Articles filed under Musical Routes

1. Columns // Musical Routes0

   From the Sky Down provides elevating look at U2

   By Aaron Epp and ChristianWeek on Feb 1, 2012

   The last time Davis Guggenheim made a documentary involving a member of U2, the result was the lacklustre It Might Get Loud. That film, released in 2009, documented the varied playing styles of three guitarists—U2’s The Edge, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy…Read More→

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   Manitoban’s Christmas album reveals true Joy

   By Adam Kroeker and ChristianWeek on Dec 1, 2011

   WINNIPEG, MB—Manitoba musician Barbara Joy’s new album, A King Has Come, presents a welcome change to the Christmas season’s stale cover songs and tired favorites. A King Has Come is composed of eight original songs, recorded at Winnipeg’s Family Life…Read More→

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   Newsboys stand for more than music

   By Aaron Epp and ChristianWeek on Nov 1, 2011

   In the world of Contemporary Christian Music, there are few bands bigger than Newsboys. Last year – 25 years after forming in Australia – the rock band released Born Again, its most popular album yet. Debuting in between Eminem and…Read More→

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   Singer-songwriter uses gift of music to address personal suffering

   By Aaron Epp and ChristianWeek on Oct 1, 2011

   Vancouver singer-songwriter Joel Kroeker has released three albums, filmed music videos, toured throughout Canada, shared the stage with Bruce Cockburn, been nominated for songwriting awards and collaborated with Randy Bachman. But it was a trip to Cambodia and Laos with…Read More→

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   God is up to something

   By Aaron Epp and ChristianWeek on Sep 1, 2011

   Just over 10 years ago, a Winnipeg youth pastor named Bryan Moyer Suderman sat down on his living room floor with his then three-year-old son and sang, for the first time, a simple song he had written. The refrain says:…Read More→

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   Former Newsboy’s solo project catching Fire

   By Aaron Epp and ChristianWeek on Aug 1, 2011

   Peter Furler is best known for his tenure in Australian rock band Newsboys, one of the most successful groups in the history of contemporary Christian music. Furler helped form the band in 1985, starting out as its drummer and switching…Read More→