Category Archives: Music

February Finished (All These Things)

Four weeks full of posts: not bad.  They weren’t all classics, but that’s okay.  Showing up and persisting, those are good things.  And so a “classic” from the Killers to commemorate the end of February and the start of March.

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Waiting for Muppets Most Wanted

2011’s The Muppets was a real “shot in the arm” for a significant but flagging pop culture franchise.  It balanced sweet and edgy, nostalgia and new, well.  We’re just under a month away from seeing the sequel, which is unfortunately … Continue reading

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A Visibly Extraordinary U2

In case you missed last night’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, here’s thirteen minutes of U2 goodness.  “Invisible” is great, but it’s the acoustic rendering of “Ordinary Love” that brings it home.

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Love is Different

An oldie but a goodie.  And a great reminder.

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Careful What You Wish For

Derek Webb is probably my favorite lyricist, and the song below is one of my favorites.  So many great images in juxtaposition.  It’s a quality video (especially a few moments in, when the shaking stops).  And the original source of … Continue reading

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U2 Not Quite Invisible

Hope you took the time to download U2’s new single, “Invisible,” over Super Bowl Sunday.  According to Rolling Stone, about 3 million downloads brought in $3 million dollars through Bank of America.  I was kind of hoping that the single’s … Continue reading

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A Hint of New U2 Music

I didn’t quite know what to think yesterday when the guy on the radio announced that U2’s long-awaited follow-up to No Line on the Horizon would drop the day after Thanksgiving.  How had I missed this news?  A quick internet … Continue reading

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James K. A. Smith on When “It’s Not Worship”

James K. A. Smith, author of Desiring the Kingdom, recently released a collection of shorter writings.  Discipleship in the Present Tense includes a number of quality pieces, many of them being good introductions to Smith’s view on culture and its … Continue reading

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Twenty Years of a Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band

The folks at Christianity Today just posted an interview with Reed Arvin, the producer of much of the late Rich Mullins’ music.  Turns out that it’s been twenty years since the release of A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin … Continue reading

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This Is “What You Want”

If you haven’t done so yet, I strongly encourage you to check out I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry, and I Love You by Derek Webb.  The album has officially dropped and can be purchased in CD or digital form.  I … Continue reading

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