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Indie pop duo Bon Voyage was a collaboration of Jason Martin (Starflyer 59, and about a dozen others) and his wife Julie on vocals. The project was somewhat accurately described as “Starflyer with female vocals,” which is not inaccurate though not really complete either. Whereas SF59 added layers and layers of guitars and fuzz, Bon Voyage stripped things back to the pop essentials. Julie’s vocals are akin to Julee Cruise, most famous for her work on the Twin Peaks soundtracks. The band released three albums for BEC and/or Tooth and Nail, and we haven’t heard from them since 2008.… Continued →

Another Song of The Day from the great Happy Christmas series of the late 90’s. The first 3 Volumes still remain some of my favorite “Christmas” collections of songs, by far. My song of the day, which is the 2nd today, Christmas Eve. Fanmail came out swinging with a punk rock classic done with their (now) classic sound. Scott Silletta (Ex-Plankeye) was always in his best element by showing a bit of edge behind the guitar and mic. This song is certainly no exception to that rule.… Continued →

As we’ve known for a while now, Stephen Christian (ex-Anberlin, Anchor & Braille) has been at work recording a solo album. Today, we got our first taste of what we can expect to hear on his upcoming release, “Wildfires”, set to release on July 28th. Check out the lyric video for the song, “Gloria” below and share your thoughts on it!… Continued →

Check out my review of the latest Kutless album, "Believer". Out now on BEC Recordings.

Check out Hawk Nelson's 2-disc album Crazy Love and The Light Sides.