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Flashing back to 1965, Hawk Nelson
recently returned from the taping of their national
television debut for the NBC hit show, American Dreams, set to air
October 10, 2004. The members of the band emulated legendary rock
band, The Who, singing "My Generation." In addition to portraying
The Who, Hawk Nelson also recorded their version of "My
Generation," which will be available on the show's soundtrack.
NIKE.com
is currently featuring a song from the Illect Recordings release,
In Like Flynn, by LA
Symphony
member Flynn on their website. "Superstar" was selected to be part
of a special 30-minute workout mix of various artists featured on
the Nikewomen.Nike.com section seen by millions of website
visitors.
The Juliana Theory
will start recording their follow up to
Love next month. They're renting a house in Hollywood for the rest
of the year, bringing in a ton of studio equipment, vintage
instruments and amps and will record the album there. They report
that they're starting to pare down the 30 new songs they've written
to about 15 to record.
New
Music From Herb Grimaud Jr. of
Sound Gallery
Is on it's way, some mp3's have been posted at
the cd should be released
sometime in August.
New
Music From Former Members of Earthsuit
Earthsuit fans have new cause for rejoicing! While the band
announced its departure last year, complete with a final album,
members have formed two new bands. MuteMath, led by keyboardist
Paul Meany, has been signed by Teleprompt Records (Tedd T's new
label) and will be releasing their debut album on August 24, 2004.
Here are a few of MuteMath's new mp3's .
Tune in tonight (Saturday) for a
special Indie Access Weekend Late Night Edition,
broadcasting live from 10:00PM-Midnight (EST). We'll be playing
your favorite indie rock hits as well as throwing in some tracks
that don't normally make our playlists, so make sure you don't
miss out, it's gonna be a great time!
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Viva Voce releases new album
The Prayer Chain Concert footage from Flevo Fest
Get the new Deep Elm Sampler THIS IS HOW I KILL MY TEARS for FREE!
U2 has finally announced the title of their upcoming record: How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
Creed Disbands, Scott Stapp Doing Christian Song
77's News!!!
Violet Burning tour dates announced
They Sang As They Slew
Ask
Rich Muchow
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DOWNHERE, FUSEBOX, JONAH 33
AND PIVITPLEX WILL PLAY FOR FOOD
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - As the fall
stretch of the Will Play for Food national tour draws near,
Christian artists downhere, Fusebox, Jonah33 and Jadon Lavik are
primed to jump-start audiences to break out of their comfort zones
and serve the poor. The tour encourages fans to reject apathy,
cynicism and materialism, and to help people who suffer from hunger,
poverty and disease.
Putting faith into action is the driving idea behind the Will Play
for Food Tour. Jonah33, Fusebox, downhere and Jadon Lavik hope to
inspire concertgoers to get involved in the world around them and
sacrifice some luxuries as an expression of their love for the poor.
Audiences will be invited to give to, go to and serve the poor
through Food for the Hungry—either by sponsoring a child, going on a
short-term mission trip or serving as a volunteer.
Leading by example, the bands, each known for thought-provoking,
challenging lyrics, will forego hotels and restaurants to stay with
host families. Frontman for Jonah 33 Vince Lichlyter says he hopes
their example will have a “special effect” on the “kids who want to
be like the bands they see.” His music sets an example of its own.
Jonah 33’s hit song, “Faith Like That,” which has had a healthy stay
at or near the top of Air1 Radio’s charts for months, challenges
listeners to tear off “their earthly crowns”; their latest single,
“Working Man's Hands,” strikes a similar chord. Lichlyter, who grew
up in the midst of Seattle’s grunge scene, a life saturated with
“drugs, violence and sex,” aims to rescue others from the
destruction of selfishness. Having walked the road of the prodigal
son, Lichlyter focuses his lyrics on the death of self, a perfect
fit for the tour’s message to exemplify Christ by deed as much as by
word.
