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Metaphysical Monday: The Life Aquatic
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Movie Magic, Seth HecoxAnyone who’s seen a Wes Anderson movie knows how quirky, yet glorious, some of his shots can be. Unique style of filming mixed with unusual dialogue are trademarks of Wes Anderson films. But one of my favorite aspects of his films is the focus on the family (pun intended, sorry Dr. Dobson).
Family is an important part of culture and is an important part of understanding the Bible. Paul says in the New Testament that we are a family and are…
Metaphysical Monday: Movie Magic
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Christopher Nolan, Metaphysical Monday, Movie Magic, Seth HecoxIVM is mostly about music, but I think this community also cares about movies, right? So why not have some Metaphysical Monday posts that relate to movies and their message? Ok, ok, you’ve convinced me. Let’s do it!
Let’s look at Christopher Nolan films, mainly his 3 titles in the Batman franchise, since there’s a new Batman movie coming out. Not only is he the best director of our time, I sincerely think his movies will go down in history a…
Metaphysical Monday: Southtown
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, P.O.D, Seth HecoxThere was a time when rap-rock ruled the world. Although I don’t want those days to come back, there were some pretty sweet albums made during those years that I still enjoy. I think the best of that genre/era was “The Fundamental Elements of Southtown” by P.O.D. Since P.O.D. is still around, I assume we’re all familiar with who they are and what they do. But when TFEOS came out in 1999, it shook up the Christian music scene in…
Metaphysical Monday: Life in General
| Tags : Life in General, Metaphysical Monday, MxPx, Seth HecoxNext in our series of “Classic Christian Albums” is an MxPx masterpiece. ”Life in General” was the crowning achievement for Christian punk, in my humble (but very correct) opinion. MxPx owns the title as kings of Christian punk and this album is their zenith.
My earliest memories of anything related to MxPx were browsing through my local Christian Bookstore when I was only 13. I had a pretty rad Christian Bookstore that would let you sample CDs in little listening booth…
Metaphysical Monday: “Undeceived” Beauty
| Tags : Classic Christian Albums, Extol, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, UndeceivedOk, it’s time for another series, don’t you think? This article is the first in a series of what I would call “Classic Christian Albums with an Incredible Message.”
First up in this series is an album that for a long time I considered to be the best Christian metal album of all time. Heck, I kinda still feel that way. And that album is “Undeceived” by Extol. I would assume that most IVM readers are at least somewhat familiar with…
Pre-Order New To Speak of Wolves
| Tags : find your worth come home, preorder, Solid State Records, to speak of wolvesPre order Find Your Worth, Come Home the new release from To Speak of Wolves out May 22nd on Solid State Records.
Metaphysical Monday: The Music of Nature
| Tags : Bluegrass, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, The Music of NatureI live in the remote mountains of extreme north Georgia. I grew up in Gainesville, GA which is about an hour north of Atlanta. But now that I’ve got a family of my own, we’ve settled ourselves in a more rustic setting. Our home is a cabin nestled between mountain peaks and beautiful valleys. The peaks are the beginnings of the Appalachian Mountains and in fact, the Appalachian Trail starts just a few miles from our house. It takes u…
Metaphysical Monday: Love Your Enemies
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Love Your Enemies, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Unsexy Biblical PrinciplesThis is the third and probably final installment of the current series: Unsexy Biblical Principles. This week we’ll look at a principle the Bible speaks clearly on, but that often goes unpracticed and untaught in Christian circles. Listen to what Matthew 5:43-44 (NIV) says:
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Those are the words of Jesus and they are not…
Metaphysical Monday: Gluttony
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Gluttony, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Unsexy Biblical PrinciplesLast week was the first article in a series of what I like to call the “Unsexy Biblical Principles.” That article looked at the biblical principle of stewardship. This week, we’ll look at a different biblical concept that may not be so popular currently in our churches: Gluttony.
Webster’s defines gluttony as “excessive eating and drinking,” which will be one aspect we’ll examine about gluttony. But since this is a music site and since we’re all absolutely stoked on music, we’ll…
Metaphysical Monday: Monetary Stewardship
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, StewardshipOne aspect of biblical Christianity that doesn’t get very much attention is the discipline of stewardship. So today begins a series of MM articles on what I like to call “Unsexy Biblical Principles.”
