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predestination as jazz

Usually when we hear about "predestination" it is a scary word that has at its root the notion that God's grace is not universal but particular. Some receive the grace God has given them and others do not receive it not because they choose not to, but because God never gave it to them in [...]

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music interlude: the pains of being pure at heart

It is a dreamy, tinny, fuzzed-out power pop world that The Pains of Being Pure at Heart construct and if you ever thought that it would be cool for Ride at their best to hook up with the Raveonettes, then here you go. One cant help but think back to old home movies about how [...]

music interlude: animal collective

In what is sure to be on every top ten list of indie/alternative music by the end of the year, Animal Collective continues to break new musical boundaries infusing their abstract avant garde tendencies with solid pop melody and sensibilities on their latest album Merriweather Post Pavilion. They have a knack for tribal rhythm and [...]

music interlude: the boxer rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion is an unsigned band from the UK. That's right…unsigned. I would love to see them get big without any label at all. It's like the Editors, just a little happier. Like Coldplay, just without the sappiness and egos. Like Oasis without the mess the brothers Gallagher create. [...]