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December 2014

December 23, 2014

Andy Whitman Presents a Christmas Playlist

Nobody I know writes about music with more passion, personality, and insight than Andy Whitman....

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!

In honor of Friday's birthday boy, here's Andy Whitman's post about the man of many...

September 2011

September 08, 2011

When it comes to rock and roll, there are no "good old days."

Today's must-read: Andy Whitman tells us to shut up about how music used to be...

February 2011

February 15, 2011

Andy Whitman Interviews Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples' You Are Not Alone was far and away the finest gospel album I...

September 2010

September 28, 2010

What Whitman Said

The great Andy Whitman has a few things to say about Calvin College's decision to...

May 2009

May 12, 2009

I’ve Caught Aaron Strumpel Fever

The only 5-star album I've heard thus far this year. If Nine Inch Nails sang...

February 2009

February 26, 2009

Andy Whitman on “No Line On the Horizon”

Here's Whitman's take on U2's No Line on the Horizon.

February 24, 2009

Andy Whitman on U2’s “Really Good Non-Reinvention”

Josh Hurst hosts a U2 love-in. Meanwhile, at artsandfaith.com, Andy Whitman of Paste, who is...

February 10, 2009

Help Andy Whitman, the world’s best music reviewer/columnist!

If you can find anybody who writes about music with more eloquence, passion, and historical...

October 2008

October 18, 2008

Browser, 10/17

Here's Andy Whitman on my favorite album of 2008 so far. Also... Bono and Edge...

September 2008

September 13, 2008

David Foster Wallace, author of “Infinite Jest,” dead at 46.

My thanks to Alissa Wilkinson for passing along the news... The L.A. Times has the...

June 2008

June 16, 2008

My Favorite Music Reviewer Speaks

Andy Whitman, my favorite writer at Paste Magazine, delivered a lecture at the Trinity Arts...

May 2008

May 27, 2008

The Browser, 5/27: Sydney Pollack; first Coldplay review; Phillips’ single; Springsteen’s gospel; Christians & pop culture; Lamb’s lecture notes; Indiana Jones’ most painful ordeal

Remembering Sydney Pollack GreenCine Daily compiles the tributes. What's your favorite Pollack film? - Over-praising...

April 2008

April 26, 2008

Del Toro Wants Puppets to Invade “The Hobbit”; Plus, Andy Whitman on Great Christian Rock Albums

At Arts and Faith, Peter Chattaway comes up with two interesting links on The Hobbit....

March 2008

March 30, 2008

Buzz About This Album Began in 1994. On May 6, It’s Here.

Music reviewer extraordinaire Andy Whitman has already heard it, and he's posted some comments at...

March 21, 2008

“We Call This Friday Good”

Thank you, Andy Whitman. And T.S. Eliot. Best words I've read all day.

February 2008

February 25, 2008

Larry Norman is Dead. Long Live Larry Norman.

"The father of Christian rock" -- Larry Norman -- is dead. And as you might expect,...

February 21, 2008

The Browser: Dobson and the election. Another Top Ten List. O’Connor.

Whitman on this election year's Dobson¬†factor Some writers make me nod off. Andy Whitman makes...

August 2007

August 24, 2007

Specials: Harry Potter; Mother Teresa; Wilson on Atheism Books; Cummings on Satyajit Ray

I'm a week late to this blog entry, but wow... Andy Whitman writes about music...

August 09, 2007

Specials: Bourne, Batman, Potter, Wenders, Derrickson, Bjork, Sunshine, and more.

A few quick notes and links from my flurry of catching up: I can't believe...

July 2007

July 26, 2007

Lindsay Lohan Turns Around. (Or… Does She?)

Thanks to Andy Whitman for bringing to my attention the only Lindsay Lohan news worth...

June 2007

June 05, 2007

Music bits: U2 Album Progress. Whitman’s aves. Hartse on Feist. The Believer.

A quick blitz of music links: U2's progress on their new album. Andy Whitman rates...

March 2007

March 06, 2007

Andy Whitman on Britney Spears, American Idol, and Calvin College

Once again, Andy Whitman is a shining a beacon through the cultural fog.

September 2006

September 28, 2006

Looking for Utopia?

One of the seductions that bedevils Christian formation is the construction of utopias, ideal places...

May 2006

May 22, 2006

The best music site on the Web is going to get even better.

Andy Whitman is going to work for All-Music Guide. Oh. my. stars. Thom Jurek, Stephen...

April 2006

April 19, 2006

Andy Whitman on The Innocence Mission

Paste's Andy Whitman is joining the latest wave of love for The Innocence Mission, upon...