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On the heels of the podcast's 7th anniversary, host Chase Tremaine shares some important news that all listeners should know for the future of the podcast. Following this announcement, he is joined by Jesusfreakhideout staff writers Scott Fryberger and Evan Dickens to compete in a CCM trivia night, led by quizmaster Josh Balogh. Don't forget to check out our new series of JFH Spotify playlists, which are updated weekly and highlight the latest and greatest music releases across the genres of: Pop & Pop Rock | Metal & Hardcore | Rock, Alternative & Punk | CCM & Worship | Rap & R&B | Folk & Singer-Songwriter | Christmas The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
We're back! To kick off this new season, I'm joined by Scott Fryberger from JesusFreakHideout.com as we both share our favorite Christian albums from 2024. Want your music on our Spotlight segment? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/YFsEUTjcVku1h1aTA New Sherwood Forest music! New single "Feed My Lambs" featuring Saint of Pine Hills: https://sherwoodforest.bandcamp.com/track/feed-my-lambs The Wingfeather Saga: Season One Commentary: https://cliffordclose.bandcamp.com/album/the-wingfeather-saga-season-one-commentary My first line of merch! https://im-clifford-today.myspreadshop.com/ New episode every other Monday 12pm CST. Follow the I'm Clifford Today Show on any podcast platform! https://anchor.fm/imcliffordtoday Follow me on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/imcliffordtoday My clips and highlights channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ImClippordToday My gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH0vEbkItCajSezxh3Jjejw Check out the Podwood Forecast! https://anchor.fm/podwoodforecast Check out my "Cliff's Picks" Spotify playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/137H5LBYkA9GX4Jqq7vk0s?si=aa64e4163083420f Leave a like and a comment! Subscribe for more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/ImCliffordToday Like my Book of Faces: https://www.facebook.com/imcliffordtoday [00:00:00] – Introduction [00:01:23] - Introducing our guest, Scott Fryberger! [00:11:04] – Housekeeping and announcements [00:23:38] – Our music year in 2024 [00:29:15] – Podwood Forecast [00:30:38] – Riverside [00:33:02] – Scott's #10 [00:39:02] – Clifford's #10 [00:43:09] – Scott's #9 [00:46:31] – Clifford's #9 [00:52:54] – Scott's #8 [00:56:23] – Clifford #8 [01:03:11] – Scott's #7 [01:06:17] – Clifford's #7 [01:12:58] – Scott's #6 [01:17:37] – Clifford's #6 [01:26:06] – Scott's #5 [01:27:49] – Clifford's #5 [01:37:26] – Scott's #4 [01:41:37] – Clifford's #4 [01:51:08] – Scott's #3 [01:56:12] – Clifford's #3 [02:05:25] – Scott's #2 [02:10:50] – Clifford's #2 [02:21:14] – Scott's #1 [02:27:17] – Clifford's #1 [02:37:00] – Outro
On the first episode of the new year, Jesusfreakhideout staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens look back on their favorite releases of 2024 and share their most anticipated releases of 2025. This episode is sponsored by the new series of JFH Spotify playlists, which are updated weekly and highlight the latest and greatest music releases across the genres of: Pop & Pop Rock | Metal & Hardcore | Rock, Alternative & Punk | CCM & Worship | Rap & R&B | Folk & Singer-Songwriter | Christmas The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
On this special holiday episode, host Chase Tremaine is joined by a panel of Jesusfreakhideout staff writers - Alex Caldwell, Michael Weaver, and David Craft - to pose the question: Do we need more Christmas music? What do we want or not want in new versions of Christmas classics or in brand new Christmas-themed compositions? The JFH Podcast will return in 3 weeks, on January 8th. In the meantime, consider checking out John DiBiase's new illustrated children's book Lloyd the Chipmunk (purchase on John's website or on Amazon) as well as podcast host Chase Tremaine's Friends Club, featuring monthly new music and weekly podcast episodes. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Jesusfreakhideout.com staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens share what albums released in 1999 would fill their cars' 6-CD changer (a staple of late 90's and early 00's vehicles). In other words, what are their favorite albums that celebrated their 25th anniversaries this year? This episode is sponsored by John DiBiase's new illustrated children's book Lloyd the Chipmunk (purchase on John's website or on Amazon) as well as sponsored by Chase Tremaine's Friends Club, featuring monthly new music and weekly podcast episodes. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
