Archive for the ‘What I Am Loving’ Category
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
I snatched up two pretty hot albums today on iTunes.
Kate Voegel is a 20 year old singer-songwriter who has some serious chops. She is being billed as a "commercial Patty Griffin" and has been heralded for her songwriting ability. Her sound has that pop slickness but ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
...full hearts.
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
I'm currently neck-deep in '07 releases trying to figure out my top 20 for the year. But I had to take a break and give you a few recommendations along the way.
First all, here is a great live performance by Michael Mcdermott recently on the acclaimed Woodsongs. He ...
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
I plan to make this a semi-regular feature of my blog: things about my new town and church family that I love. And what better way to start with the fact that I don't have to wear a tie when I preach.
I hate ties. I hate them in ...
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
It's the first thing I did when I got on the computer this morning. The new Josh Ritter disk "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter" is now available. 19 songs if you buy it on itunes.
Here is the video for the first cut To The Dogs Or Whoever:
As ...
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Since I get 90 downloads a month on eMusic I don't buy a whole lot of music on iTunes. But when I heard this incredible debut album by former Tonic front-man Emerson Hart I had to have it.
The album is called "Cigarettes and Gasoline." The title song deals ...
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
On Tuesday I will unveil my top 10 albums of 2007 (so far). On that list will be what is probably the most transcendent album of the year: Mavis Staples' "We'll Never Turn Back."
It is a rocking, rollicking and yet heartfelt compendium of some of the most ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2007
I love good "answer" songs. The battles between Lennon and McCartney post-Beatles are a classic example of that as is Lynryd Skynrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" a great example of an answer to Neil Young's "Southern Man." (Although I hate the former song, I love most anything Neil does.)
One ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
I just realized I hadn't done one of these posts in a long time. So here's a swing across popular culture.
Books
There have been several offerings I've really enjoyed lately. Ones I give my seal of approval to are:
“Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of ...
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
I'm amazed that every week I meet my sermon deadlines. Each week I come up with 3-4 classes and sermons on time. It seems especially strange on weeks like this one when the sermon isn't coming along as I would like it. That always happens after a ...
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