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U2 and the Full-Circle Song
MY FIRST REAL U2 ALBUM was 2000’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Years after my brother tortured me with his music (often with Rattle and Hum in his truck), I found a respect for the band and bought some … Continue reading
New Song Saturday: Eric Peters
LAST SATURDAY I posted a link to the latest song by Andrew Peterson. Today I post a link to an artist known in Peterson’s circle but who is often just outside my own circle of listening: Eric Peters. Eric Peters … Continue reading
Closing Time (of Your Life)
SOME SAY THAT SERENDIPITY IS DEAD thanks to our hyper-connected internet culture. Much of the time, I agree with those sentiments. Then there are other times, though, where you follow the white rabbit from link to link and find something … Continue reading
The Emotional Make-Up of Muppets
ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS of last year’s The Muppets movie (and there were many), was the song between Walter and Gary, “Man or Muppet.” It was an Oscar-winning song (admittedly in a slow music year), but it was also … Continue reading
New Song Saturday: Andrew Peterson
A FEW DAYS AGO I posted an entry on Grantland’s “Top 10 Songs in Christian Rock.” In it, I commented that I don’t listen to much Christian music these days apart from particular artists (many of them out of Nashville). … Continue reading
Musical Genre Revisit
CHRISTIAN MUSIC has changed a lot since I lived near a decent CCM radio station (and even then, things were changing fast). I still listen to a handful of artists, though most of them are now independent music makers living … Continue reading
Music Mash-Up with Chuck Klosterman
SOMEWHERE LAST SUMMER, the band Nickelback became something of a punchline in my summer school class. I’m not sure why, at what point it happened. What was interesting, too, was that such a sentiment can be found across those who … Continue reading
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The Middle Space
SPACE is an important thing. It’s part of the title of this site, of course. And it’s something that is on any mind trying to understand things. A few years ago, back when I was still trying “print media” with … Continue reading
New Music, Ever and Always
ANDREW OSENGA has been one of my favorite musicians for over a decade now. His time with The Normals and Caedmon’s Call is over, but he still puts out quality solo music. A few months ago, he announced plans for … Continue reading
The Thing to Do
WHEREVER YOU ARE, be all there. I can’t remember when I first heard that said, but it’s been a part of my thinking for a long time now. It’s the other side of being awake: awake is for yourself, being … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 