A panel of Jesusfreakhideout.com staff writers, including Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, Evan Dickens, and podcast host Chase Tremaine, investigate and debate the questions: How much do lyrics matter? How do we interpret worship lyrics versus pop lyrics? How do we each handle good music that has bad lyrics? What's the value in instrumental music and foreign language music? This episode is sponsored by Lo Cloud, whose debut single "Sleep Walker" will be streaming everywhere this Friday, October 18. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Many of Jesusfreakhideout's staffers and readers have become enamored in recent months with the debut album I'd Be Lying to Say I'm Not Weak by So Much Hope, Buried. In this episode, learn about the band, their writing process, the stories behind the songs, their disparate tastes and interests, and what makes them such a special band that we at JFH want more people to know about. This episode is sponsored by Taylor Holland Armstrong, whose new single "Never Walk Away" is available now. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
In honor of Jesusfreakhideout's recently released (and free!) compilation commemorating the site's 28th anniversary, a team of JFH staff writers have gathered to celebrate some of the best music being released under the radar in Christian music by discussing their favorite songs from the compilation (followed by a similar conversation about favorite songs from a metal/heavy compilation released by JFH earlier this year). The compilations, titled Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't), Volume Thirteen and Rock Paper Scissors Metal, Volume Three, as well as all past compilations, can be downloaded for free at jfhmusic.com. This episode is sponsored by Mark D. Conklin, whose new album The Gospel According to Mark is available now. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
In conclusion to episode 213, Jesusfreakhideout staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens continue to argue for which album (of the past twenty JFH Staff Picks aka #1 albums of the year) is the greatest release of the past two decades, alongside creating a top ten ranking that all four hosts can get behind. This episode is sponsored by Aryn Michelle, whose new album Wild Beautiful Dangerous releases this Friday, August 9. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens take a look back at the JFH Staff Picks [album of the year lists] published by Jesusfreakhideout.com from 2010 through 2020, lovingly and jokingly offering their strongest reactions and pointing out snubs from each year. Would you like to hear and even appear as a guest on the host's new podcast series? Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
We are joined today by Chase Tremaine, independent artist as well as podcast host and writer for JesusFreakHideout.com. We talk about podcasting, his musical career, his new material coming out this year, as well as breaking up with your girlfriend because "God told you to"! Support Chase Tremaine by joining his Friends Club! https://friends.chasetremaine.com/ Want your music on our Spotlight segment? Email me at cliffordclose94@gmail.com Support Brave Days and their music: https://bravedays.bandcamp.com/ New Sherwood Forest music! "Lost & Found" album of unreleased demos and songs: https://sherwoodforest.bandcamp.com/album/lost-found My first line of merch! https://im-clifford-today.myspreadshop.com/ Livestream every other Saturday 12pm CST. Follow the I'm Clifford Today Show on any podcast platform! https://anchor.fm/imcliffordtoday Follow me on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/imcliffordtoday My clips and highlights channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCDL3Ai0J4Cnr8ypkfQMO-fg My gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH0vEbkItCajSezxh3Jjejw Check out the Podwood Forecast! https://anchor.fm/podwoodforecast Check out my "Cliff's Picks" Spotify playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/137H5LBYkA9GX4Jqq7vk0s?si=aa64e4163083420f Leave a like and a comment! Subscribe for more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/ImCliffordToday Like my Book of Faces: https://www.facebook.com/imcliffordtoday --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imcliffordtoday/message
In a massive celebratory episode in honor of reaching 200 episodes of the JFH Podcast, host Chase Tremaine has curated a list of 200 songs that every Christian music fan needs to hear, ranging from iconic, undeniable classics to our obscure, personal favorites. The song list includes contributions from Chase, Jesusfreakhideout.com's editor-in-chief John DiBiase, and 17 present and former staff writers for the site. The Spotify playlist can be heard here, and we really think you're going to like it. (Non-Spotify users can view the song list here.) On this week's episode, four of the contributing former staff writers make appearances to discuss their song choices and reflect upon their time with JFH, including one guest appearance that should be very special for longtime listeners of the podcast. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
The founder of JesusFreakHideout.com John DiBiase joins us for a chat about music, art, and the Switchfoot tune "Vice Verses." Create a social media post about this podcast for your chance to win a free Switchfoot shirt! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyjonforeman/support
