Long before Eric Cartman gamed the Christian Rock genre in his quest for a platinum record, Trey Parker and Matt Stone yearned to feel Jesus’ salvation. In the mini-commentary from the South Park ...
— -- When I decided to write a book about Christian rock, my friends' reactions were generally along one line: better you than me. Christian rock has a not entirely undeserved reputation as the ...
Remember the alternative rock song “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer? This song is such a quintessential 90s playlist song, and it was a pretty hefty hit in 1998. “Kiss Me” peaked at No. 2 on the ...
Van Zant – led by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant and his brother, 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant – have announced their return with their first album of Christian rock. “I’ll be honest… the Devil was ...
Three decades after the launch of what is now known as "Winter Jam," the annual Christian musical megatour is still going strong, drawing throngs across the Midwest and South. This year's iteration ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This year marks 30 years since the contemporary Christian band MercyMe’s formation -- which guitarist and co-founder Michael John Scheuchzer says sometimes feels like 30 minutes, ...
When rock and roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the music's demonic origins. The big beat, said Billy Graham, was "ever working ...
This year, the Maverik Center hosted two of the largest names in contemporary Christian music: Forrest Frank and Brandon Lake ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Just like the rest of the members of Switchfoot, drummer Chad Butler was raised in San Diego. Butler and ...