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September 2013

September 06, 2013

God and Country Music: “Sin City,” 40 Years after Gram Parsons

"Parsons figured out how to merge the old and new, sacred and saeculum (the current...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Online Streaming Services Are Still In The Red, But For How Long?

For all of us trying to navigate the murky ethics of digital music, this NPR...

August 28, 2013

The “Blurred Lines” of Summer

Richard Clark laments that year's song of the summer is a soulless shadow of last...

August 27, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Will You Still Love Me?

"But that is a paradox of the faith, that only my weakness and my emptiness...

August 27, 2013

“In the Center of the Bullseye”: CaPC Interviews Derek Webb

Derek Webb talks about his extreme personality, his struggles with doubt, and why he kind...

August 23, 2013

Fighting Trafficking with Boom Bap and Rap

"Deeply passionate, the lyrics parallel brokenness and redemption."

August 22, 2013

CaPC Magazine Issue #10 is Now Available: Nostalgia

The Christ and Pop Culture Magazine is available for download in the iOS app store for free....

August 19, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Lily and Madeleine

Lily and Madeleine are the teenage girls that our culture should listen to instead of...

August 09, 2013

God And Country Music: New Avett Brothers Album Means Only Good Things

"What make the Avett Brothers such a wonderful group is their consistency and their heart."

August 07, 2013

The “Millennial Unease” of Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City

"Modern Vampires of the City conveys a millennial unease with God, patriotism, identity, nostalgia, and...

August 05, 2013

The Civil Wars Transform Conflict Into a Captivating Work of Art

"Their songs give voice to the stories in my life, even though our experiences are...

August 03, 2013

God and Country Music: The Musical Stylings of the Film Mud

Earlier this month, my wife and I got the chance to see Mud, a film...

August 01, 2013

Derek Webb Was Wrong and He’s Sorry, But Why?

Derek Webb has released the title-track to his upcoming album, I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Bob Dylan’s Worth

In words I affirm, Mike Hogan at HuffPost writes on the value of seeing Dylan in...

July 26, 2013

The Last Battle of The Civil Wars

Joy Williams and John Paul White are one of the most surprisingly popular bands of...

July 24, 2013

God and Country Music: Traditionalism as a Shadow of Reconciliation

"Country music doesn’t look far enough back, but it does have a traditional inclination that...

July 10, 2013

Elsewhere: Against Positive and Encouraging Music

Every Christian radio station I've ever listened to always emphasized that their music was "Positive...

July 05, 2013

CaPC Playlist: Icona Pop, Gentlemen Hall, Postal Service, San Cisco, and Kanye West

Brief thoughts on songs that are on CaPC writers’ playlists. You can check out this week’s...

July 03, 2013

Our Favorite Songs of 2013 (So Far), Part Two

A quick round-up of some of our favorite songs from 2013's first half.

July 03, 2013

Independence Day Staple, the “1812 Overture” is a Story of God’s Sovereignty Over Human History

"The 1812 Overture then, is not a story of American patriotism and triumph but the...

July 01, 2013

Our Favorite Songs of 2013 (So Far), Part One

“Dianne Young” by Vampire Weekend The perfect summer song, “Dianne Young” (a purposeful homophone for...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Yeezus: Kanye Has Something To Say, But Squanders Our Good Will

by Kiel Hauck There was a time in the not-too-distant past where Kanye West’s celebrity...

June 10, 2013

God & Country Music: The New Jason Isbell

I was fourteen when I first heard Jason Isbell. When he was still with the...

June 04, 2013

Lecrae is on Vine and He’s Kind Of Awesome at It

I had been vaguely aware of Lecrae for years. My reformed pastor friends all insisted...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

CaPC Playlist: Deafheaven, Sigur Ros, The National, Brooke Waggoner, and A$AP Ferg

Brief thoughts on songs that are on CaPC writers' playlists. You can check out this week’s...

May 23, 2013

God and Country Music: Nostalgia, Alienation, and Home

Country music takes me back to a time when things were supposedly better.

May 21, 2013

Music Matters: Feeding the Poor with Beauty in Music

"Without beauty, our souls would be as malnourished as our bodies would be apart from...

May 20, 2013

CaPC Playlist: Lauryn Hill, Brand New, Agent Ribbons, Brett Dennen, and Vespers

Brief thoughts on songs that are on CaPC writers' playlists. You can check out this week’s...

May 16, 2013

God and Country Music: The Really Attractive False Heaven of Small Town Living

If I had the funds, I would be darn tempted to try to find the...

May 14, 2013

Music Matters: Sweetly Singing over the Pain in Iron & Wine’s ‘Ghost on Ghost’

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture, and faith....

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