The Rocket Summer

By Greg Rutledge • Jun 14th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

No matter what you think of Bryce Avery’s music there’s no denying his talent for crafting catchy tunes. You could easily label Of Men and Angels as over the top hook laden power pop; however, that would unfairly discount what lies beneath the surface. This album is a compilation of songs that consistently takes hold [...]


MercyMe Poised to Make History Outside of CCM

By Greg Rutledge • May 13th, 2010 • Category: Features

Album Debuts at #3 Spot on Billboard.com


The Classic Crime

By Greg Rutledge • Apr 28th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

On April 6th, Tooth and Nail recording artist, The Classic Crime, released their third major album. Prior to this record being available, the guys decided to donate any profits gained from the pre-sale of this album to the non-profit organization JesusInHaitiMinistries. This bare-hearted decision was made after their trip to Haiti, which happened to be [...]


Flatfoot 56

By Greg Rutledge • Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

by Greg Rutledge
I can think of no better instrument to accompany punk rock than the pipes!
With their 5th major release Flatfoot 56 has made their way out of the obscure Christian underground and into the front lines with secular acts like Flogging Molly and the fellas from The Dropkick Murphys. Although Flatfoot has [...]


Rev. Jimmie Bratcher

By Greg Rutledge • Dec 12th, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

Man! It’s Christmas is an inventive mix of tunes from the smokier side of music intended to usher in the holidays.
It may seem at first that Christianity and blues do not make a likely pair. I suppose the same can and has been said about the metal genre’. Consider however, non-traditional mediums can create some [...]


Hands

By Greg Rutledge • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

Creator is not devoid of originality or creative thought. The problem lies in its sporadic placement amidst prolonged tracks.
One of the basic rules of economics is supply and demand. This theory explains how the price of an item can fluctuate based on how much the market desires said item. Today’s music scene is saturated with [...]


KJ-52

By Greg Rutledge • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

Often seen as a Christian alternative to much of the downright filth-rap of the mainstream, KJ-52 seems to draw some of his inspiration from the work of others, while setting himself apart, by rhyming about Christian topics and being slightly goofy.
Understandably, it’s difficult to create something original in the rap genre.  Aside from that struggle [...]


Abandon Kansas

By Greg Rutledge • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

In this EP one will find indie rock with a few hooks and some smart lyrics; however, nothing too terribly original, or groundbreaking. AK has pieced together a sound that is somewhat modern rock with hints of dance music. In these times where bands are spending countless hours creating accompanying tracks on their Macbooks these [...]


Thieves & Liars

By Greg Rutledge • Oct 1st, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

Thieves & Liars have all the components to be a big hair band in the late 80s or, since they are a Christian band, the mid 90s. They have a certain Jack Black appeal, except it seems T&L is taking glam rock seriously, even though that’s pretty hard to do. Like other music movements it [...]


Abel

By Greg Rutledge • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

The Honest Love is Abel’s introduction to the world and they came in with five consecutive weepy ballads. It’s like they decided to release all of their “B” sides first.
Listen, it’s not all about pouring your heart out; it’s not all about turning yourself inside out to express your soul. Seriously, how heartfelt can one [...]