Jessica Morris (Writer and Podcast Host) joins the show for a great discussion on music, faith, and Switchfoot's beautiful song "Joy Invincible." She has been featured on Relevant Magazine, JesusFreakHideout.com, JesusWired.com, and hosts a Christian music podcast called "Between You and Me." Click HERE to visit the "Between You and Me" Podcast website! Click HERE to read Jessica's interview with Jon Foreman! (2015) Purchase Jessica's Book "When Hope Speaks"- HERE! Purchase Tyler's Book "Searching for Seven"- HERE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyjonforeman/support
In conclusion of the four-part series "The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout," host Chase and guest host John DiBiase are joined by two of the site's longest-tenured staffers, Christopher Smith and Scott Fryberger, to discuss the recent history as well as the future of JFH. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Podcast regular Scott Fryberger returns for a discussion about indie music, how JesusFreakHideout handles independent submissions/reviews, and whether the distinction between independent and signed artists is still relevant in 2022. Check out this Spotify playlist for artists discussed during the episode plus additional indie music recommendations. This episode is sponsored by November Sky, whose new EP Out of the Black is available now wherever you stream or purchase music. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
In continuation of JFH's 25th anniversary, host Chase and guest host John DiBiase continue the series, "The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout," with a handful of surprise guests that span the history of the website. This episode is sponsored by Graham Jones, whose new album Good News, Great Joy is available now wherever you stream or purchase music. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Three guys with too much time on their hands discuss Ghostbusters: Afterlife with special guest John Dibiase returning. You can check out John's awesome artwork at https://www.etsy.com/shop/JohnDiBiaseArt You can also check out music & film reviews from both John and many other talented writers at his website https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/ You can now find the Background Noise podcast on both Instagram and Reddit. https://www.instagram.com/backgroundnoisepodcast2021/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BackgroundNoisePod/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jack-glasheen/support
Three guys with too much time on their hands discuss Ghostbusters: Afterlife with special guest John Dibiase returning. You can check out John's awesome artwork at https://www.etsy.com/shop/JohnDiBiaseArt You can also check out music & film reviews from both John and many other talented writers at his website https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/ You can now find the Background Noise podcast on both Instagram and Reddit. https://www.instagram.com/backgroundnoisepodcast2021/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BackgroundNoisePod/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Three guys with too much time on their hands on this extra long episode discuss Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II with our special guest John Dibiase. You can check out John's awesome artwork at https://www.etsy.com/shop/JohnDiBiaseArt You can also check out music & film reviews from both John and many other talented writers at his website https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/ You can now find the Background Noise podcast on both Instagram and Reddit. https://www.instagram.com/backgroundnoisepodcast2021/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BackgroundNoisePod/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jack-glasheen/support
Three guys with too much time on their hands on this extra long episode discuss Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II with our special guest John Dibiase. You can check out John's awesome artwork at https://www.etsy.com/shop/JohnDiBiaseArt You can also check out music & film reviews from both John and many other talented writers at his website https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/ You can now find the Background Noise podcast on both Instagram and Reddit. https://www.instagram.com/backgroundnoisepodcast2021/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BackgroundNoisePod/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
In continuation of JFH's 25th anniversary, host Chase and guest host John DiBiase continue the series, "The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout," which traces the beginning of the website, its changes over the years, behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode is sponsored by Breakaway Worship, whose new album More Than Anything is available now wherever you stream or purchase music. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Days after the site's 25th anniversary, host Chase and guest host John DiBiase kick off the new series, "The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout," which will trace the beginning of the website, its changes over the years, behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode is sponsored by Jaime Masetta, whose new album Parts of Me is available now wherever you stream or purchase music. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Chase shares his thoughts and categories for why an album deserves a 5-star rating, including specific examples of album reviews from Jesusfreakhideout.com that he agrees and disagrees with. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
