By Matt Beaton
A podcast exploring the Christian Rock subculture of the late 20th Century: where it came from, what it was, and what it turned into. With hosts Matt Beaton, Doug Dickens, and Tony Hormillosa.
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We have a great and wide ranging conversation with Brett Tohlen, Matt's songwriting partner from their band Lewis. Brett talks about growing up listening to the local Christian radio station, then discovering U2 and James. Matt and Brett discuss their years spent writing songs together, and Brett describes some of the themes behind the lyrics of their album "Even So". Doug outsmarts a Brooklyn hipster in 2004. Tony recounts how "speaking in tongues" was translated in his Pentecostal church.
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Sandi Patty
Michael W Smith
Petra
U2
Pixies
Public Enemy
Pop Poppins
Tripping Daisy
Trash Can Sinatras
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The Cure
R.E.M.
James
Tim Booth & the Bad Angel
The 77's
MJ Lenderman
Wednesday
Midlake
Lewis
Pleasant Grove
Lift To Experience
Bedhead
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Stephen Malkmus
Catherine Wheel
The Ocean Blue
Sunny Day Real Estate
The Smiths
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We talk to the Oklahoma musician and filmmaker Beau Jennings of the bands Lasso, Cheyenne, and Beau Jennings & The Tigers. Beau talks about Christian ska, youth group rallies about "taking our country back", and religion and faith as a backdrop to music writing. Tony & Beau talk about Okie Noodling, Will Rogers and all things Oklahoma. We create a string-map connecting Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, The National, and even Taylor Swift back to the Christian music festival called Cornerstone. Doug tries to convince Beau to listen to Voivod.
Beau's new album is called "American Stories Major Chords" and comes out on October 18th.
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Ester Drang
Lasso
Cheyenne
Beau Jennings & The Tigers
Lassie Foundation
The Prayer Chain
Michael Knott/ L.S.U.
Geoff Moore & The Distance
Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
REZ Band
O.C. Supertones
Stavesacre
Scientific
Fleet Foxes
Father John Misty
The National
Taylor Swift
Unwed Sailor
Pedro the Lion
Damien Jurado
Sufjan Stevens
Denison Witmer
Reels of White Softly Flow
Flaming Lips
Turnpike Troubadours
Wilco
Son Volt
Night Reports
Derrick C Brown
Pleasant Grove
Lewis
Yours For Now
John Wilkes Kissing Booth
Broncho
Waylon Jennings
Sparklehorse
Aerosmith
Voivod
Spacehog
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We interview the Texas musician and radio personality Danny Balis, from the bands Sorta, King Bucks, Bastards of Soul and Silver Skylarks, and from his long tenure on Dallas' talk radio show The Ticket. We talk about his journey through Christian Rock as a youth under the tutelage of Brother Bruce, throwing his secular records away, returning to Satan by buying an Iron Maiden record, and getting bamboozled by his Denton bandmates who got saved and tried to turn their band Sahara Rain into a Christian act.
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Journey
Foreigner
Foghat
AC/DC
David Meece
Sandi Patti
REZ Band
Petra
Styper
One Bad Pig
Voivod
Whitecross
RATT
Iron Maiden
Sahara Rain
King's X
Sorta
Bastards of Soul
Silver Skylarks
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We continue our conversation with musician Daniel Hopkins of the band Radiant, also known as Denim Wonder. Daniel recounts how Radiant got to play in Times Square on New Years Eve for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. We discuss the current state of Christian music. We talk about what is was like to be a Christian on tour, including encountering softball-sized mounds of cocaine. Tony wants to know what Daniel thinks about double bass drumming. Daniel expounds upon his middle school love of gangster rap.
Intro comedy bit: Jeremy Alder
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Radiant
Denim Wonder
James
Danny Gokie
The Afters
Brandon Lake
Shane & Shane
Chris Tomlin
Pleasant Grove
Lewis
Yours For Now
Garage Sale Poets
Songs: Ohia
Yo La Tengo
The Prayer Chain
Sigur Ros
Explosions In The Sky
At The Close Of Every Day
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I'm No Longer Afraid To Die
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre
Scaterd Few
Violet Burning
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We have our first guest!! We talk with the musician Daniel Hopkins of the band Radiant, also known as Denim Wonder. He talks about growing up with Christian music, sneaking secular CD's into the house, loving Creed and The Dave Matthews Band, listening to great music in spite of the lyrics, and songwriting. We discuss the "dangerous songs" of our youth. Matt keeps talking about Counting Crows. Daniel talks about working at Chik-Fil-A, which is the Christian Rock of fast food restaurants.
Bands/ artists discussed:
Radiant
Denim Wonder
Eric Clapton
The Beach Boys
R.E.M.
