As mentioned in my previous post, there is a relatively new blog called CCM Patrol. In christian jargon, CCM stands for "Contemporary Christian Music". Or the "Christian (sub)Culture Mockery". Depends on how you look at it.
This is what they say about their site:
Bob Hyatt (who credits TSK, but the link doesn't work for me) says, "Back in the day, when I was working with youth, I would read the myriad teen Christian magazines that would come my way, and pay special interest to the music reviews. I was always looking for some good music to turn the kids on to...One day, however, the thought hit me: "These reviewers never give a negative review!?! How could that be???"
The Boar's Head Tavern also credits Addison Road.
Michael Lee at Addison Road says in a post comment, "His site is small right now, I think in 3 months it’ll be huuuuuge."
We'll see, we'll see. But if you're as big a "fan" *cough* of CCM as I am, you will probably enjoy this site.
This is what they say about their site:
"In case the statement has to be made, Christian music should not be the laughingstock of cultural phenomena. Unlike popular Christian magazines that *cough* cover Christian music, no blunders, artistic or otherwise, will be spared scrutiny here. Especially if they lend to making a funny and / or mean joke. If you are willing to put forth your material for thousands to hear, then you deserve to be ridiculed if it's horrible. All of the more so because you are supposedly also endorsed by God. God's name should not, in fact, be raped on the radio."I got the link from Addison Road, but there is some other chatter about it in the blog world.
Bob Hyatt (who credits TSK, but the link doesn't work for me) says, "Back in the day, when I was working with youth, I would read the myriad teen Christian magazines that would come my way, and pay special interest to the music reviews. I was always looking for some good music to turn the kids on to...One day, however, the thought hit me: "These reviewers never give a negative review!?! How could that be???"
The Boar's Head Tavern also credits Addison Road.
Michael Lee at Addison Road says in a post comment, "His site is small right now, I think in 3 months it’ll be huuuuuge."
We'll see, we'll see. But if you're as big a "fan" *cough* of CCM as I am, you will probably enjoy this site.
I started following CCM Patrol (now Patrol Magazine) last here; originally for and experience great insight in their reviews and then just for the entertainment value of seeing who they criticize as they go to the opposite extreme, rarely giving a good review.
ReplyDeleteI've recently stopped following it as their coverage has drastically changed and now covering Christian music/artists is a very small part of their content.
Instead, they seem to be very focuses on "elitist" artists - radiohead, vampire weekend, other artists that scream look how sophisticated and artsy I am to know about and cover this artist.
This actually isn't that surprising as the writing often projected an elitist attitude of people who believe they should be writing for the NY Times and Village Voice instead of providing a level headed, unpretentious but straight forwarded opinion and analysis of Christian artists and industry.