[rocksmyfaceoff.net]

February 15, 2011

[caedmonscall.net]

January 17, 2011

[derekwebb.net]

Act Like a Grownup

A couple weeks ago, Derek sarcastically responded to people who had been criticizing his statements from an article in The Huffington Post about tolerance in the contemporary American church. Plenty of people had reasoned arguments. Plenty more were really sarcastic, sophomoric takedowns of Derek, casting aspersions all over the place.

As someone who considers Derek to be a friend, this dismayed me greatly, especially because he and I come from different faith traditions, as I am a United Methodist and hold to its tenets. You can disagree with someone, even strongly, and do so in a very loving way. I came to know Derek starting in the 2003 timeframe, right as his solo career was kicking off. Everyone who knew of my faith leanings knew that Derek and I were opposed in a lot of soteriological ways, and they also knew that Derek used to really rough people up for being Arminians back in the day. He and I have never had a cross word about soteriology, because we believe that we share so much more in our theology than we don’t.

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being a semi-public, unofficial spokesperson for a particular way of looking at the world is an odd thingabout 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

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as a general rule: i'm fine with responses and i'm fine if folks wanna unfollow. but please don't issue an 'unfollow threat' as a responseabout 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPad

I’ve created an Editorial category for this entry, purely because I want to say that anyone issuing an unfollow threat is acting foolishly. On Twitter, you choose whom you follow. On Twitter, you choose whom you follow. On Twitter, you choose whom you follow.

If Derek Webb says something that you don’t like on Twitter, don’t follow him. If you don’t like the things he says in interviews, just don’t keep him on your horizon. Derek Webb doesn’t owe you anything for your fandom. You’ve bought his records, you’ve attended his concerts, and you’ve told your friends about him. You’ve helped him make a living so that he can provide for his family. If you decide that you don’t like his music for any artistic reason, stop supporting it. Don’t buy it. Don’t recommend it to friends. Don’t go to a show.

The way that I have always understood Derek’s career is this: he tells the truth as he understands it. I think that we as Christians understand that none of us fully perceive God’s Truth. Because of this, we are left with everyone grasping for the truth as they understand it. There’s an old saw that the level of a man’s intelligence is the degree to which he agrees with you. If you though that Derek Webb was really smart when he wrote She Must and Shall Go Free and really offbase when he wrote Stockholm Syndrome, then you’ve got the problem here.

Reasonable people can reasonably agree. Unreasonable people issue unfollow threats on Twitter. I firmly believe that an unfollow threat says much, much more about the person issuing it than the target.

by Geof F. Morris at January 17, 2011 01:28 AM

December 22, 2010

[andrewosenga.net]

Merry Christmas from the Osenglets

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me: "Sadie, what do you want to get Daddy for Christmas?" her: "A pretend toe, that looks and feels real and can never come off!"
@aliOsenga
alison osenga

Have a Merry Christmas everyone. We have hopes for a full-length Andy O album in 2011.

by Geof F. Morris at December 22, 2010 07:33 PM

November 30, 2010

[squarepegalliance.net]

2010 Behold the Lamb of God Tour Lineup

Wondering who’s going out on the road this December? Wonder no more!

AP
Todd Bragg
Paul Eckberg
Cason Cooley
Ben Shive
Andy Gullahorn
Jill Phillips
Andrew Osenga
Jason Gray
Gabe Scott
Claire Indie

That’s a whole lot of awesome.

by Geof F. Morris at November 30, 2010 12:10 AM

October 26, 2010

[caedmonscall.net]

[derekwebb.net]

Matthew Smith on Feedback

You may know Matthew Smith as a part of the Indelible Grace effort, or you may know his solo work. Tonight, he posted a run of tweets about Feedback, which will be released next Tuesday.

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Here are SEVEN THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW about the new @derekwebb instrumental worship record, FEEDBACK:Tuesday.October 26.2010 12:42 am via web

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@SANDRAMCCRACKEN IS A STRONG PRESCENCE. Her sense of melody is all over this record. And the musical partnership works seamlessly. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:42 am via web

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INSTRUMENTAL DOESN’T MEAN NO SINGING. Vocals are used as an instrument, with a good deal of singing, but without words. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:42 am via web

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CLASSICALLY COMPOSED DOESN’T MEAN CLASSICAL. Modern instrumentation, classically structured. Can't be confused with Mozart. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:43 am via web

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WORSHIP RECORD? IT’S A SOUNDTRACK. A soundtrack to prayer. If you're down w/ http://esv.to/1thes5.17, it’s a soundtrack to life. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:43 am via web

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IT'S NOT A THROWAWAY SIDE PROJECT. Don’t skip it because it’s not a standard pop release. Derek's not a standard pop artist. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:43 am via web

