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For those of you who have not heard, HXCChristian.com will have a comp album due out around March 16th. Special thanks to our pals at Thumper Punk Records who helped with all the heavy lifting on the comp. “We at HXCChristian.com are really excited for this comp album to be released,” says Josh of HXCChristian.com, “not only did a ton of great bands step forward to contribute to the album, but the proceeds will help HXCChristian.com to continue to have a great presence at music festivals such as Cornerstone.” While HXCChristian.com keeps it overhead low by a pure DIY ethic, we really like to do it up at Cornerstone. Last year, we had an official generator tent where we were able to have bands do “meet-and-greets” with all the folks who attend Cornerstone. Leroy – lead singer for War of Ages, Andy – lead singer of A Plea For Purging, and the guys from Debtor, all came out to answer questions about the band, life on the road, and how God has used them to reach out to people at shows. We also had a pancake breakfast with Call to Preserve, and a free spaghetti dinner where we must have fed 200 people. We look forward to doing it bigger and better at Cornerstone this year. So, by purchasing a download of this comp, or buying the disc will help support our efforts.
Enough about us…..Who is on the comp? Well, we had 25 bands
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Ok, so in my first blog/note/advice column, I challenged you readers to get in the Word every day. Notice I didn’t really give you any tools or specific ideas? Don’t you just hate when that happens? So now I’m fixing that! Unfortunately, it’s often easier not to get in the Word, so with that in mind, I’m going to list some easy things you can do to get started.
Check out the Daily Meditation at Forward Movement. Forward Movement is an organization whose goal is to reinvigorate the Episcopal Church (which is not terribly relevant here). Regardless of the church association, there is a brief meditation and at the bottom are the scriptures for the day and a link to a site where you can get those specific verses in an online Bible. Just a couple clicks, and you have a daily Bible reading plan. Doesn’t get much easier than this. Readings include an Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm, and Gospel. They change daily and are on a set schedule based on the church calendar. Following this schedule, you’ll cover most of the Bible in 2-4 years.
If you’re on facebook (and who isn’t at this point?), “like” Christian Quotation of the Day. It starts with a short Bible verse/passage and then a related quote from a famous Christian author/theologian (CS Lewis, Martin Luther etc.). Highly recommended. It now has links often to the online book the quote came from even. If that’s too much work, you can subscribe to get the
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Carrying The Fire is one of the newest hardcore bands to come out of Maryland, if you haven’t heard of Carrying The Fire you might recognize some of the members of the band. Carrying The Fire is comprised of several ex members of xLooking Forwardx. I learned about Carrying The Fire when Matt who plays in the band posted on the HXCChristian.com Forum to introduce the band. If you liked xLooking Forwardx and were bummed that they are pretty much decommissioned, then I think you will love Carrying The Fire, this band kind of picks up where xLFx leaves off, except with a bit more heavy feeling and sound. I recently caught up with Justin who sings for the band (and was the singer of xLFx) about the band (thanks Matt for the hookup), to find out what is up with Carrying The Fire. PS – you can download their songs for free from Facebook. Oh, AND, Carrying The Fire will have a new song featured on the upcoming HXCChristian.com compilation album due out in early February.
Band: Carrying The Fire
Location: Bel Air, Maryland
Musical Style: Straight Up Hardcore
Links: Myspace Facebook last.fm
Q: Carrying The Fire includes several ex members of XLooking ForwardX, how did CTF get it’s start?
A: While there are members of XLFX in the band, CTF actually wasn’t born from XLFX at all. Originally it was Matt, Auggie, Dan and another friend named Brandon in the group under a different name and they asked me to do vocals
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Here is a great band to check out. With all the classic style of Social D mixed with a classic punk sound. The Way from California delivers in a big way. These guys have been pumping some solid punk rock for the past two years. They were recently picked up by our friends at Thumper Punk Records (who recently released “Hymns of Punk Rock Praise” by False Idle). So look for big things from The Way. We hope to see them at Cornerstone 2011. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for their first full length release on Thumper Punk.
Band: The Way
Music Style: Punk
Location: Oxnard & Santa Paula, CA
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Q: Where and when did The Way get there start?
A: The WAY started around January of ’09. Tank, Harry, and Ryan were in a band called “R.I.P. The old Me” and had just lost their singer. That’s when I joined the group. A couple of weeks later Manny came to a practice to try out on lead guitar and we never looked back!
Q: What is the significance of the name The Way?
A: I guess you could say that the Bible verse that drives this band most is John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me.” That verse is so powerful in its claim of absolute truth. It also fits with anything in life. It is the solution to any problem we face, any
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So I was at the beach here in North Carolina over Labor Day Weekend, and the guys from In Shepherds Arms were nice enough to take some time sit down with me at The Java Post in Swansboro, NC for a video interview (well actually I bribed them with free coffee). You may have heard these guys on HXC Christian Radio, they have been around for a while, but they have had some recent additions to the band that have completely changed the sound of the band. In my opinion, these guys are putting out some SOLID hardcore. Their new material is tight, and we are going to load two of their new songs onto the station in conjunction with the interview here. So go over and take a listen when you get done watching the interview. Sorry for the bad lighting and shoddy camera work (it’s DIY)!
Band: In Shepherds Arms
Music Style: Hardcore
Location: Crystal Coast, NC
Links: Myspace Facebook
Part 1 of the interview with In Shepherds Arms
Part 2 of the interview with In Shepherds Arms
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It was bound to happen sooner or later, someone taking all the classic hymnals we know and love and turning them into classic punk rock anthems. Well, I would like to introduce you to False Idle. Some of you may know the brain child behind the project. Our pal Sef, formerly of the band uniSEF, Christian punk rock staple of Idaho. Sef’s new project False Idle is releasing an album jam packed with punk rock hymnals on newly formed record label Thumper Punk Records. I was able to catch up with Sef and David of Thumper Punk to learn more about False Idle, the upcoming release “Hymns of Punk Rock Praise,” and Thumper Punk Records. The new album will be available the last week of August. Go, get it, and praise God! Also, scoot over the the HXCChristian.com radio station, we are playing 3 songs from the upcoming album in the rotation!
Band: False Idle
Music Style: Hymnals in a Punk Rock Style
Location: Idaho
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Q: Can you give us an introduction to Thumper Punk Records? The label is fairly new to the scene, but from what we understand at HXCChristian.com you have some things in the works. Why did you start Thumper Punk Records? What can we expect from the label in the future?
A: (David) Thumper Punk Records was formed to help artists record, produce and distribute music that reflects a positive, Christ-centered message. I started writing a music blog (www.thumperpunk.com) several years ago to share information about
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