Giving Billy Joel His Due
by Bethel McGrewDespite being cast as the epitome of uncool radio rock, Billy Joel is one of pop music’s most masterful craftsmen. Continue Reading »
Against the Harpsichord
by Dan MollerWe mustn't turn music, in its most complex and profound form, into a museum, dedicated only to reenacting the past. Continue Reading »
ABBA Immortal
by John WatersMight ABBA, perhaps innocently, be paving the way for a new, dark, digital world? Continue Reading »
Bob Dylan in Plain Sight
by Dominic GreenBecoming a superstar almost ruined Bob Dylan's songwriting. His return to form was typically provocative. Continue Reading »
Why the Novus Ordo Needs Gregorian Chant
by John T. KnowlesWhile the liturgy wars rage, the litigants do little about a glaring problem: People are leaving our communities of worship. Continue Reading »
Salute to a Country Songwriter
by Jeremy BeerTom T. Hall was one of the best songwriters America has ever produced. Continue Reading »
Bach and Pythagoras
by Dan MollerAnyone who begins playing Bach as an adult will notice two things: that he should have started earlier, ideally by studying the piano as a child instead of chasing a leathery orb around some field; and that there is something of the divine in Bach. Philosophers have always drawn a connection between . . . . Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousFujimura’s Art and Faith meditates on the necessity of art for spiritual flourishing. Pulling from a myriad of resources, Fujimura illustrates how artistic creation allows us to model ourselves after God, the first and greatest creator and artist, who created the world ex . . . . Continue Reading »
The Liturgical Medium is the Message
by Hans BoersmaOur worship ought to be a genuine enfleshment of the Beauty of God. Continue Reading »
Music That Is Never Heard
by Ephraim RadnerOne of the most haunting images I know of comes from the last days of James Simon, a German Jewish composer who perished at Auschwitz. Having survived Theresienstadt, he and others were sent off to their final destination. Witnesses say that the last time they saw him, Simon was waiting for the . . . . Continue Reading »
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