Why would anyone want to write about the Counting Crows? They’re neither obscure nor particularly interesting, right? Well, I’ll grant you the first one. For a long time, they were pretty unescapable. But I think they are more interesting than … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Counting Crows – Just Hear Me Out
part one: https://disqus.com/home/dis… yesterday, we watched Contemporary Christian Music rise out of a marriage of religious and protest folk music and slowly transform from rebel prophet to establishment priest. Despite having outlasted most of its critics, the industry was more careful … Continue reading Scene Spotlight: CCM (Christian Contemporary Music) 1982-1997 Part Two
(DISCLAIMER: I’m focusing on groups that have been primarily marketed to religious audiences and are generally considered part of the CCM “scene.” This excludes groups like U2 and Johnny Cash, who sing about god and religion and who have definitely influenced religious artists, but who have not at any point been a part of the CCM industry in terms of labels, festivals or retail locations). Why is it that rock starts die in plane crashes? I’m sure there’s a rational explanation that has to do with statistics. I’m sure they fly in planes more often than us normal people, … Continue reading Scene Spotlight: CCM (Christian Contemporary Music) 1982-1997 (Part One)
