Culture… Punk Rock, Family Values, and The Impact of Divorce 28 Nov 202228 Nov 2022 It's not often that Punk Rockers highlight family values. In 2001 blink-182 sung about the devastation that divorce can bring to kids. They spoke with boldness and anger: If it's…
music This Week’s Playlist 4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020 Here is my musical playlist for this week, it's largely a hard rock/metal list this week: 1) "Fight for Love" by Disciple This song, from the band's award-winning sixth studio…
music This Week’s Playlist 26 Jun 2020 Here's this week's musical playlist: 1) "Once More" by Starflyer 59 The newest album from Starlfyer 59 is amazing. Jason Martin has still got it, even after all these years.…
music Top Ten in Christian Music: Punk Rock 2 Oct 2018 Punk rock was always an attitude of questioning and challenging. Joey Ramone flatly called punk "an attitude." It was about challenging the status quo and raising issue with the way…
music This Week’s Good Music 29 Sep 2018 Here's this week's playlist: 1. "Gone Fishing. See You In A Year" by Gwen Stacy I have often found this band less interesting than their comic book namesake, but this…
music Top Ten in Christian Music: Art Rock 26 Sep 2018 Art rock is a subgenre of rock that aspires to elevate music from entertainment to "true" artistic expression. It specializes in avant-garde sounds, rhythms, and unconventional elements. They are is…
music This Week’s Good Music 23 Sep 2018 Here's my playlist from this past week: 1. "Charismata" by Too Bad Eugene There was a period in the west coast Christian music scene (late 90s) when a number of…
music Top Ten in Christian Music: Metal 19 Sep 201819 Sep 2018 The evolution of hard rock into heavy metal started in the 60s. The term "heavy" was used in the mid to late 60s in "hippiespeak" to indicate a profound, often…
music This Week’s Good Music 15 Sep 201816 Sep 2018 Here's this week's playlist: 1. "Sick and You're Wrong" by Ninety Pound Wuss This song is a reminder that Jeff Suffering has been speaking out against abusive leaders long before…
music Top Ten in Christian Music: Rock 11 Sep 2018 To speak of Christian rock is to speak of all the subgenera that fall under that heading. Yet, there has to be something that approaches what we might call straight…