Jill Phillips

By Matt Conner • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

Indie darling opens up about her upcoming album, inspirations, and her hopes for Noisetrade.

Jon McLaughlin

By Matt Conner • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Album Reviews

The rise was entirely expected. It’s the fall that threw me for a loop.
Indiana’s native son Jon McLaughlin has exhibited such ridiculously good songwriting talents since his teen years singing on his local university’s college label. Numerous independent efforts while at Anderson University led to an independent Christian college student touring with the likes of [...]

Relient K

By Matt Conner • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: Features

Front man Matt Thiessen shares about songwriting and the band’s new label ventures.

Ten Shekel Shirt

By Matt Conner • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Features

Lamont Hiebert speaks out about their latest album and his passion for justice.

Sevenglory

By Matt Conner • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: Features

Rising rockers dish on their sound, producer Don Chaffer, and Manburger Mondays.

Concert Review: The Hillsong Experience

By Matt Conner • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Features

Hillsong United Live in Indianapolis, Aug. 26, 2008

Joe Garner

By Matt Conner • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Album Reviews

I had no idea the mountains held this type of beauty. After all, it’s the popular city scenes that lend us the best that music has to offer, not the bare cabins lofted somewhere in the hills above us. Yet some of this year’s best singer/songwriter efforts come from the Appalachian grounds of the Carolinas [...]

Derek Webb

By Matt Conner • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: Features

Singer/songwriter opens up on his artistic process and responds to recent accolades.

Jars of Clay

By Matt Conner • Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Album Reviews

Expect the unexpected. So went my mental mantra as I opened and subsequently played the new Jars of Clay EP entitled Closer. And, frustratingly, I couldn’t have been more mistaken.
After all, we all know by now the guys in Jars of Clay have fled the contemporary Christian coop, in search of more creative, fruitful waters. [...]

Hillsong

By Matt Conner • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Album Reviews

Another year, another project from the [insert adjective here] Australian worship powerhouse Hillsong Church. I say insert adjective since you can place any number of words there: influential, inspirational, trend-setting, torch-bearing, prolific, etc. In any case, you’re undoubtedly familiar with at least a few of Hillsong’s contemporary anthems, i.e. “Shout to the Lord,” “The Power [...]

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Jill Phillips –
I don’t want to put out records if I don’t have anything new to say.

Jon McLaughlin –

Relient K –
We’re looking forward to making good sounding records while also trying to be economical with that. You do it all yourself and put your stock in that and there’s something even more satisfying about being able to do something without going down the same road as everyone else.

Ten Shekel Shirt –
I will say this: I think it's a bit dangerous if we just hear something and don't do anything about it. I don't want it to become the new thing or the buzz. This (slavery) is a real issue with real kids and real names and real difficulties.

Sevenglory –
...we prefer quality over quantity. We’re trying to figure out how to not just make it a show - just doing the music for us isn’t enough. A lot of bands have their causes and we’re trying to figure out our own purpose within that.

Concert Review: The Hillsong Experience –
...it’s my contention that a worship gathering should be, well, worshipful.

Joe Garner –

Derek Webb –
...I'm an idealist, so I don't think it should matter what you're talking about or the language you're using to talk about it - if art's really great, you should be in the fray and conversation with others making good art in the marketplace.

Jars of Clay –

Hillsong –