Stewardship is defined as “the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.” With this definition, we can apply the concept of stewardship to almost all areas of life. For instance, if you have skills at soccer, those skills were given to you originally…
Metaphysical Monday: Metaphors and Parables
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphor, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxThe gospel can be seen as a great mystery, which man has difficulty comprehending. Speaking of it in plain terms sometimes confuses a person more than telling the gospel by using symbols and allegory. It seems strange to some of us, but if we are to see the gospel fleshed out in our daily lives, we must understand this and not give up on understanding more difficult or veiled truths.
This is one reason, I believe, that Christ’s teachings were peppered…
Metaphysical Monday: The Resurrection of Ska
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Ska, Supertones Strike BackSo the O.C. Supertones are back together. And Five Iron Frenzy just wowed the world by showing that they have more supportive fans than anyone else. And I think somewhere, the Insyderz are doing something ska-related.
What the heck?
I considered ska my favorite music in early high school (1999-2002) and for most of that time, the Supertones were my favorite band. Anyone who missed out on the pure magic of looking at the booklet for Supertones Strike Back has missed something…
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones February 29th
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Brandon Jones Blog, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff BlogI feel I should pull this post out every few years so people can get to know me and my vision for IVM. I wrote this in February of 2009 but much of it is still true and relevant to my life today.
Metaphysical Monday: Music in Scripture
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Music in Scripture, Seth HecoxSince the aim of this column is to explore that area where music and faith intersect, I figure it’s important to look at Scripture and see what Scripture says about music, both descriptively and prescriptively. The Bible is replete with mentions of music, both in the Old Testament and New Testament. A couple weeks ago we discussed King David’s rad harp playing (so brutal it exorcised a demon from Saul!) and some of the hymns of the early church in…
Metaphysical Monday: A Still, Small Voice
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Chopin, Elijah, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxMusic is a reflection of the character of God. It shows us the various emotions that God has and the various attributes of God’s character. When you listen to a Chopin etude, you can be amazed at the complexity of the human mind, which was fashioned in the image of God’s mind. When you listen to the aggressive sounds of Demon Hunter, you can be reminded of God’s vengeance against sin or His jealousy for our praise. When you listen…
Metaphysical Monday: Moron Mountain
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Moron Mountain, Seth Hecox, Space JamEveryone reading this article that’s older than 8 years old will remember the zenith of cinema history that was Space Jam. Regardless of your interest in sports, Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and Bill Murray shook your very soul with this impeccable piece of movie-making. One of the best aspects of the movie was the ultra-90s soundtrack, featuring Seal (covering Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle” in awesome fashion), R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” (which I still hear on…
Metaphysical Monday: Corporate Worship
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Corporate Worship, Metaphysical Monday, Psalms, Seth HecoxLast week, we looked at music on the mission field. Now let’s look at the use of music in worship services everywhere.
Music is used in every church service everywhere on earth. I actually can’t recall a single church service I’ve been to (which numbers in the thousands) where songs weren’t utilized and meant to be sung together. Isn’t that amazing? In fact, music and the singing of songs seems like a fundamental necessity to corporate worship. Why can’t churches worship…
Metaphysical Monday: Missionary Music
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Ethnomusicology, Metaphysical Monday, Missionary, Seth HecoxI’ve felt the call to be a missionary since I was a little kid. Some might say that as a member of Becoming The Archetype, I am a type of missionary. Those people wouldn’t necessarily be wrong, but that’s not the sort of missionary I’ve been called to ultimately be. A great blessing has been that God has also called my wife and brother to the mission field, so we’ve begun discussing possibilities for all going together. Right now I’m…
Metaphysical Monday: A Case of the Mondays?
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, The Spiritual Significance of Music“Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays”
If you haven’t heard that phrase before, stop reading this and go watch Office Space. If you have heard it, I hope your day so far isn’t nearly as dreadful as any of the characters’ in the movie. So here’s your Metaphysical Monday to cheer you up!
