Pop Culture Corner: Music

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CD Reviews

• Abandon: Abandon EP

• The Academy Is...: Santi

• Al Denson- From This Day On

• Allen & Allen- Love Sweet Love

• All Star United: Love and Radiation

• Alvaro Lopez- The Alvaro Lopez Project

• Among Thorns- Among Thorns

• Analogue- Fuel

• Anberlin: Cities 

• Angels and Airwaves: I-Empire

• Aqualung: Memory Man

• Audio Adrenaline- Underdog

• Babbie Mason- No Better Place

• Barlow Girl- Another Journal Entry

• Basix- Believe

• Beanbag- Free Signal

• Bebo Norman- Big Blue Sky

• Ben Glover- 26 Letters

• Big Daddy Weave- Fields of Grace

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81

• Blake Lewis: Audio Day Dream

• Bob Smiley- I've Got a Funny Feeling About This

• Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir- Live...This is Your House

• Brother's Keeper: Beyond Beautiful

• Bruce Gaitsch: Sincerely

• By The Tree- Invade My Soul

• Carolyn Arends- This Much I Understand

• CeCe Winans- Throne Room

• Cheri Keaggy- There is Joy in the Lord

• Chris Rice- Run the Earth, Watch the Sky

• Chris Rodriguez- Beggar's Paradise

• Chris Tomlin: See the Morning

• Chris Tomlin: Hello Love

• Christafari- Gravity

• Clay Crosse- A Different Man

• The Company- The Company

• Darlene Zschech- Kiss of Heaven

• The Darins- The Darins

• Daughtry: Daughtry

• David Cook: David Cook

• The Dead Weather: Horehound

• Dr, Michael White: Blue Crescent

• Delirious?: Kingdom of Comfort

• The Echoing Green- Supernova

• Eisley: Combinations

• Elvis Presley- He Is My Everything

• Emery: I'm Only a Man

• Everyday Sunday: Wake Up! Wake Up!

• Farmer Jason: Rockin' in the Forest

• Feist: The Reminder

• Fernando Ortega- Home

• Fernando Ortega- Storm

• FFH- Ready to Fly

• Fireflight: The Healing of Harms

• Frank Sinatra: Seduction--Sinatra Sings of Love

• Fray, The: The Fray

• Freddie Colloca- Unconditional

• Geoff Moore- Geoff Moore

• Gersh- Awakening

• Ginny Owens: If You Ask Me To (The Best Of Ginny Owens)

