Your Christian Rock Music News, as reported on our September 14th broadcast:
Delirious? prepare for World Service!
What do the BBC and pre-eminent praise and worship band Delirious have in common? Other than a love of fine music, both share the name of the new Delirious CD, “World Service” The new album is named after an internationally broadcast BBC program that reports on global events. And according to the members of Delirious, the moniker also reflects their desire to serve the world with their music. Recording is now complete, but the band is still hard at work mixing the album with New Zealander Sam Gibson, who has collaborated with such mainstream artists as Crowded House. Lucky UK fans attending summer festivals this year got a free CD with a rough mix of the new song 'Majesty' - a song which may or may not be one of the two free MP3 singles that Delirious? is planning to release on Oct. 1st and Nov. 1st.Stryper Announces Tour Dates
The yellow and black is back. Legendary Christian metal band, Stryper, is going on a reunion tour this fall with all four of its original members on board: Michael Sweet on lead vocals and guitar, Oz Fox on guitar, Tim Gains on bass and Robert Sweet on drums. For the tour dates please visit http://www.stryper.com. Stryper will come as close as Boston, Massachusetts for the northeast leg of its tour. The boys will hit The Axis for a Saturday matinee performance on November 19th. With them for this show, and two other concerts in New York and Connecticut, will be Mars Hill, a New England band whose debut album, Sink or Swim, was produced by Michael Sweet.Vote on Jennifer Knapp's Greatest Hits
Jennifer Knapp is a believer in the democratic process. Gotee Records’ reigning folk-pop queen is set to release a project called “A Diamond In The Rough: The Jennifer Knapp Collection”, on November 4th. Disc one will feature a best-of collection that you can help chose. Log on to http://www.gotee.com/jenniferknapp for a chance to vote on the tracks you’d most like to see. While you’re there you can help write the album's liner notes and let others know what Knapp’s music has done for you. Disc two will have demos, out-takes, and rare songs.
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New Music From Pillar and MoreThe boys of Pillar are set to go unplugged this Wednesday. The band will be playing a free live acoustic show at the Otherside in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 17. This five song set will be recorded for the Pillar’s Broken Down EP, which releases November 18th. Adding to the importance of the occasion, the band will also be filming a music video for the song “Further” at the performance. Tyler Burkum from Audio Adrenaline will be sitting in on the jam and the guys might even hire a string quartet for the acoustic rendition of their new single. Anyone planning to be in the Tulsa area is invited to come be a part of history. Surf to www.tulsacomedyclub.com for more information. In other Pillar news, the band will headline “The Underground Uprising Tour" this fall with Disciple, Spoken and Kids In The Way. The tour will run from October 30 to November 23. Unfortunately, stops along this tour are mostly confined to the Midwest. Log on to www.pillarmusic.com for all the info. |
Earthsuit Update
Earthsuit is no more. That according to Paul Meany, a member of the former band. Paul has a new band called "Math" and Adam Laclave, Earthsuit’s former lead singer, has a new band called "Macrosick". Earthsuit will see one final hurrah in the form of a new CD featuring five new studio cuts and a load of bonus tracks including some live performances, practice recordings, B side demos from Kaleidoscope Superior. The upcoming album will also include some special video footage. The as yet untitled final project will be released independently and is expected to be out this October.L.A. Symphony and Gotee Records
L.A. Symphony has finally got a break. And no, we aren’t referring to the broken tape decks they rapped about on their 2001 single of the same name. The independent hip hop favorites Gotee Records have finalized a Christian market distribution agreement with Gotee Records. Basement Records will release their debut, the long awaited “The End is Now” on December 2. Included in the album’s 16 tracks will be the songs 'Here to Party' and 'One Of A Kind,' which are exclusive to the Gotee version of the release. Flynn of L.A. Symphony said quote, 'We know a lot of the people that work at Gotee, and over the years they have been really supportive of us. We consider it an honor to be able to work on this debut with them' unquote. A word of warning to long time fans: This is a brand-new album and bears no relation to the group's unreleased 2001 project from which the single 'Broken Tape Decks' was released.Tait On Fox News and More
Move over Bill O’Reilly. Michael Tait of DC Talk was recently heard on the Fox News Weekend Magazine during a tribute to American heroes. Featured on the show was a track called "I Am" from the project, Hero, the Rock Opera. Michael and his band Tait have a new CD scheduled to release on November 4th called Lose The Life. The first single is set to hit radio soon.
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