The challenge to selfishness involves breaking through the apathy
and “comatose” lifestyle adopted by many, including Christians, in
today’s generation, says downhere’s Marc Martel. The band,
recognized for the introspection that defines its artistry and
spirituality, won a Dove Award for Modern Rock Recorded Song of the
Year for the “Breaking Me Down” from the album So Much for
Substitutes. The album has also received a Juno Award nomination for
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year from the Canadian
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Downhere hopes to motivate Will Play for Food audiences to renew
what they felt when Christ first removed “the scales that blinded,”
a moment evoked in the track “Last Night’s Dream.” The song reminds
listeners that “we have not reached Home” and prompts them to say,
“Here I am for your sending.” “Everyone has needs, but Food for the
Hungry is something that people can grasp onto as far as a practical
way to step outside of yourself, take a risk, and give,” Martel
says.
The hope-filled, funky brand of praise music by modern worship band
Fusebox aims to touch spirits and spur audiences to take that risk.
“Once Again,” the title song from Fusebox’s second effort, leapt to
the No. 2 spot on K-Love’s Top Songs in July and is currently
gaining ground on Christian music charts. It meditates in awe over
Christ’s mercy and willingness to lower Himself to the point of
death. The band’s invigorating testimony to the sufficiency of God’s
power and grace is a reminder that He makes all things possible,
including enabling the faithful to follow in His steps of love to
reach out and help others.
Food for the Hungry, a Christian international charity, is devoted
to helping people throughout the world overcome physical and
spiritual hunger. The organization helps impoverished people secure
clean sources of water, teaches them various agricultural
techniques, and promotes community development by providing small
business loans. Air1 Radio will send one of its listeners to
Guatemala in September, along with members of downhere, Jonah33,
Fusebox, and Pivitplex, to share in Food for the Hungry’s work with
the poor.
Artist lineups on the Will Play for Food Tour will vary by city. To
find out about upcoming concert dates,
search our database,
or to bring the tour to your church or city, call Third Coast Artist
Agency at (615) 297-2021. -- ©2004 CCAUTHORITY.COM BREAKING NEWS
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JARS OF
CLAY TO PROMOTE HIV/AIDS HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS OVERSEAS
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Jars of Clay is
taking their music and message to Africa and Europe the first part
of August through a variety of concerts and media appearances. The
band will not only perform in South Africa, Sweden and the
Netherlands, they also will use the trip to promote and educate the
international audiences about "Blood:Water Mission," their
non-profit organization that assists with the HIV/AIDS crisis in
Africa.
The band's first stop is South Africa, where they will perform
concerts in Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban. While there band members
also got a taste of reality television as they appeared live on the
Aug. 3 episode of "Project Fame." Described as a cross between "Big
Brother" and "American Idol," the show caught the band hanging out
and jamming with ardent fan Jonathan Ross and other members of the
cast. In addition, South African entertainment television channel
eTV followed the band as they toured the Living Hope Community
projects, a non-profit organization dedicated to confronting the
effect the HIV/AIDS pandemic is having on Cape Town, one of the
country's largest cities and its legislative capital. The eTV
package is scheduled to air on Aug. 5th.
“We in South Africa are so excited that a band of the stature of
Jars of Clay are willing to contribute their time and skills to the
huge humanitarian crisis of AIDS in Africa,” said Nurden Cross,
Managing Director and General Manager of Sarepta Music, Provident
Music Group’s South African distribution partner. “Jars’ tour is an
historic first for international Christian music artists and will go
a long way towards raising the profile of their music and message.”
Added Dan Haseltine, Jars of Clay lead singer, "It’s a great
privilege to return to South Africa. Rarely has our passion for
loving people in the midst of injustice and suffering connected so
well with our love for playing music. We will get a chance to do
both, and my hope is that we will return to the U.S. with a greater
sense of urgency in our work to connect the people of America to the
suffering people of Africa.”