As we discussed and seemed to all agree last week, music has a profound spiritual significance. That significance can be difficult to explain, but it’s not…
Metaphysical Monday: The Meaning of Music
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, the Meaning of MusicHi, I’m Seth Hecox and I’m a new writer here at IVM. Some of you are familiar with me from Becoming The Archetype as well as Anchors.
Goodbye Myspace, From Your Friends at IVM
No, myspace.com has not disappeared (yet) but I have in fact decided to close our Indie Vision Music page on the social network. It was a spam mess and I hardly ever visited the site. A lot of people use Facebook, Twitter, and visit us here at our official .com site so I figured it was pointless to keep the myspace page. Shed a tear for the IVM Myspace page and let it finally R.I.P. You can still find u…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
| Tags : Best of Lists, christmas, Christmas Songs, Indie Vision Music, IVMThere is just so much Christmas music out there that’s tough to report on each individual track. Let’s blow this post up with tons of comments about your favorite Christmas songs of 2011 and past years as well. What song reminds you of the Christmas holiday the most? What is your favorite Christmas song? Favorite Christmas album? Come on people let’s comment!
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones November 30th 2011
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Free Music, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff Blog, Staff Blog Brandon JonesI wrote this blog back in September but never posted it. I fixed a few out of date items but for the most part the content is still there. The theme of this blog is “Free Music”. Enjoy!
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones November 29th 2011
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff Blog, Staff Blog Brandon JonesMy (Brandon Jones) Staff Blog for November 29th 2011. You may either like it or hate it but this is what i’m feeling today. The theme is “Music Preference”. Enjoy.
Eric Pettersson’s Greatest Hits
| Tags : Eric Pettersson, Explore Reading, Reading PAEric Pettersson has been writing reviews and interviews at Indie Vision Music for six years now, but can he make it on his own with a new solo project?
History of the IVM Banner Ad
| Tags : banner ads, banners, History of the IVM Banner, Indie Vision Music, IVMThis is the history of IVM as told through our various banner ads over the years, dating all the way back to July of 2000 (launch date). I figured it was a slow news day and this would be a fun look back on the good, the bad, and the ugly, through the years. I hope you appreciate my humor during some of those years ;). If you want to see ads, flyers, and other graphics from this time period, check out my Facebook photo album right here. Enjoy!
Staff Blog: Putting the INDIE Back in IVM September 28th
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Putting the INDIE Back in IVM, Staff BlogStaff Blog: Putting the “INDIE” back in IVM / September 28th by Brandon Jone
Best Of the Half Way Point of 2011: Rock Brandon Jones List
| Tags : Best of Lists, Best of the Half Way Point of 2011 Rock, Brandon Jones, folk, indie rock, Indie Vision Music, IVM, RockI couldn’t think of how to combine my lineup of artists and diversify the genres to keep them separate so I am just creating one master list for all (non-heavy) things Rock n’ Roll. I’ll try and create a list for the “Heavy” albums since that usually stacks up a bit different. Here you will find the Top 20 albums of Rock/Indie Rock/Folk/Reggae/Misc. that released from Jan.-July. 2011. It should have been cut off at July but I wasn’t quick enough in writing this list, I am truly sorry ;) Here we go. If you missed my last “Best Of the Half Way Point of 2011 – Punk/Pop-Punk” click here for that.
Best Of the Half Way Point of 2011 – Punk Rock – Brandon Jones List
| Tags : Best of the Half Way Point of 2011, Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, IVM Poll, pop-punk, Punk, Punk RockWell I didn’t think I’d be able to stack up and type out a “list” of my favorites from 2011 (so far), this early in the year but I think I have enough energy and I’m running on pure adrenaline right now! In the past couple of months I have been given, bought, or stumbled upon so much music that I am starting to run out of space for it all. I didn’t think previous years could be beat or…
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones August 13th
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff Blog, Staff Blog Brandon JonesHello everyone and welcome to this Saturday’s edition of my Staff Blog. No, there was no staff blog last Saturday or any other Saturday, haha. First one. So, I have been giving some thought to an issue and instead of dealing with it on my own and I decided to probe our readers for ideas.
I have been deep in writing a “Best Of” the half way point of 2011 list for myself with the first one completed on the…
Favorite Hymns re-done?
