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Danny Jones wondered the other day, “are we over-analyzing Southern Gospel? By that I mean, are we trying too much time trying fix something that might not be […]

Some responses to recent posts. First up: Clarke Beasley, NQC head honcho, on NQC memorials:
Your assessment of the dangers of doing tributes is accurate. You inevitably run into […]

I admit it: I’ve been fascinated for some time now by the Two Chinese Boys (as they’re known all over the world) who made themselves amateur-video superstars in a matter of weeks by filming themselves lipsyncing a […]

So the NQC and Steinway have revamped the Thursday afternoon soloists showcase at NQC this year into an Anthony Burger tribute, complemented by a memorial and memento display at the convention. This […]

Some changes I missed will in exile recently.
1. Anthony Facello left Mercy’s Mark, or rather, Mercy’s Mark hired a new tenor. The way the group handled that “transition” probably wasn’t the bizarrest thing I can imagine, but […]

On the treadmill the other day, the Martins’ “Heaven’s Child” cycled through my iPod and I caught for the first time something I had missed before: the interesting role reversal described by the chorus: […]

I’ve had to travel a lot lately and in a crummy hotel in Princeton the other day I caught a few minutes of the Sunday morning service at FBC Atlanta on the television. That meant I got […]

What is it about southern gospel artists and the allure of multi-level marketing (MLM)? I’ve written before about Kirk Talley and Noni Juice, and of course Tony […]

“What You Say is What you Get.” Christ Tabernacle Choir. Back in the day, Reba Rambo (Dottie’s daughter) wrote a song called “What You Say Is What You […]

The avfl interns finally decided to straggle in from their extended spring break and got back to work, which turned up this news from the world of producing and recording: veteran producer Wayne Haun (along with producer […]