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Bob Dylan frequently alludes to the Bible and the Christian Faith in his songs. One such allusion occurs in “If You Ever Go to Houston” on the album Together Through Life (Columbia Records, [...]

I saw The Audreys perform at the Bridgetown Blues Festival in November last year, barely a fortnight after they won the Aria Award for the Best Blues and Roots Album of 2006. This strangely named [...]

Late last year the English folk singer Steve Tilston toured Australia and I attended one of his concerts in Perth. In a small courtyard-cum-amphitheatre, Tilston sat with his guitar on a low [...]

For a singer-songwriter who began as a punk rocker, NickCave has come a long way. He can still sing some ugly and mean songs (both music- and lyric-wise), but he now also sings some beautiful and [...]

This is our fifth and last in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. Previously we considered the neglect of scripture reading, the decline of [...]

This is the fourth in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will be dealing with the rush toward a utilitarian approach to [...]

This is the third in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will consider music and worship. Perhaps the most visible change in [...]