Here are 10 rock and metal bands that started out Christian but aren't anymore. Do you have a favorite formerly Christian band? After all, Christian music is a big business, but many artists who ...

Over a 15-year recording career that includes 10 previous studio albums, the Christian crossover band Skillet has firmly established themselves within the metal/alternative rock universe. Skillet and ...

Nirvana means absolutely nothing to me. I’m sorry to have to be so blunt, but that’s the only way to put it; as much as I enjoy the songs, and as much as I can intellectually recognize the influence ...

Right around the time that the Beatles began outpointing Jesus in the popularity department, four different British rock and rollers, calling themselves the Pilgrims, decided that they wanted to give ...

How much space does a utility allow for aesthetics? That’s the question at the core of Hillsong United, the popular Christian rock group that performed for a full house Tuesday night at Citizens ...

Well, sort of. More accurately, the musings of one music fan who was weaned on the stuff. The following essay is adapted from Sects, Love, and Rock & Roll (Cascade Books), an entertaining and ...

(RNS) At age 65, Bob Gersztyn’s religious fervor has mellowed so much that he calls himself an ``allegorical Christian.'' But he has put together his love of pop music and photography to publish ...

The birth of contemporary Christian rock and pop music in America can in part be traced to a vision received by a 17-year-old runaway from Costa Mesa named Lonnie Frisbee. After stripping naked and ...

Next time you see some young folks flexing their subcultural muscle, take a closer look. Along with the baggy hoodies or the four-fin surfboards, you might catch a telltale sign of the Risen Lord: an ...