Podcast: Episode 3 (Christmas Music)
This week Matt speaks with friend of The Bluevine Collective Averie Timm on the phone about Christmas music. What are some of the best and worst Christmas covers of all time? When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music? Should more songs be covered by cats? Check out this week’s installment of the podcast for the answers to all of these questions and much, much more! Also, check out www.thebluevinecollective.org for the lists of songs discussed in this podcast.
From The Collective: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
The following is a song written by Burton Joyner and submitted to The Bluevine Collective. Enjoy and make sure to leave any thoughts or comments in the comments section below. Also, if you would like to submit any original songs, articles or pieces of art, send an e-mail to submit@thebluevinecollective.org. From Burton Joyner: I am [...]
The Vuvuzelas are Gone
Soul Searching By Stanley Abell And it’s hard to launch without knowing how to land And how, when it burns, you can’t change a thing You can soften the blow, but you can’t stop the sting “Going Through Changes” ~Army of Me I’m guessing a lot of you have had trouble sleeping since Sunday? I [...]
So Much Love
Miss Meg Goes to Washington Meg Biallas Something about this video gets me every time. One of my high school friends, Josh Schroyer produced this “lipdub” media project at Calvin College this spring. Maybe it’s the cute guy at 00:30 or the addictive beat. Or maybe I’m just impressed that his team choreographed a few [...]
One
Soul Searching By Stanley Abell “One life but we’re not the same, We get to carry each other, carry each other. “One,” U2 I promised myself I wouldn’t do this. My mother told me not to do it. Everyone I know pokes gentle fun at me about it. I told YOU that I’d only do [...]
True Independence
Cultivating Mindfulness By Lisa Maas Most every year our family spends the Fourth of July on Kentucky Lake with the Gammel side of our family. It’s a tradition. During the four hour trek back and forth, Mike and I listen to music. We especially like to listen to artists we haven’t heard in a long [...]
On this day…
On this day in 1967, The Beatles performed a new song live, on tv. What was that song? “All You Need Is Love.” So, on this Friday as you get ready to head into the weekend, let’s take a moment to remember this Beatles hymn. (Note: The definition of a hymn is “a song of [...]
Is That You God
Soul Searching By Stanley Abell I was lost between the midnight and the dawning In a place of no consequence or company 3:33 when the numbers fell off the clock face Speed-dialing with no signal at all Unknown Caller, U2 Do you remember the old joke about the guy ice fishing very early in the [...]
Soul Searching: I Blame Ben Harper, Pt. 2
Soul Searching By Stanley Abell When you make the same deals for a hundred years and you wanna make a change You gotta hold up the mirror and share in the blame ~ Share in the Blame, Caedmon’s Call Well, Ben’s attorney’s let me know he is unequivocally not to blame for the oil spill…not [...]
Soul Searching: I Blame Ben Harper (Part I)
Soul Searching By Stanley Abell Excuse me Mr. Won’t you lend me your ear Or are you not only blind But do you not hear Excuse me Mr. But isn’t that your oil in the sea I blame Ben Harper. Ben did it, it was completely Ben’s fault. Wow, I feel better. Don’t you feel [...]