It’s not exactly what you’d call a conquest of America, a la the Beatles.
But to mark Tuesday’s much-anticipated release of Third Day’s 10th studio album, “Revelation,” the band took over the home page of HearItFirst.com.
Then there’s bigger news … you night owls already know this, but Third Day were set to appear on NBC’s “The […]

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One of the most interesting new acts set to appear at the Purple Door festival, coming in just a little more than two weeks, is the band Seabird.
The piano-based, melodic Ohio band is best known for its catchy song “Rescue.”
And appearances like the one at Purple Door in mid-August will be one of the ones […]

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It makes me feel a little sheepish to admit it, but the first time I heard their instant-anthem, catchy and great new song, I thought it was Carrie Underwood.
Then, the next time I heard it and was already singing along to it, I was determined to go look up who this was.
It turned out to […]

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Maybe no band has been as big an influence — or generated as much anticipation — for me in following Christian music over the last 15 years as Third Day.
What an incredible message, with constantly catchy music that runs the gamut from slightly harder, guitar-driven to acoustic ballads, all with a very clear faith front and […]

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Michael English signs off the letter on his Web page “In Christ Alone,” and it’s appropriate for more reasons than just because that’s the name of his best-known song.
“In Christ Alone,” in fact, could be the metaphor for English’s new redemption as a Christian music artist.
With his new hit “Feels Like Redemption,” on top of […]

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It’s pretty hard to capture the story and still-being-felt influence of Keith Green in one package, but Sparrow Records has given it a good shot.
The record company has opened up the vaults and uncovered hundreds of hours of unreleased live concert recordings, festival recordings, television performances, teachings, photos, videos, and even new songs that have […]

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The organizers now busily getting ready for the 2008 version say it’s “to show that creativity does have a place in the Church.”
Creativity, and a showcase for up-and-coming and established artists from a wealth of Christian music genres, has indeed been a trademark of the Purple Door Arts and Music Festival over the years.
The event […]

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A lot of Christian music fans of “a certain age” probably remember the first time they heard a song by Petra and were probably startled.
There’s a hard-rock band that sounds this good and still sings music for The Lord, they probably wondered.
Petra was led for nearly 20 years by John Schlitt, whose powerful vocals defined […]

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Chris Sligh is often known as the guy who smart-mouthed perpetually-caustic judge Simon Cowell a few years ago on “American Idol.”
But like Carrie Underwood has gotten as much or even more attention for hits like “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” than for winning Idol, Sligh is starting to become known for more […]

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Superchick has made career history, posting the best-ever first week sales numbers in the band’s still-young history.
And Third Day also is making some news, becoming the first Christian band to make the cover of Billboard Magazine as it prepares to release a new album.
But the top album in Christian music this first week of July […]

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