Tag Archives: music

The Social Network sampler

Yesterday, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross released a free five track sampler for their score to The Social Network, a movie set for release next month. It’s about the beginnings of Facebook, so the actual movie might be kind of interesting. The soundtrack is pretty much guaranteed to be brilliant, though. Atticus and Trent have a history […]

The myth of relevance

How can I appeal to my audience? How can I attract readers? When you’re writing a blog, or really anything for publication, it’s tempting to focus on drawing readers in. Tagging posts strategically, trying to be important and relevant, appearing seeker-friendly. I am guilty of this. When I post a YouTube video, I try to […]

Christian contemporary

Just a note about Christian Contemporary music. I personally am disgusted by the vast majority of music in this category. As Mr. Tollefson has often told us students at Providence, the medium must fit the message. So often Christian contemporary is just Godified paganism. They hear the secular music of the day and set out […]

He’ll make right what man made wrong

For Christmas, I thought I’d post the lyrics to “a Stick, a Carrot & String,” a profound and poetic Christmas song by mewithoutYou. Incidentally, I seem to have had the same post idea as this guy. Merry Christmas! The Horse’s hay beneath His head our Lord was born to a manger bed, that all whose wells run dry […]