Written by Katie Yeager and Lexi Walker, “Teach Me” is a lovely ballad that discusses unrequited love. This is the first song that I listened from Lexi Walker and I found it enjoyable. “Teach Me” has a ballad feel to it, giving it a soft tone that compliments the lyrics perfectly. Lexi’s voice is impactful…
Caleb Grimm, Chad Graham, Joey Stamper, and Spencer Kane weave their voices together to form the band Anthem Lights. It is an incredible singing group that has covered many songs in an incredible fashion. This time, they put their vocals behind “The Lion King Medley” with a combination of songs. Combining the songs from one…
For your Wayback Wednesday journey down memory lane, the hashtag #StrangeThingsToBringBack was trending all over Twitter. Several users were sharing images of some of their favorite gadgets, games, bands, songs, snacks, movies, and so much more. In no particular order, here are Top 5 #StrangeThingsToBringBack Tweets: Tahim throws out some Yoplait yogurts that were based…
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that you are having a good time celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while enjoying the Happy Holidays. Of course, the Christmas season would not be complete without the music. Here is a list of some new songs and covers of some old favorites that came…
Rock musician and Grammy Award winning singer Tom Petty passed away Monday at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica after being found unconscious at his home in Malibu. He was 66. His death was announced prematurely through various media outlets. The founder of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was rushed to the hospital by Los Angeles…
Megan Nicole may be young, but she is so full of talent. She can sing and has an ability to make you like her even if you are not into pop music. Her original song Play It Cool is well made and she revisits it with a Hawaii remix. The remix dismisses the techno and alternative rock…
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…
I have reviewed several of the Gotee Records shining star Hollyn’s songs including Alone which features Tobymac’s son TRU and In Awe. It is one of the greatest songs on her new album One-way Conversations. It is pure magic from beginning to end. Another great song in Girl, which features the band Tree Giants on…
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…
Christian singer and songwriter Hollyn is preparing to release a brand new album One Way Conversation through her flagship recording studio Gotee Records. She released a new single Can’t Live Without which is destined to be a hit. I previously reviewed her song Mine. Hollyn has a unique and very powerful voice. She can sing…
From the Illumination Entertainment, the studio that brought you Despicable Me 2, Minions, and The Secret Life of Pets comes the Garth Jennings directed film Sing about human-like animals finding their dreams of being singing sensations. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Offerman, and…
One of my favorite things to do is jam out to music. This year, I got to hear some amazing songs from some of my favorite singers. Pentatonix, Lindsey Stirling, Anthony Evans, Taylor Swift, newsboys, Tessah Dunn, Carrie Underwood, for King and Country, Britt Nicole, Laura Michelle, Tyler Ward, and so many others. Country music,…
Looking for a great resource filled with classic literature from the early days of United States of America? 101 Patriotic Poems, Songs and Speeches is filled with incredible writings and extracts from the best writers in America. I, Too by Langston Hughes, Plain-Chant for America by Katherine Garrison Chapin, Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg, The People’s Prayer…
Boyce Avenue is a pop rock band that has done some incredible covers, but they also have some really great original songs. Be Somebody is one of those songs. It tells the story of exploring life and following your dreams. The music is fun to listen to and the lyrics are very catchy. The music…
Before I get started, I just want to say Happy Independence Day and Happy Birthday, America! Caleb Grimm, Chad Graham, Joey Stamper, and Spencer Kane are the singers/musicians behind the band Anthem Lights. I have reviewed several of their songs, covers, and medleys, but I decided to do their newest patriotic additions: America Medley. Using…
Justin Timberblake joins the ranks of musicians I am not particularly fond of. As such, I had not heard his song Can’t Stop The Feeling. Despite, I checked out Tyler Ward and Brey Noelle’s cover. These two have got a groove on. Their background music is absent Ward’s usual acoustic guitar, but they still make…
The Piano Guys do not just give us piano. No, don’t be fooled by that. They give us pianos, cellos, and even epic drums in the epic Mayan style cover of The Jungle Book/Sarabande song. Disney’s The Jungle Book use to be one of my favorite animated films and I cannot wait for the live action…
I am not a huge fan of Drake or his song One Dance, much less the remix. However, Jason Chen of Music Never Sleeps covers it with a duet featuring the great Marie Digby. Jason Chen and Marie Digby work very well together. Their voice make the song sound incredible as they slow jam it.…
What happens when you mash-up the amazing Christian classic hymns: Amazing Grace, Be Thou My Vision, Come Thou Fount, I Need Thee Every Hour, and I Stand Amazed In The Presence? You get one epic song. Anthem Lights is back after Hymn Mash-up Part 1 for a new mix that combines all of these amazing songs.…
Valentines Day has come and gone. Hopefully, you got everything together for your significant other. I have heard so many stories crazy dates, stunts, and gifts from friends and acquaintances regarding February 14, I had to write an article about. Well, just the bad stuff. Some came from guys and some from gals. Here my Top…
I don’t know talented musicians like Tyler Ward cover Justin Bieber. I guess it’s just so easy because his songs are so simple. This time, Tyler Ward partners with singers Jess and Cait to cover Love Yourself. This acoustic cover is one of Tyler Ward’s best. It is beautiful, easy listening, and his strumming is…
One Direction is just another pop boy band and their song Infinity is just another pop song, but Caleb Grimm (from Anthem Lights) and Kelsey Grimm sing the song as a duet. It makes it worth listening to. Caleb and Kelsey have done a couple of songs together and they are a powerhouse duo. This…
The newsboys are one of my favorite contemporary Christian music bands. They defined a genre and inspired a generation of musical groups from their very first widely released album Read All About It. From the early days of lead singer John James to Peter Furler, the newsboys have always been unafraid to challenge the status…
This article is to confront the notion that Christian music in the early 90s and the early 2000s were NOT relevant. I say they WERE relevant. I will agree, Christian music had a lot of growing to do, but that does not excuse Christians using that as an excuse to dishonor them and, even worse,…
Soundtracks make a movie come together in unexpected ways. The songs and scores help us feel the sadness, joy, anticipation, fear, and quite often inspiration. John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Shirley Walker, Phil Collins, and a whole host of musicians put their best foot forward in delivering a fantastic score and song set for our favorite…
