while others didn’t find much to like about the same album. But every album on that list makes sense as far as staff approval. […]
Scott Fryberger’s Top Ten Albums of 2017
One of the best things about our top ten lists is that we never know what it’s going to look like. While a lot of us on staff have favorites that we know we can count on to make the list, 2017 also dealt us quite a few wild cards, and I […]
Scott Fryberger Examines His Top 10 Albums of 2014
I’ve always been known as somewhat of a picky music listener. I’ve always considered myself to have very refined taste (it’s probably more of the former than the latter). Considering how many albums I had on my list of “potential top ten albums,” I may be getting pickier as time […]
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: Underoath, “The Changing of Times”
I think it to be highly appropriate to write a blog like this about a band who has recently announced their break up, simultaneously breaking the hearts of many music fans (though with all the understanding in the world from said fans). Ten years ago, one of the best things […]
10 Years Later: Pillar, “Fireproof”
I became a Christian in the year 2000. Before that, I didn’t know that Christians had their own music. My favorite band at the time was (don’t judge me) Limp Bizkit. Yes, rapcore was cool once (honestly, I’d be down for some right now). As I became introduced to this […]
10 Years Later: Norma Jean, “Bless the Martyr, Kiss the Child”
Today’s hardcore fanatics, whether Christian or not, are most likely familiar with (and in love with) both Norma Jean and The Chariot. Of course, those who have followed the bands since their respective roots know that, before forming The Chariot, vocalist Josh Scogin was the frontman of Norma Jean. And it was […]
10 Years Later: Demon Hunter, “Demon Hunter”
In today’s world, Solid State Records sees a lot of strong bands come through their part of town, but a lot of them seem to fade out after one or two albums (Once Nothing, The Famine, Twelve Gauge Valentine, etc.). But one band has been going strong for a decade […]
We Recommend: Playdough & Heath McNease, “Wed, White and Wu”
Independent rapper Heath McNease recently released a magnificent new album called Thrift Store Jesus. But just a few months prior to that, he dropped a full-length mixtape with hip hop buddy Playdough. Wed, White & Wu was seventeen tracks of Heath, Playdough and some guests rapping over some classic Wu Tang Clan beats. The […]