This movie has such a simple plot that most of the action occurs in a single room. And most of the action involves nothing…
Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
Bad Religion, Empire Strikes First (2004)
The Empire Strikes First is intelligent punk. Bad Religion a band whose music makes clear they aren't merely interested in entertaining their fans. They…
Leonard Cohen, The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002)
The first song I heard by Leonard Cohen was Suzanne, a song that brilliantly captured the spirit of the Sixties. Suzanne takes you down…
Sigur Rós, Takk/Thanks (1997)
In 1994 three teenagers formed a band in Iceland, naming it after the sister of one of the band members, Sigur Rós, which is…
Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine (2005)
Soon after Fiona Apple’s third CD, Extraordinary Machine was released, Travis Scott phoned to say it was extraordinary. I’ve learned to trust Travis when…
David Eugene Edwards, Woven Hand (2002)
I am nothing without his ghost within and all your wooden eyes cannot see the good hand upon me ~David Eugene Edwards Out of…
Creed, Human Clay (1999)
In 1997 a group of rock musicians from Tallahassee, Florida, calling themselves Creed pooled $6000 and recorded their first CD, My Own Prison. Four…
Bob Dylan, Love and Theft (2001)
I listened to Bob Dylan’s latest CD for the first time a few days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. I…
Over The Rhine, Drunkard’s Prayer (2005)
In 1990 a band began performing in small venues in Cincinnati; it took its name from a notorious neighborhood called Over the Rhine. It’s…
Aimee Mann, Lost in Space (2002)
Aimee Mann does not try to produce singles that will become hits; she writes and sings songs that are meant to get under your…