As citizens of the United States of America, we celebrate several patriotic holidays. Independence Day celebrates our freedom from tyranny with hot dogs and fireworks. Thanksgiving reminds us how two very different peoples can join together to celebrate what God has done for them. Patriot Day helps us to never forget September 11th, 2001 and 2012 to remind…
I have good parents. When we were growing up, my Mom and Dad taught my Sister and I about patriotism. They taught us how we are blessed to live in the United States of America. They were not “helicopter parents” and they made sure to teach us about our national history, the good and the…
Welcome to ‘The Michael Knowles Show!’ Yours truly appeared today, but had to follow Ben Shapiro, my boss at The Daily Wire. How do you follow someone who has read all the books and also plays the violin? I was doomed from the start. That is okay. I did have the pleasure of working with…
Singing Caleb and Kelsey Grimm bring us a worship medley, combining the hit praise songs Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong UNITED and You Make Me Brave by Bethel Music. Caleb and Kelsey do an amazing job of bringing these amazing songs together. They are a powerhouse couple when it comes to singing these…
One of my favorite things is interviewing my fellow writers. Kathy Ree is not only a novelist, but also has experience editing books for other authors. This week, I had the pleasure of getting to ask her a few questions this week. Check it out! her answers are in bold. Where is your hometown? I…
Lindsey Stirling is one of my all time favorite music artist. She has such amazing talent, with incredible songs like The Arena and Love’s Just A Feeling featuring Rooty. She released her new album Brave Enough this year. It features the inspiring song Lost Girls. For music week, her new song Forgotten City for the adventure game RiME is in the spotlight.…
Lady Antebellum is a fantastic country and Western rock band with the incredible talents of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood. They are one talented group with some incredible songs including their new single Heart Break from Capitol Records Nashville. While the lyrics are somewhat unoriginal for a country song, it is a seemingly real story…
This week is music week at the old blog! I am writing all kinds of music reviews, articles, posts, and movie reviews on some of my favorite musical happenings. Today, I interviewed a singer to kick off the week. I connected with the singer Liv V through her Instagram profile. She is a seriously talented…
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay brought us the incredible song Something Just Like This. It’s a powerful, moving song about love and finding something real. Madilyn Bailey, singer of the great song Wiser, brings us an epic cover of the amazing song. She really pays tribute to how awesome it really is. From start to finish,…
Keith Urban brought us Blue Ain’t Your Color, a song about a girl who is dating a jerk. The all vocal band Home Free, who previously covered Colder Weather, gives us a cover that is just as focused on doing the right thing. They way they cover the song is very impressive. Their voices blend well…
Anthem Lights loves to pay tribute to all of their favorites. Before, I talked about their Lion King Medley. This time, they took a different approach. Christian singing team Selah has inspired the hearts and minds of people for over twenty years. To honor their contribution to faith based music, singing band Anthem Lights gives…
Anthem Lights brought us their Hymn Medley Part 1 and Part 2. This time, they take one a single one in I Need Thee Every Hour. It is one of the most enduring hymns of all time. The hymnal was written by Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry in 1872. You can hear it in churches and temples…
I do not review a whole lot of mainstream music artist. I prefer to do artists like Lindsey Stirling for Prism, though occasionally a song like Katy Perry’s Rise of Taylor Swift’s Out Of The Woods will interest me enough to garner a review. However, the Chainsmokers partnering with Coldplay to make this song Something…
Thank you so much! This week I passed into over 1,000 subscribers. This is because of you, my faithful readers. I posted my first blog post June 26, 2012. It has been updated a couple of times to work with the changes. It was tough and I did not always do the writing, movie or…
I am reviewing my first Lindsey Stirling song of the year. She is one of my favorite musicians, with amazing songs like Hold My Heart, The Arena, and Love’s Just A Feeling featuring Rooty. She brings us a new song inspired from the film Beauty and the Beast. Dressed as Belle and backed by an orchestra,…
On today’s episode of my free YouTube web show StudioJake, I interviewed novelist Kathleen Antrim, author of the political thriller Capital Offense. It was a lot of fun talking to her about novel, We also talked about ThrillerFest and her work with the USO, along with a few other hot topics. Check out our interview below! Be…
Chuck Norris is one of the greatest action heroes! I have seen virtually all of his films (all them that count.) Every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger and I’ve read all of his books. They are very enlightening. To celebrate his 77th Birthday today, I’m going to list all of my favorite quotes. Some are from…
Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro hailed Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide as “thorough.” Truly, no other word can describe the masterful diction that Michael J. Knowles, author, philosopher, Beatles-aficionado, playwright, uses to write this compelling read. He uses pure logic to break down the reasons that everyone, including Conservatives, should vote for Democrats. If…
I am reviewing my first Lindsey Stirling song of the year. She is one of my favorite musicians, with amazing songs like Hold My Heart and The Arena. She brings us another amazing song featuring the singer Rooty. Once again, she combines a talented singer, techno music, violin, acrobatics, a movie like music video for…
Tyler Ward has brought us some acoustic covers of songs like Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Piece By Piece, as well as original songs like Yellow Boxes and The Hardest Thing. Today, I am bringing you a music review of his newest original piece If It’s Not Me. He takes a break from acoustic…
Brey Noelle is such a talented singer. She has a voice that just penetrates your mind. I have previously reviewed her cover of Time After Time which she sung a duet with the equally talented Tyler Ward. This month, she released her first solo single Show N’ Tell. It does not disappoint. The song is…
I previously review The Band Perry songs Comeback Kid and one of my favorite’s Live Forever. They are one of my favorite bands and I enjoy how they mix country music and rock together, even with their modern twist. Today I am reviewing their newest song Stay In The Dark. This song is different. While…
“I’m living in awe,” is how one simple lyric in a song can captivate you. I have reviewed several of the Gotee Records shining star Hollyn’s songs including Alone which features Tobymac’s son TRU. It is one of the greatest songs on her new album One-way Conversations. It is pure magic from beginning to end.…
In January, I brought you an interview with my friend and colleague Misty Callahan. Today on my new web show StudioJake, I had the priviledge of interviewing one of the best when it comes to holding the lamestream media’s feet to the fire! It was known other than the Media Research Center’s very own Brittany…
In 1953, Shane changed Western films forever. It is based on a novel by Jack Schaefer. I have not read it the book, so it will not factor into this classic film review. The Western is directed by George Stevens and stars Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin,Brandon deWilde, Jack Palance, Emile Meyer, Elisha Cook,…
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