• Ginny Owens- Something More

• Ginny Owens- Without Condition

• Glenn Kaiser- Blues Heaven

• Greg Sanders - Amazing

• Go Fish- Infectious

• Greg Long- Now

• GRITS: Redemption

• Haste the Day: Pressure the Hinges

• High Flight Society: High Flight Society

• Hillsong United - All Of The Above

• Hillsong United: The I Heart Revolution

• The Hives: The Black and White Album

• Hyperstatic Union- Lifegiver

• Israel & New Breed- Alive in South Africa

• Jake- Jake

• Jars of Clay - Good Monsters

• Jars of Clay- If I Left the Zoo

• Jason Ingram- Jason Ingram

• Jason Ingram Band- JIB

• Jason Mraz: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things

• Javen - Believer

• Jeff Deyo- Saturate

• Jennifer Dawn- Silver

• Jennifer Knapp- Lay It Down

• Jessie Daniels- Jessie Daniels

• Joe Satriani: Super Colossal

• John Reuben: Word of Mouth

• John Tesh- One World

• Jon Foreman: Fall and Winter

• Jon Gibson- The Man Inside

• Jose Gonzales: In Our Nature

• Joy Williams- Joy Williams

• J.R.: Life by Stereo

• The Katinas- Roots

• Keith Green- The Songs of Keith Green series

• Keith Hulen- We Lavish Our Love

• Kelly Clarkson- Breakaway

• Kelly Clarkson: My December

• Kevin Max- Stereotype Be

• The Killers: Day and Age

• Kirk Franklin- The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin

• The Kry- Let Me Say

• Krystal Meyers: Dying for a Heart

• Kutless- Hearts of the Innocent

• Lamar Campbell- I Need Your Spirit

• Larnelle- A Story to Tell

• LaRue- Transparent

• Logan Martin: Colorless

• Luther Vandross- Luther Vandross

• Matt Papa: You Are Good

• Marcus Cole - Write My Song

• The Martins- Dream Big

• The Martins- Glorify, Edify, Testify

• Melissa Tawlks- Mystery Revealed

• Mercy Me- Coming Up to Breathe

• Michael W. Smith: Stand

• Michelle Tumes- Dream

• Mom Winans- An Affair to Remember

• MXPX: Let's Rock

• MxPx: Secret Weapon

• Naturally Seven- Non-Fiction

• Nickleback: All The Right Reasons

• Nicol Smith- Nicol Smith

• Nicole C. Mullen- Nicole C. Mullen

• Nikki Leonti- Shelter Me

• Olivia the Band: Where We Come From It Never Snows

• Out of Eden- No Turning Back

• Out of Eden- This Is Your Life

• Out of the Grey- 6.1

• Owl City: Ocean Eyes

• Paige- Paige

• Paul Coleman Trio- New Map of the World

• PFR- Disappear

• Phatfish- Purple Through the Fishtank

• Phil Joel: deliberateKids

• Phil Keaggy: Dream Again

• Phil Keaggy: Jammed

• Phil Keaggy- Majesty and Wonder

• Phil Keaggy: Roundabout

• Phil Keaggy: The Song Within

• Philmont: Oh Snap

• Rachael Lampa- Kaleidoscope

• Rachel Lampa- Live For You

• Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It

• Ray Boltz- Honor & Glory

• Rebecca St. James- Transform

• Red: End of Silence

• Relient K- The Anatomy of Tongue in Cheek

• Relient K: Five Score and Seven Years Ago 

• Rich Mullins- Here in America

• Robert Pierre: Inside Out

• Robin Mark- Revival in Belfast

• Rock and Roll Worship Circus- A Beautiful Glow

• The Rocket Summer: Do You Feel

• Sanctus Real: We Need Each Other

• Santogold: Santogold

• Satellite Soul- Great Big Universe

• Selah- Be Still My Soul

• Seventh Day Slumber: Finally Awake  

• Shaun Groves- Invitation to Eavesdrop

• The Send: Cosmos

• The Shins: Wincing the Night Away

• Silers Bald- Real Life

• Skillet: Comatose

• Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack (A.R. Rahman)

• Squirt- Any Minute Now

• Stacie Orrico- Genuine

• Stellar Kart: We Can't Stand Sitting Down

• Stephen Mark Pasch- The Power of Worship

• Steven Curtis Chapman- Speechless

• The Straw Theory- The Straw Theory

• Sufjan Stevens: Seven Swans

• Sunday Drive- Doors Open Wide

• Superchic[k]- Karaoke Superstar

• Switchfoot- The Beautiful Letdown

• Switchfoot: Oh! Gravity.  

• Take 6- Beautiful World

• Take 6- So Cool

• Take 6- We Wish You a Merry Christmas

• Teddy Geiger- Underage Thinking

• Temple Yard- Temple Yard

• Ten Shekel Shirt- Risk

• Third Day- Offerings--A Worship Album

• Third Day- Offerings II

• This Beautiful Republic: Even Heroes Need A Parachute

• Thrice: The Alchemy Index Vols. 1 and 2 Fire and Water

• Tim Bowman- Paradise

• Tim Bowman- Smile

• tobyMac- Momentum

• tobyMac: Portable Sounds

• Transistor Radio: A Legacy Between

• Trinitee 5-7: Trinitee 5-7

• Truth- Christmas, Not a Silent Night

• U2: No Line on the Horizon

• UnderOath: Define the Great Line

• Underoath: Lost in the Sound of Separation

• Under the Influence of Giants: Under the Influence of Giants

• Various Artists- A Night in Rocketown

• Various Artists- Barbie Hit Mix 2

• Various Artists- Boycott Soundtrack

• Various Artists- City on a Hill, Sing Alleluia

• Various Artists- Extreme Days Soundtrack

• Various Artists-The Chronicles of Narnia

• Various Artists- Coalition, The Hip-Hop Alliance

• Various Artists: Facing the Giants (Soundtrack)

• Various Artists: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Soundtrack

• Various Artists- Godspell Soundtrack

• Various Artists- Heaven and Earth

• Various Artists- I Could Sing of Your Love Forever

• Various Artists- Jesus, The Epic Mini-Series

• Various Artists- Make Me Your Voice

• Various Artists- Roaring Lambs

• Various Artists- Stadium Jam

• Various Artists- Start Right Here

• Various Artists- Streams

• Various Artists- Testify

• Various Artists- Tongues of Fire

• Various Artists- Whatever It Takes

• Various Artists- WOW 2000

• Various Artists- WOW 2002

• Various Artists- WOW Worship

• Various Artists- WOW Worship Aqua

• VeggieTales: Christian Hit Music

• VeggieTales Gang: VeggieTales Greatest Hits

• Virtue- Get Ready

• Virtue- Virtuosity

• The Washington Projects: Commanders of the Resistance

• Watermark- All Things New

• Watermark- Constant

• Wes King- What Matters Most

• Winans Phase 2- We Got Next

• Woody Rock- Soul Music

Feature Articles

• Andrae Crouch: Through it All

• Bob Carlisle: Mr. Butterfly Kisses

• CeCe Winans: Backstage with a Celebrity Mom

• Cheri Keaggy: Moving Past the Fairy Tale

• Chris Rodriguez: A Beggar in Paradise

• Cindy Morgan: Circa 2000

• Clay Crosse: Dirty Pictures and a Different Man

• Geoff Moore: On Being Geoff Moore

• George Beverly Shea: America's Beloved Gospel Singer

• Inside Look @ Alicia Keys

• Inside Look @ Creed

• Inside Look @ Eminem

• Inside Look @ Marilyn Manson

• Inside Look @ Norah Jones

• Inside Look @ P.O.D.

• It's in the Mix: Music & Your Teen

• Jaci Velasquez: 12 Things You Didn't Know About this Latina Superstar

• Jars of Clay: Living the Message

• Jonathan Pierce: Man with a Mission

• Michael W Smith: On Teen Violence

• Out of Eden: On the Fast Track

• Rich Mullins: Living the Paradox

• Shirley Caesar: Still the First Lady of Gospel

• Stacie Orrico: Genuine Talent

• Steven Curtis Chapman: Collector of Blessings

• Temple Yard: A Reggae Band Full of Miracles

• Toby McKeehan, Dan Haseltine, Michael W. Smith, and Peter Furler: What Every Teen Should Know about God

• Trinitee 5-7: "The Kiss" in Three Acts

• World Wide Message Tribe: Schoolhouse Rock