Icky Thump is the sixth full-length studio album by The White Stripes. In ways I can’t fully express, this rock duo continues to prove…
Travis Scott
Travis is a graduate of of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife and daughter. When he's not doing that he likes to spend time sitting in cafes pretending to be productive while drinking way too much coffee. He is a church planter in Auckland, New Zealand and also teaches practical theology at Grace Theological College. He's happy that Denis still lists him as a contributing editor for Critique even though he hasn't contributed much lately. His random musings on life can be found at: www.transpacificism.blogspot.com.
The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible (2007)
One of my former youth group students turned me onto this album and band and I’m so glad he did. This is one of…
Kanye West, Graduation (2007)
I bought this CD more out of a sense of duty than desire. In the past few years I have found it increasingly hard…
The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism (2007)
I bought this album when it came out last May and haven’t stopped listening to it. Trying to describe the music of The Avett…
To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up Without a Father (Donald Miller & John MacMurray, 2006)
Reflecting on fatherlessness I have a confession to make: I’m not a fan of Donald Miller. Many people told me I had to read…
Decorating or Desecrating the Temple?
Culture / Discernment / Faith
I was recently at a social gathering with friends when their four year old daughter began pointing at my arms and exclaiming that she…
Snow Patrol, The Final Straw (2004)
On their website Snow Patrol’s bio describes this album as “raw emotion made flesh.” I think that is a fairly apt summary of the…
Linkin Park, Meteora (2003)
A few years ago Rolling Stone reviewed the debut album of a relativity unknown southern California band. The review was unflattering, dismissing the band…
The Killers, Hot Fuss (2004)
Don't let the name of this of this Las Vegas quartet fool you; they are not an ultra-aggressive death metal group. Actually they land…
Chevelle, This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In (2004)
On their third full-length EP Peter, Samuel and Joseph (the three brothers who form Chevelle) deliver an aggressive powerhouse of an album. Chevelle’s third…