Christian Music Fan

As I was driving into work the other day, the Mark Schultz song “Letters from War” was playing on the radio. I was thinking about the coming 4th of July holiday services being prepared for at the church and thought this would be a great song to be sung for the services.
I decided to just visit his website and see if he would be close to me for a concert sometime soon. Many of his songs really seem to tell a story and have signficant meaning behind them. It kind of reminds me of the early, epic Carman songs when …read more

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I’m looking forward to the new movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” to be released. I saw a preview for it last night when I took my daughter out on Daddy Date Night to go see “Cars”. I’ve also been hearing a lot of pirate jokes lately for some reason.
Although he’s not a professional songwriter or artist (at least not that I know of), Sir Daniel has shared with the world on his blog a piratey Christian song lyrics. Not sure if he wrote these himself or not, but thought it was pretty entertaining.
A Christian Life for Me
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For any of you that have been know to put the pen to parchment and write yourself a song, be sure and check-out a new forum just for songwriters.
The Songwriting Forums has been setup by b5media’s own Alan Hylands. It’s not restricted to any particular genre of music so hopefully it can become a resource for you.
Alan says this:
It’s going to be discussion, hints and tips for songwriters, musicians and music fans in general and being a frustrated songwriter and guitarist and having a lot of friends into the same thing it seemed like the natural kind of community to …read more

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I just read a great review of Phil Wickham by Natalie Jost on her blog the other day. Why do I think it’s a great review? Because I’ve never heard of Phil Wickham, but Natalie’s words and thoughts about the music encourage me to find out more information about this artist and try and find some samples to listen to if I can. Here’s a snippet of Natalie’s words:
Another good driving song, which is bound to loose my chains no matter what, but Phil makes it pull me back down too. It’s like the ultimate love song, but not for …read more

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I’ll be picking up 6 tickets tomorrow for this concert that’s being held as part of the Indiana State Fair. It’s on August 10th, so still a little ways off. I’ve been to a Smitty concert, although it’s been awhile, and I went to the Third Day “Live Wire” tour concert a couple of years ago. I’ve never been to a Jars of Clay concert. Anyone had an experience with them in concert? Let me know. I of course will provide a review and photos after the concert.

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Remember, if you went to Alive this year, or any other concert. Be sure and e-mail me your review of the concert or an individual band and let everyone know what you thought! Just send your e-mail to jason@b5media.com
I look forward to reading your reviews and sharing them.

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I just saw an ad for this CD that’s coming out. It’s a Gotee Records tribute to the music of DC Talk, specifically their “Jesus Freak” album. If you liked this album and are a CCM fan today, you should definitely pick-up this CD. It’s all of the original songs on the “Jesus Freak” album performed by current artists.
If you’ve already got this album, let me know what you think.

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Interesting announcement today regarding b5media’s new partnership with Fox and VIP Fan Clubs. The b5 Entertainment Channel is expanding.
As of today, we are partnering with VIP Fan Clubs to produce co-branded blogs for Fox Media’s TV shows. The initial test run is just 4 shows, but we are confident that the initial 4 will let us figure out the best way to cross-promote the blogs from both sides of this deal.
Through the partnership, b5media will be developing 4 new blogs (already launched) that focus on some great Fox shows. Each blog will pretty much become the one-stop shop for all …read more

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For anyone in the north cental Ohio area, be sure and check-out one of the great Christian music festivals in the United States, Alive 2006. I’ve got a close friend and a brother that are youth pastors in Ohio. I know my friend will be going to the festival, so I’m hoping to be able to share some onsite reviews with the public if you’re interested.
If you’re in the area, here’s a list of some of the artists that will be performing:TobyMac, Casting Crowns, Relient K, MercyMe, Audio Adrenaline, Third Day, Brian Littrell, Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin, Kutless, Rebecca St. …read more

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Greetings everyone! My name is Jason Bean and I will be the new blogger on Christian Music Fan. Wendy Boswell has done a great job and will be focusing on some other activities.
I’m not new to b5media. I’m currently blogging at the Microsoft Weblog, Office 12 Watch, and Idol Stalker. But your biggest question may be what do I know about Christian music? I’ve spent my entire life in the church and have been listening to Christian music about that long. I lived in Nashville, TN and Franklin, TN after college. I have numerous friends who are musicians in the …read more

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