The new version of GarageBand moves it out from a musical sketch pad application to actually being able to arrange songs. So, I’ve been working on recording some friends’ worship tunes and writing some of my own. In the process I am reminded of something that I took issue with back in my younger days [...]
I stumbled across a Christian music festival on television the other night. The headlining act was Michael W. Smith. If you are not familiar with him, he is one of the founding fathers of modern contemporary Christian music (CCM). He’s first solo record came out in 1983 and he has released a total of 16 [...]
This Friday, May 25th, Reed Pittman & The Rest will be playing at the Red Light Cafe. Hear his tunes on his MySpace page — sounds like good stuff to me. I’ll be going down after small group (9ish). Comment if you are interested in carpooling or meeting down there.
Inspired by contemporary rock from the likes [...]
So I spent the majority of my Christmas iTunes on Mute Math’s album. That means I had an extra five songs to get.
A recent conversation about different types of music in church services got me thinking that most people pick one or two styles of music that define their musical tastes and stick with those. [...]
I don’t see what the big deal is — I like it.
A New York gallery has angered a US Catholic group with its decision to exhibit a milk chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ. The six-foot (1.8m) sculpture, entitled “My Sweet Lord”, depicts Jesus Christ naked on the cross. Catholic League head Bill Donohue called it [...]
(Arguably listed under the category of “The Arts.”)
Bucky who?
So we’ve had a digital camera going on 4 years now. Well, Regina has finally gotten sick of not having any physical pictures of Maegan’s life. The girls also like to look at Camryn’s baby pictures. They always end up asking to look at Maegan’s pictures but she has to reply, “I don’t have any.”
I [...]
Okay I’ve got a gift card to use on iTunes and I have to make a decision. I have enough to get one whole album and few singles. As usual I’m torn. Should I get:
The Fray: How To Save A Life
or…
Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Let the voting begin.
While listening to music at the Harp the other night, a guy that used to be in the music scene of LA was talking about his respect for Gary, a worship leader at Fellowship Bible Church. All though this guy had played in front of plenty of people, he said he could never do what [...]
December 2nd at 8:30pm at The Harp Irish Pub in Roswell.
Featuring music by Gary McLoughlin and painting by Amanda Trawick.
Gary McLoughlin
From county Armagh in Northern Ireland, Gary has been playing music for over 20 years, 18 of which he has spent leading worship for churches. Whether he’s composing celtic/folk songs or writing poetry, Gary has [...]