I’ve always enjoyed hearing modern takes on older hymns, even full-length albums dedicated to hymns like Jars of Clay or Ascend the Hill. What are some of your favorite modern-takes on old hymns?
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones July 12th
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff Blog***This is a personal opinion piece and does not reflect the opinions of other staff members or readers of IVM. These are just my thoughts for the day*** Okay so where do I begin? It’s been awhile since i’ve written anything personal for the site that goes past 140 characters, or 400 characters, or whatever social networking allows you ;) I figured it was time to get a little more in depth and fill you all in on some of…
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones May 24th
| Tags : Brandon Jones, Indie Vision Music, IVM, Staff BlogSo much to talk about. First, a little status update on my life or what’s been going on in it. My grandma got released from the cancer ward of the hospital last week, was home for a few days but when my dad took her to get her lab work done in his car on Friday she passed out in the back seat and started to turn blue. He rushed her to the hospital which was luckily just around the…
What’s Your Essential 80 Minute Mix
| Tags : articles, Indie Vision Music, mix album, musicI just created an 80 minute mix cd of Ambient, Atmospheric, and Chill type songs that fit the particular mood I’m in right now. I wanted to share the songs with you all and I also wanted to see what some of your 80 minute mixes (the duration of a cd) would consisted of. Let’s have some fun with this!
Jeremiah’s Set The Mood Mix
1. Hundred Year Storm – Pilot’s Last Broadcast
2. Thrice – Circles
3. My Epic – Patience And Silence
4. …
Skeletons In Your Closet
In an effort to add some humor and shed some light on the skeletons in your closet, I want to know a few things about you guys! Here is what I want to know:
1. What album and/or artist is spinning in your recent playlist that you would not want anyone to find out?
2. What is the most humiliating, “in person” music purchase you have made? (I’m talking so embarrassing you couldn’t even look the cashier in the face!)
I am not…
The Return of Pop-Punk: Suggestions for Today
| Tags : All at Risk, Blood and Water, Children 18:3, Close Your Eyes, False Idle, Flatfoot 56, Hawk Nelson, olivia the band, pop-punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Relient K, same as sunday, Stellar Kart, The Kings Kids, the suit, the wayThe latest trend exploding in popularity this past year is a resurgence of pop-punk. This time around, it has a slight core or “hardcore” influence as evidenced in bands like Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, Man Overboard, Handguns, Fireworks, Transit, A Day to Remember, etc. etc. As much as the general market is overflowing with pop-punk right now, the little “Christian” scene has yet to fully latch on to the style. It is coming though, count my words. So…
What Is Your Opinon on Clean Vox?
Anyone that reads IVM regularly knows my disdain of clean vox. It is not that I don’t like cleans vox but for me it is a question of do they add or take away from the music. I listen to a lot of bands that sound good until I get this whiney, auto-tuned chorus thrown in my face. That leads into my next point. Can “brutal” metalcore/hxc and “whiney” clean vox actually coexist? In my opinion, they are diametrically opposed.…
Concert Review: Over My Head Tour
| Tags : brian head welch, brian welch, Decyfer Down, Head, hm magazine, mocha club, The Letter Black, the weddingBrian “Head” Welch headlined the Over My Head Tour featuring Decyfer Down, The Letter Black, and The Wedding. The Square Room in Knoxville Tennessee hosted the package on their second day of the tour. The concrete pillars and drapery created an appropriate ambiance for the night.
The Wedding kicked off the night at 8:30, a pretty late start especially considering my bed time these days is around 10. Though there were only a hand full that…
Staff Blog: Artists and Entertainers
| Tags : art, copeland, entertainment, Five Iron Frenzy, Project 86, Relient KLet’s try this one again, shall we?
Staff Blog: Favorite Heavy Worship Songs?
| Tags : for today, heavy worship, lists, Sleeping Giant, The Great CommissionWhat are some of your favorite “heavy worship” songs? list them here!
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Maranatha
Project 86
See The Light
Demon Hunter
Sent By Ravens
Thousand Foot Krutch
Heath McNease
Truly, Truly
Creations
Manafest
Astoria
ElisaRay
Brave Season
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Young London
Poema (Video Interview)
Comrades
Twin Radio
Close Your Eyes
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