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IT’S A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. He's using programming to create expansive sonic landscapes without budget constraints. Brilliant. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:43 am via web

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IT WILL OFFEND YOU. It’s art that invites you to engage, not just consume. These days, that's more scandalous than swear words. #feedbackTuesday.October 26.2010 12:43 am via web

Derek sent me a download link for Feedback on Saturday night, and I gave it a listen Sunday morning. I liked Matthew’s statement about it being “a soundtrack to prayer”. If you need encouragement for a long prayer/study session, wanting to get immersed in what you’re doing but have an audible cue for when you should complete, Feedback clocks in around 37 minutes.

by Geof F. Morris at October 26, 2010 01:19 AM

August 24, 2010

[derekwebb.net]

Feedback Is Coming

Derek posted this video yesterday.

We here at dw.net are super excited about the upcoming release from our favorite bald man. We’re trying to set up an interview with Derek about the record so stay tuned.

by Michael at August 24, 2010 10:39 PM

August 06, 2010

[caedmonscall.net]

Discussing Raising Up the Dead

From reading the comments, some of you seem interested in discussing the new album, the future of the band, etc. We would invite you to register for our Rumor Forum, which has a dedicated Caedmon’s Call Board. Membership is free for the first 100 posts.

by Geof F. Morris at August 06, 2010 01:27 PM

August 03, 2010

[caedmonscall.net]

More on the Pre-Sale

Caedmon’s Call fans:

The band has heard your frustrations with the Raising Up the Dead pre-order, and Derek has addressed many of them. The salient point:

now in terms of the limiting of the immediate download to the top two pre-order tiers, this was not an easily made decision. there was some disagreement at INO as to whether we should immediately deliver the record during the pre-order seeing as though the record would only ever be a digital release (otherwise, it isn’t really a “pre-order” so much as an actual “release”). the compromise was made to allow for some tiers to include an immediate download and to have the others digitally deliver the record on release day.

but since the focus with this record has been and remains on the fans, we have heard your disappointment and have decided to change the pre-order options. as of this posting, ALL PRE-ORDER TIERS WILL INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD.

what does this mean if you’e already pre-ordered? if you have already pre-purchased a tier that didn’t include immediate delivery, you will receive a download code via email within a day or so to get your immediate download as well. and if you pre-purchased one of the top tiers and want to reconsider which one to buy in light of this change, simply send an email to support@discrevolt.com and they will take care of you.

This will not answer everyone’s concerns, of course. Nothing is ever enough, after all. But we do believe that this will address the key concerns that many of you had.

by Geof F. Morris at August 03, 2010 09:57 PM

Pre-sale Up Soon

The pre-sale page will be up by evening. So get back to work and quit asking Geof when it will be online. ;) We will post an update to this post when it’s out, and we’ll also tweet when it’s up— we’re @ccnet.

Update, 1650CT: So, here’s the 411: you’ll be able to get an instant download, plus some extras. There will be an exclusive physical version of the disc, for you collector types. [1000 printed.] Oh, and … something about Guild 1 was mentioned, but then our call was dropped. [THANKS A LOT, Steve Jobs.]

Update, 2220CT: It is now up.

  1. Tier 1: Digital album.
  2. Tier 2: Digital album + T-shirt.
  3. Tier 3: Digital album + T-shirt + digital copies of Guild content from over the years, including Guild 1 MP3s.
  4. Tier 4: Digital album + T-shirt + Guild content + physical CD.

Let’s clear things up: there will only be 1000 physical copies printed. That’s why the top tier is where that is. You want the physical CD, with all the bells and whistles that the band will put in it, you pay the highest price. Don’t eschew that expecting that there will be a bookstore release of this record.

by Geof F. Morris at August 03, 2010 03:22 AM

July 31, 2010

[derekwebb.net]

Bootlegs, Reloaded

You may remember the short-lived indieriver.net bootleg-trading service. It was shut down for a number of reasons, the main one being that it proved technically challenging for many users, who just wanted high-quality MP3s and didn’t care about all the nerdy lossless audio and all that, much less being interested in trying to figure out BitTorrent, etc. As a result, the service was shut down in favor of something less daunting: archive.org’s Live Music Archive. That’s not to say that LMA is easy, but we’ll explain it for you.

On any show page, you can stream the audio to check to see if you want to download it. You can also embed this on any Web page that you like. If, for example, you recorded a show and wanted to announce that fact to the world, it’s as simple as using that embedding function.

If you’re wanting just the MP3s in a simple convenient format, click the “VBR ZIP” link in the left-hand sidebar. You’ll get a happy ZIP file with all the MP3s—nothing more, nothing less. Drop that in iTunes and you’ll be listening in seconds.