After South Africa, the band will travel to Europe to take part in
two of the region's largest Christian music festivals. On Aug. 13th
they will perform at Sweden's Frizon Festival and on August 15th the
band will be at the Netherlands' Flevo Festival. Both festivals
attract more than 10,000 fans to three days of music and speakers,
and serve as important launching pads for American artists to the
European markets. Band members are also planning to use the European
leg as a vision trip for their "Blood:Water Mission" directive.
While on their most recent American tour, Jars of Clay held
symposiums on college campuses in select markets on the tour to give
college students and a greater understanding of the HIV/AIDS crisis
in Africa and other third world countries. Helping to support the
symposiums are GSAC (Global Student AIDS Campaign), World Vision,
African Leadership, DATA (Debt, AIDS and Trade for Africa) and
Essential Records. -- ©2004 CCAUTHORITY.COM BREAKING NEWS
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2004
Dove Awards Announced
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Here are the nominations in the Rock and Hip-Hip
categories for the 35th Annual Dove Awards, which are Christian
music's version of the Grammy awards.
The Dove Awards will take place on April 28 in Nashville, TN.
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- "Believe" - Grits
- "Dear Slim Pt. 2" KJ-52
- "Jubilee" - Souljahz
- "Love Is In The House" - TobyMac
- "Raised in Harlem" - T-Bone, Michael Tait, Donnie Lewis
Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year
- "Beautiful Day" - Sanctus Real
- "Breaking Me Down" - Downhere
- "Go" - Andy Hunter
- "I Am Understood" - Relient K
- "Savior" - Skillet
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
- "All About You" - Nate Sallie
- "Ammunition" - Switchfoot
- "Dirty" - Audio Adrenaline
- "Free" - Plumb
- "Get This Party Started" - TobyMac
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
- "Gone" Switchfoot
- "Meant to Live" Switchfoot
- "Sing a Song" - Third Day
- "This Fragile Breath (The Thunder Song)" Todd Agnew
- "You Are So Good to Me" - Third Day
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" - Mary Mary
- "Let Go" - Souljahz
- "Love, Peace and Happiness" - Out of Eden
- "Nobody Like Jesus" - Darwin Hobbs
- "Showpiece" - Out of Eden
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Gospelalphamegafunkyboogiediscomusic - T-Bone
- Holy Culture - The Cross Movement
- It's Pronounced Five Two - KJ-52
- Lil iROCC Williams - Lil iROCC Williams
- The Exodus - Gospel Gangstas
Modern Rock Album of the Year
- 2 - Apt Core
- A Beautiful Glow - Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus
- Beautiful Lumps of Coal - Plumb
- Perfect Change - Dakona
- Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...But Three Do - Relient K
Rock Album of the Year
- Believe - Big Dismal
- Lose This Life - Tait
- Phenomenon - Thousand Foot Krutch
- Picking Up the Pieces - Seventh Day Slumber
- Say It Loud - Sanctus Real
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
- Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage - Jars of Clay
- Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew
- So Much for Substitutes - Downhere
- The Beautiful Letdown - Switchfoot
- WorldWide - Audio Adrenaline
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
!Hero The Rock Opera - Meaux Records
The Agony Scene - Solid State Records
Short Form Music Video of the Year
- "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" - Stacie Orrico
- "Dear Slim" - KJ-52
- "Breathe Slow" - Mars Ill
- "Hoy Mas Que Nunca" - Miguel Angel Guerra
- "Legacy" - Nichole Nordeman
- "You Get Me" - ZOEgirl
Other notable nominations include:
- "Meant to Live" by Switchfoot for Song of the Year
- Jeremy Camp for Male Vocalist of the Year
- Switchfoot & Third Day for Group of the Year
- Switchfoot for Artist of the Year
- Jeremy Camp & Todd Agnew for New Artist of the Year
Source:~ CCMmagazine.com
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