“Every curse, lie, violation of our lives / Every careless error of breath, corruption of our minds All the blood and the shame, defamation of name / The weight of a wicked world Embodied on a thankless crucifix / Embodied on a blood-soaked crucifix” So opens True Defiance, the sixth…  [more]

It’s hard to believe it’s taken Jack White, the modern conscience of American rock and roll, 15 years to “go solo.” In many ways all of the bands he has fronted - The White Stripes, Raconteurs and The Dead Weather - and all of the projects he has produced or…  [more]

Throughout most of the history of contemporary Christian music there have been artists of faith who wished they didn’t have to eat at the cultural “kids table” all the time. Just because they came from a particular spiritual perspective didn’t mean they only wanted to sing for people of that…  [more]

Bruce Springsteen explores familiar territory in his new album, Wrecking Ball. As he puts it, “My work has always been about judging the distance between the American reality and the American dream… I’m always measuring that distance: how close are we, how far are we.” In Wrecking Ball, Springsteen is…  [more]

One of America’s most celebrated - and most tormented - vocalists has passed away at a tragically young age. It will likely be a few weeks before the exact cause of Whitney Houston’s death at age 48 is made public, but that won’t stop millions from drawing their own conclusions.…  [more]