Now, if you care about lossless audio, MD5 sums, metadata, et al … that’s all still available. The easiest way to download everything is to hit the “All Files: HTTP” link. LMA used to support download via FTP, but sadly that is no more.

Go forth and download. I’ll be getting the Derek backlog up I have from all my taping, plus the shows that other tapers shared, out on the Live Music Archive repository for Derek Webb soon. You may pester me in the comments if this goes slowly. Happy downloading!

by Geof F. Morris at July 31, 2010 11:50 PM

July 26, 2010

[caedmonscall.net]

Raising Up the Dead

Did you miss us? Our comments on the last post indicate that you did.

If you missed the emails from the band, Caedmon’s Call is releasing a new album later this year, titled Raising Up the Dead. We’re not sure what Cliff will call this one when you ask: “the brown one” or “the mustard yellow one”? Time will tell, we guess.

As we indicated back last August, this is a slightly smaller Caedmon’s Call than the previous iteration. Andy O publicly stated back then that he wouldn’t be a part of it, and while we here at [caedmonscall.net] will miss him, it’s not like he’s not making music anymore. Same with Josh Moore. But our reports were a bit off with regards to the bass support: rumors of Jeff Miller’s musical demise are greatly exaggerated. Our favorite bassist/programmer even wrote a song for Raising Up the Dead. We know this because Derek told us so, although we think he said that on the Twitters, too, so that’s probably not much of a scoop anymore.

We can tell you that we really like it. If you’re wanting to hear it, you can get two of the songs up on NoiseTrade: “Sometimes a Beggar” [the aforementioned Miller-penned tune] and “She”. We would argue that these are pretty representative of the sound of the album, so if you’ve been wondering what a 2010-era Caedmon’s Call record would sound like, well, get to listening.

Pre-sales for Raising Up the Dead start on August 2. We would like to thank the band for honoring the anniversary of our rumor about the band recording together again with the pre-sale date. They love us like that.

by Geof F. Morris at July 26, 2010 09:27 PM

Touring Support for Raising Up the Dead

Our inside sources have indicated to us that there will be a few one-off tour dates for Raising Up the Dead, but no tour is planned as of yet. There will be release shows in Houston and Austin that will be announced at a later date.

Would you travel to Texas for a Caedmon’s Call release show? Let us know in the comments. Maybe we’ll work up getting a group rate on hotel rooms or something and panty raid Bryan’s room.

by Geof F. Morris at July 26, 2010 06:27 PM

July 21, 2010

[derekwebb.net]

Who Says We’re Irrelevant?

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thanks to @southwestair "misplacing" my bag, i'm stopping at officemax and a friend's house to rebuild my book of lyrics in the next hourWednesday.July 21.2010 10:27 pm via Twitter for iPhone

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dear www.derekwebb.net, please add the lyrics to 'stockholm syndrome' to your site. like, in the next 15 minutes. k, thanks- dWednesday.July 21.2010 11:24 pm via web

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@derekwebb You only owe me a beer ... you owe @MichaelATerry an entire dinner.Wednesday.July 21.2010 11:49 pm via TweetDeck


In related news, the Stockholm Syndrome page is now public …

by Geof F. Morris at July 21, 2010 11:55 PM

April 27, 2010

[squarepegalliance.net]

As Always, Changes

Change is a part of everything in life. We all know this. Some folks have wondered about what’s going on with the Square Pegs these days. They’ve got a Facebook fan page now, and if you check the list, you see the following:

Andrew Peterson
Jill Phillips
Ben Shive
Jeremy Casella
Eric Peters
Lori Chaffer
Randall Goodgame
Andrew Osenga
Don Chaffer
Andy Gullahorn

Obviously, there are two new names on that list: the Chaffers are in Nashville now! And there are two names off of that list: Derek Webb and Chris Mason.

I don’t really think that it’s a big deal when the membership of the Pegs changes. This is no different than going from 13 to 9 back in 2007. It’s important to remember that the SPA is a very loose alliance of friends who make music together; it’s not a record label, it’s not a “damn the man” thing. It’s not that there was some insurrection to boot Derek out or something. Last we checked with Chris, he just wasn’t doing that much music stuff anymore. [I know, we're sad, too.] Seasons come and go with people, and so it is with the SPA.

It is what it is. We won’t enjoy Derek or Chris’s music any less. We will getting some more SPA visibility with the Chaffers. Life’s like that, and we embrace the changes as they come.

[And now for me to get back to my groove in posting here more often. Sorry about that.]

by Geof F. Morris at April 27, 2010 02:35 AM