This is the first in series of tributes to Michael Gerard Knott, titled Kiss of Life. Robert Freeman joins the Orphans of God podcast to talk about both his friendship with Knott and his launch of the vinyl re-release of the album Screaming Brittle Siren. The post Michael Knott: A Kiss of Life I (with Robert Freeman) appeared first on The Brophisticate.| The Brophisticate
Drawing from newspaper and magazine articles from 1917 to around 1927, we look at the various viewpoints regarding jazz music, some seeing the art form as the end of civilization while others celebrating it as the soundtrack for the greatest decade to date! Related PostsRandy Stehle’s Jazz II [podcast cast]Waters Troubled I [podcast]American Colonization Society […]| The Brophisticate
Spun Counterguy sits down with Us Kids film producer, John Smeby and director – editor Todd A. Zeller for a brief yet informative progress update on their documentary on the Southern California Christian alternative music scene. The filmmakers discuss the process of post production, the origin of the Us Kids concept and share teaser clips […]| The Brophisticate
After World War II, the city of Berlin was divided in four sections with one finding themselves closed off with concrete and barbed wire. A wall was built that separated the free from the enslaved. In the 1970s, Georgina Liu found herself living on one side but getting to venture into the other. Liu shares […]| The Brophisticate
Southern Indiana, 1982 Mesham Kissell and Anson Cannon sat on the edge of a three-foot high encloser composed of bricks that contained several tropical plants. It was a Saturday night and the two teenaged boys were at the Westland shopping mall in Evansville, Indiana. While Mesham scoped out the various flocks of girls that passed […]| The Brophisticate
On this edition of Waters Troubled, slavery is protested from the grave, colonists realize that the liberty that they themselves desire must also be extended to those they keep in chains and a slave woman writes poetry on the blessing and curse of having been kidnapped from her mother country. The post Waters Troubled II [podcast] appeared first on The Brophisticate.| The Brophisticate
In the beginning days of the settling of America, slavery was a world-wide phenomenon that had plagued humanity since its early days. But the conscience of Christians began to be troubled by the practice and gradually what had always been had to be undone forever. Welcome to the introductory episode of our series Waters Troubled, […]| The Brophisticate
Mark Heard biographer Matthew Dickerson returns to finish his overview of the late singer/songwriter. On this episode we touch on Heard’s relationships with Larry Norman and Chris Christians and the shortcomings of all three men, what became of widow Janet Heard and the possible meanings behind such particular songs as “Long Way Down”, “Nod Over […]| The Brophisticate
From the mid-1970s to his death in 1992, singer/songwriter Mark Heard recorded 14 albums and produced and wrote for several other artists. In 2003 scholar Matthew Dickerson released a biography of Heard drawing from interviews, lyrics and the artist’s own journal. Dickerson joins the Orphans of God podcast to reflect on both the book and […] The post A Reflection on the late Mark Heard pt. I (with biographer Matthew Dickerson) appeared first on The Brophisticate.| The Brophisticate
It is well known that Harry Houdini had an interest in the afterlife and the paranormal. What if the magician pulled off the greatest trick of his life by escaping the bonds of death? Our guest Charlie Young, along with his sister Cheryl Young, have written a work of fiction called Houdini’s Last Handcuffs which […]| The Brophisticate