P.I.D. (Preachers In Disguise)
D-Boy Rodriguez
Nirvana
Newsboys
Starflyer 59
The Prayer Chain
Plankeye
Luxury
Hum
Roger McDuff
Ride
Sugar Ray
James
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Creed
Alanis Morrissette
Counting Crows
Cyndi Lauper
The Flaming Lips
Smashing Pumpkins
Hi Fi Drowning
Blur
Oasis
The Catherine Wheel
Radiohead
Jawbreaker
Jets to Brazil
Jawbox
Fugazi
Built to Spill
Grandaddy
Ester Drang
Hall & Oates
Tears For Fears
Phil Collins
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We discuss the video of the Mike Knott tribute concert that just dropped on YouTube. Matt listens to Starflyer 59 for the first time ever. We take a survey of secular songs that were co-opted by Christians for their own purposes. Matt describes his teenage initiation into the Cult of R.E.M. We take a deep dive into the seminal Christian alt-rock album "All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother's Eyes" by The Throes. A heated argument ensues about whether or not Neutral Milk Hotel was from Athens.
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Mike Roe/ the 77's
Mike Stand/ the Altar Boys
Mortal
Mike Knott
Riki Michele
The Prayer Chain
The Lassie Foundation
Starflyer 59
The Smashing Pumpkins
My Bloody Valentine
Jesus & Mary Chain
Hum
The Byrds
America/ Dan Peek
The Beatles
Styx
England Dan & John Ford Coley
R.E.M.
Fugazi
The Throes
Neutral Milk Hotel
Video: Mike Knott's Tribute Concert
Book: Love Is A Mix Tape
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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In this episode, we explore the spiritual roots of popular music and listen to examples of Christian themes that have shown up outside of the Christian Rock cloister throughout the decades, from Black Gospel quartets, through Elvis, Johnny Cash, and into the modern rock of the 1990's and 2000's.
Plus, another edition of "We Were Wrong", Tony's idea for a rock band comprised of middle aged Dads that used to be cool, the final word on whether humans are good or evil, and a discussion about the Robert Morris scandal at Gateway Church.
Intro preaching is Pastor Clay Evans from Chicago, IL.
Bands/ Artists discussed:
Lauren Daigle
Soul Stirrers
Sam Cooke
The Statesmen Quartet
Elvis Presley
Dion
Johnny Cash
Kris Kristoffersen
Hank Williams
One Bad Pig
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Pleasant Grove
Silver Jews
Purple Mountains
Belle and Sebastian
Sufjan Stevens
U2
Book: Human Kind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
Book: Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan
Artist: Rachel Whiteread
Movie: Reality Bites (1994)
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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We revisit some of our favorite Christian rock songs from our youth and discuss the lyrics and theological messages that were being communicated through the music. Also, did Dante create our modern conception of Hell? Why do we talk about Adam Again so much? How was one of the most uplifting hymns of all time written by a man who lost everything? Does God hate us?
Bands/ Music discussed:
Lauren Daigle
Gungor
Adam Again
Lewis
Leonard Cohen
The Innocence Mission
Cowboy Junkies
Over the Rhine
Red House Painters
Sun Kil Moon
Shane and Shane
One Bad Pig
Lust Control
The Dead Milkmen
The Crucified
Petra
Scaterd Few
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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SPOOKY ALERT: We delve into the Devil-obsessed 80's, when demonic messages were deciphered by playing rock music backwards. We listen to some of the most notorious tracks and test for ourselves whether nefarious incantations were being subliminally infiltrated into the minds of the youth. Also, was skate culture Satanic? Did Led Zeppelin record Stairway to Heaven in Aleister Crowley's house? Do demons live in vinyl or cassettes?God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
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The Apocalypse is here in this week's episode! We discuss how Premillennial Dispensationalism informed the American Evangelical culture in the 70's and 80's, and how the End of Days affected the Christian music of the time. Also: what do you do when the Rapture doesn't happen in the middle of 7th grade Bible class? Is not sinning more important than loving your neighbor? What's with all the white Christian rappers?
Bands discussed:
Terence Trent Darby
The New Year
Benny Hester
Iris DeMent
Daniel Amos
Rap'sures
SLC
Michael W Smith
Steve Taylor
Jimmy Swaggart
Elvis
DC Talk
Newsboys
We also reference the following:
Book: American Apocalypse by Matthew Avery Sutton.
Book: The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsay
Book: The Scofield Reference Bible
Book: The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta, also an HBO TV show adaptation
TV Show: The Righteous Gemstones
God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.
We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..
Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can submit questions or comments for the hosts at [email protected].
Show and host information can be found on our website:
https://godgaverock.buzzsprout.com
The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.
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