With the podcast's largest panel ever, this episode features five Jesusfreakhideout staff writers -- Tin Can, Timothy, John, James, and Chase -- to discuss in-depth their favorite albums of 2020 and their most anticipated albums of 2021, alongside other stories about music, writing, and list-making. This episode is sponsored by Chase Tremaine, whose new album Development & Compromise is available for pre-order and releases on January 22, 2021. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Kanye West made a big splash this past weekend by finally releasing his long-awaited Christian debut, Jesus is King. Four of the staff members from JesusFreakHideout.com gather to discuss the album and the strange circumstances surrounding it. This episode is sponsored by David's Tent, whose new album Raise Every Voice is available now, wherever you stream or buy music. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
News this month comes from Norma Jean, NF, Disciple, Relient K, Selah, Sara Groves, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
News this month comes from NF, Hillsong, Leeland, Disciple, Riley Clemmons, the Gettys, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
This week is all about Jesusfreakhideout.com's brand new FREE mixtape, Songs We've Been Trying to Tell You About (and Others We Haven't), Vol. 8, which features 62 songs worth checking out by a vast assortment of indie artists. You can download the mixtape here. Scott Fryberger, who helped find all the artists and create the track listing, joins to discuss the project and the featured artists. This episode is sponsored by Jason Cameron, whose new EP Guilt and Grace is available now. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
News this month comes from NF, Lauren Daigle, Wolves at the Gate, Skillet, and many more, as we keep you updated with the latest goings-on in the Christian music industry and Jesusfreakhideout.com. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Steve Cobucci -- the primary singer, songwriter and guitarist for Jesusfreakhideout.com staff favorite band Wolves at the Gate -- joins the show this week to talk about the band's new album Eclipse, the journey to its release, and the meanings behind the songs. This episode is sponsored by David Vaters, whose new single "Red Sea" is available now. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
This month's panel is made up of our host Chase, our producer and regular movie-talk co-host John DiBiase, Jesusfreakhideout staff writer Alex "Tin Can" Caldwell, and Tooth & Nail recording artist Zach Lardy (aka Empty Isles, who released For When You Need Me earlier this year). On the heels of this summer's latest blockbuster from the geniuses at Pixar, the panel tackles the question: Did we need a fourth Toy Story? The first half of the episode is spoiler-free, focusing on the franchise as a whole, before moving into a spoiler-filled review and discussion of the new film. This episode is sponsored by Diviner, whose new album titled Realms of Time is available now, wherever you buy or stream music. You can find out more here. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
Unspoken's frontman Chad Mattson joins the show this week to talk to Chase about the band's upcoming album Reason and the hardships, experiences, musical influences, and biblical truths that went into the creation of the new songs. This episode is sponsored by Matthew Ryan, whose new EP titled Healer is available now, wherever you buy or stream music. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
This week, Chase is joined by all four members of Seventh Day Slumber, fresh off the release of Closer to Chaos, which also happens to be the band's first album released under their own record label, RockFest. The label recently signed Fireflight and has seen successful releases from the likes of past podcast guests Zahna and The Protest. The band discusses the creation of both the label and the new album, with insights and anecdotes from every member. This episode is sponsored by Leem of Earth, whose new EP titled Chapter Three is available now, wherever you buy or stream music. You can find out more here. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.
The big podcast-related news this week is...we now have a Facebook Group! Search for The JFH Podcast on Facebook to join the fun, where you can talk with the staff of Jesusfreakhideout.com and other listeners to the show. Otherwise, we've got news from NF, Hillsong, K-Love, and more, along with covering the new reviews on our site for Seventh Day Slumber, Newsboys, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and more. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To contact us, you can follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast or join the Facebook Group titled The JFH Podcast.
