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John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on Psalm 40:2

By Dave at The Mockingbird Blog Not sure how I missed it, but a couple weeks ago, Pitchfork posted an interview with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, where he spoke about their upcoming, highly biblical new record …
New Relient K Album Out Tomorrow: Get it Today!

It's hard to believe that over ten years have passed and six full-length albums have been released since Relient K was just a cool local Ohio punk-pop band. The band has come a long way since Marilyn Manson was eating …
Can Money Save the Gospel Music Assocation?

Economic hard times have hit all of us in one way or another. Some of you may have lost your jobs; I lost one of my own when a business I worked for closed its doors last year. While the big name companies like Starb…
Jennifer Knapp: Live and Uncensored

As I recently wrote in a previous Revelife post, Jennifer Knapp has made her return to music official. After weeks of speculation because of a report in Patrol Magazine, Knapp announced she would make music again on h…
Showbread Stirs Contoversy with Symbolic Album Artwork

Showbread is a band misunderstood by some. With often dark and disturbing undertones, their albums have even been pulled at times from Christian bookstores. They've been called satanists by some, evangelists by ot…
As Cities Burn, "Contact"

One of my favorite bands for a while now has been As Cities Burn. About two years ago, they put out an album called Come Now Sleep. The album opens with a song called "Contact," and when I first heard it, I thought it wa…
David Crowder Band: Not Your Average Church Music

If you checked Twitter at all in the last day or so, you may have noticed the term “#ChurchMusic” was a trending topic. And if you wondered why, it wasn't because people suddenly decided it was time to air their opinio…
The Return of Jennifer Knapp

“Without writing a novel at this point, I'll just say that I'm starting to think that I might actually be a songwriter, musician or artist of some kind... So, maybe I should do something about it?” With these words, and…
Blind Bound By Love - An Interview with Derek Webb

By Dave at The Mockingbird Blog. It's no secret that musician Derek Webb has long been an inspiration, and not just because of his 2005 album Mockingbird. Like any artist worth following, his path has taken a number of …
David Bazan: Losing His Religion

When I was researching for my recent post on the divide in music between sacred and secular, I couldn't help but think of Pedro the Lion. The now defunct band was comprised primarily of David Bazan and a rolling cast …