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Sunday, September 11th, 2005Over at Rudy’s blog. Seems everyone else liked the Mary J/U2 combo. I watched the video again and still don’t get it. Mary J I like, and U2 I like, but together, not so much. Oh well.
Reflections on “Shelter from the Storm”
Friday, September 9th, 2005The Concert for the Gulf Coast was simulcast on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN and the WB, along with several cable networks. Just a few reflections (I only saw about half of it): 1. It’s amazing how Hollywood finds God in times of crisis. 2. Alicia Keys found her calling: Gospel music. Her medley with [...]
Bono (and Billy)’s DJ for hire
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005What do Billy Graham and Bono have in common, beyond status as global icons? They both hired DJ Kenny Mitchell for events in the same week last February. For Bono, it was the launch of his clothing company during Fashion Week in New York, and for Graham, it was the Square One breakfast in anticipation [...]
You gotta love him
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005(Well, maybe you won’t, but …) Bono’s making waves for kind words about President Bush and — gasp! — Senator Jesse Helms. It takes courage for any celebrity, but especially one of the world’s biggest rock stars and its most outspoken activist, to speak kindly about archconservatives like W and Helms. But he manages to [...]
under PRESSURE
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005Any Freudian insights here? Normally I loathe David Bowie’s music, but the hook to his song “Under Pressure” has been pulsating in my mind for the last hour. So I looked up the lyrics and found these, which I never knew before: Insanity laughs under pressure we’re cracking Can’t we give ourselves one more chance? [...]
If there’s room at Hip-Hop’s table …
Thursday, May 12th, 2005for violinists and reggae can embrace a Hasidic Jew, why do some evangelicals still resent Gospel Hip-Hop?
Hip Hop prophets
Thursday, May 12th, 2005From Jesus and the Hip Hop Prophets, by John Teter and Alex Gee (IVP, 2003): “The biographies of Jesus … include a story about three astrologers…. They were the first ones to figure out what God was up to, beacuse God wanted them on the inside. God could have communicated with them any way…. But [...]
Random Thought of the Day
Monday, May 9th, 2005From my friend, Pastor/DJ Kenny Mitchell of Tribe Church: “Spirit and Sound: the connection of the vertical and horizontal, where our world and God’s world become intertwined. Sonic vibrations translated into Spiritual Power. “The ancient people of God knew of this connection. The horns were played before the battle, musicians were used to calm and [...]
Judah’s latest
Monday, March 14th, 2005Judah’s laying in my bed composing yet another original song. Here’s the chorus: “In my little heart, I know about my God … and I never forget about Him.”
Akon’s achin’ ghetto
Monday, March 7th, 2005If you ever wondered why God loves inner city kids, check out the (cheesey pun alert!) aching song Ghetto by hip hop/R&B singer Akon. An immigrant to NJ from Senegal, he was ensnared by the streets until a jail stint forced him to concentrate on his music. A lyrical sample follows: These streets remind me [...]
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