This month's JFH Panel Discussion tackles the topic of ranking the discography of one of Jesusfreakhideout's most acclaimed artists, House of Heroes. Does any album stand a chance of besting the seminal classic The End is Not the End? Comprising this month's panel, we have your regular host Chase, the podcast's executive producer Christopher Smith, JFH staff writer John Underdown, and secret insider Matt Lott, who spent years as the band's touring bassist following his time in fellow Christian rock band Wavorly. This episode is sponsored by Worship Lullaby, whose new album Classic Hymns, Vol. II releases on April 25, 2019, wherever you buy or stream music. You can read more here. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
Chad Gardner of Kings Kaleidoscope joins the show this week to talk all about the band's new album Zeal, how it came about, how it relates to the band's history, and what it means for the band's future. This episode is sponsored by Josh Engler, whose new album It's a Wonderful Life is available now, wherever you buy or stream music. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
JFH staffer Nicole Vacca joins this month's newspaper episode to offer up a variety of real headlines, fake headlines, prank stories, and a re-evaluation of one of the lowest-scored albums in Jesusfreakhideout history. Happy April Fool's! The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
Chase is joined this week by all three members of the pop/rock and worship band For All Seasons, in the midst of a year where the band will be releasing a new single every month, alongside podcast episodes, music videos, and more. With two singles already out and "Friends" dropping this Friday, For All Seasons have plenty of stories to share about what has brought them to this point and what listeners can expect for the rest of 2019. The members also discuss attending Bible college, deciding not to try to write music for radio, and how to be pastoral even when their songs don't mention God. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
This week's episode covers a wide range of movie-based topics, focused on this past weekend's most notable events: the 91st Academy Awards ceremony and the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. JesusFreakHideout's John DiBiase guest hosts to geek out over the Dragon trilogy, defend Green Book as the Best Picture winner, and more. This episode is sponsored by Destination Worship, whose new EP Open Up Heaven is available now. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
JesusFreakHideout staff writer Josh Balogh returns once again, (but this time in person!), to sit down with our host Chase and talk shop. The first half of the episode asks "Is It Five Stars?" about one of Christian music's classic albums, the 1992 breakout release from dc Talk, Free at Last. During the second half, Chase and Josh attempt to answer the question: Are we expecting too little or too much from our worship music? The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
This month's panel includes JFH staffers Michael Weaver, Josh Balogh, Michael Knipp, and Chase Tremaine, who come together to answer the question: Should we consider Switchfoot one of Christian music's all-time greatest acts? Each panelist shares his thoughts on the band's discography and how those views have changed over time -- which includes some big surprises for some of them. Switchfoot's album Vice Verses also gets special attention in the segment, Is It 5 Stars? This episode is sponsored by Brady Novotny, whose new album Passions Collide releases on February 14. Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
In this episode, Chase gets to interview his new favorite independent artist, John Lucas, about his career in music, his songwriting and recording process, the meanings behind his lyrics, and his plans for the future. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
JFH staff writer Nicole Vacca returns to the podcast to reminisce about bands we wish were still around. We also resurrect the Is It Five Stars? segment to discuss Emery's 2009 record ...In Shallow Seas We Sail. (Meanwhile, Chase refuses to let Nicole revive the Made You Listen segment... for now.) The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, please send an email to Christopher@Jesusfreakhideout.com. If you have questions, send them to Chase@Jesusfreakhideout.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, @JFHPodcast.
