Influences/Sounds Like: Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple, Sixpence None the Richer, Aimee Mann, Regina Spektor, Over the Rhine, Adele.
Siggy’s Rating: 7/7 stars!
I don’t know where to even start in reviewing a talent like Tirzah. Her pop/folk style is so contagious to listen to, but that voice…that voice of [...]
Christians vs. Homosexuals. Us vs. them. This seems to be the attitude of many conservative Christians and the homosexual community. In fact, 91% of young people outside the church (ages 16-29) believe that Christians are antihomosexual and 80% of churchgoers subscribe to the same perception. Further, 87% of people who do not call themselves Christians [...]
Regina Spektor, a folk pianist with traces of hip hop, classical, and jazz all rolled into one, has the voice of a goddess. She is releasing her new album entitled, “Far” on June 23rd (yes…4 days!) which can be streamed now at Regina’s Myspace. I am definitely digging the album after my first few listens [...]
Everybody needs a nice laugh to make it through Wednesday (thanks for sending the pic Melda). My award for “Worst Church Name” goes to “Christ Soul Saving Station” (credit Joel Friend). I really hope their motto is something like, “Get ‘em saved and move on”. That would be greaaat.
/sarcasm.
Announcing the ranking system for Tainted Canvas! Could life be anymore exciting? I submit that it could not (Brian Regan anybody?). Everything will be ranked out of 7. Yes I realize that this is abnormal, but 4 and 5 stars are used by everyone else, 10 stars is too many, so a happy medium at [...]
The latest “tagging” of notes on facebook is people sharing the 15 most influential books on their lives they can think of in 15 minutes. I normally avoid things like this, but I was interested in some of my friends picks and decided to do it myself. I thought for those that follow me here [...]
What if you could create a church that was exactly the way you would have it? What would it look like? Who would come? Who would you impact? How many lives would you end up making a positive influence on? Who, in effect, might that group actually end up building up walls for rather than [...]