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #211 with guest Stu GThe 5-star-acclaimed, multi-artist Beatitudes album made its debut on Yahoo! Music and released to digital and physical retailers worldwide from Stugiology Music with management, marketing and distribution through The Fuel Music. The album, which showcases 18 new tracks (plus 2 bonus tracks) from multiple GRAMMY and Dove Award-winning artists, leaders in their respective genres of Christian/Worship music, is called “uplifting and inspiring” by Entertainment Weekly, is featured along with Sheryl Crow, Incubus, Lana Del Rey and others in Apple Music's April 21 newsletter, and is JesusFreakHideout's first 5-star review of 2017. Featured on the cover of the current Christian Musician magazine, and with a CCM Magazine cover story set for this month amidst other features and reviews, the Beatitudes album is part of The Beatitudes Project (www.thebeatitudesproject.com, #TheBeatitudesProject), which is also a book, Words From The Hill (An Invitation to the Unexpected) available now from NavPress, and a documentary film, View From the Hill, currently in production. It is the culmination of GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning musician, producer and author Stu Garrard's (Stu G) 15-year excavation of these “blessings at the bottom of life.” “The guitarist and songwriter Stu G has spent the last two decades traveling the world to understand how poverty, prostitution, drug addiction, and sex trafficking have afflicted society globally. But he's turned those learning experiences into something uplifting and inspiring,” writes Entertainment Weekly as Yahoo! Music lauds The Beatitudes Project as “inspired by a rock star's two decades of world travel, and his encounters with extreme wealth and even greater poverty – both physical and emotional.” Along his journey, Garrard met amazing, present day peacemakers in Israel and Palestine and writes about their stories in his “Peacemakers—Living in the Contested Space” chapter of Words From The Hill. The stories include those of Robi Damelin, an Israeli living in Tel Aviv whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper in 2002, Israeli Roni Keidar, who sees rockets made from lampposts fall on her farmland, indiscriminately killing workers who are like family to her, Palestinian Daoud Nassar, a farmer who refuses to be a victim, refuses to hate, refuses to be an enemy, Palestinian Sami Awad, a Christian and founder of Holy Land Trust, and Todd Deatherage of The Telos Group, which works to equip Americans to build a transformative pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian, pro-peace movement. “We have to walk into the conflicted spaces and face those things and say, ‘no, I'm going to create a new future, and a new story.' That's what peacemaking does,” says Garrard in a video featured on his Facebook page. Can you meet me in the middle where the light don't shineWhere there are no sidesBetween you and ICan you meet me in the middle cos we got to findFind another way(Beatitudes rock anthem “In The Middle” sung by Garrard) In addition to peacemakers, The Beatitudes Project reveals a wide world of connected stories: real people from all faiths and walks of life who embody mercy, poverty, meekness, the hungry and thirsty, the mourners, and the pure in heart—as seen, heard and experienced through a 21st century lens. Video stories behind several of the songs featured on the Beatitudes album are highlighted on Garrard's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stugworld, including the songs featuring Amy Grant (“Morning Light”), Michael W. Smith (“Carry On”), Martin Smith (“Holy Troublemakers”), Hillsong UNITED (“The View from Here”), Matt Maher with additional vocals by Audrey Assad (“Oh Mercy”), John Mark McMillan (“Heaven Is Around Us”) and Propaganda (“Make A Little Trouble”). In addition to the artists aforementioned, featured on the Beatitudes album are All Sons & Daughters, Amanda Cook, The Brilliance, Anthony Skinner, Terrian Bass and Becky Harding. Collectively, these artists have sold more than 62 million records, won 11 Grammy, 90 Dove Awards and amassed dozens of hit songs and millions of followers on social media. “The Beatitudes Project is meant to be a reset button in a world plagued with violence and division,” says Garrard. “These upside-down Jesus announcements on a hillside by the Sea of Galilee in Matthew 5 where Jews, Greeks, Romans and people of all ethnicities were gathered are a reminder that there is another way.” About Stugiology Music:Stugiology Music is a record label formed by Stu Garrard, who is perhaps best-known as the guitarist / songwriter for the RIAA Certified Gold-selling, GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning British band Delirious?. He is also a founding member of One Sonic Society (although no longer with the band) and recorded and released his first solo project in 2013, Of Burdens, Birds, and Stars. When not touring with Michael W. Smith or adding his sonic paint to Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Meredith Andrews, All Sons & Daughters, Amy Grant and many others' recordings, Garrard is writing, recording, speaking, leading worship and working with JHS on a custom line of guitar pedals. He lives in Nashville with his wife Karen. For all the latest Stu Garrard news and tour information, go to www.stugworld.com. About The Fuel Music:Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management Co., LLC, is a leading artist management and artist solutions company that independently distributes music internationally. Based in Tennessee, the Fuel team brings nearly 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award nominated, multi-platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at www.thefuelmusic.com. About NavPress:The NavPress mission is to advance the calling of The Navigators by bringing biblically rooted, culturally relevant, and highly practical products to people who want to know and love Christ more deeply. Through The Message Bible and other insightful resources, NavPress seeks to bring positive spiritual movement to peoples' lives. In January 2014, NavPress entered into an alliance with Tyndale House Publishers to strengthen and better position NavPress and its rich content for the future. NavPress provides books and other content that bring spiritual impact, life transformation, and help lead in the mission of making disciples. 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