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Issue 6

J o u R N A L an International Alternative Ch ri stia n Music Journal

ASHLEY CLEVELA D ACM Journal: I spoke with Gerald Fast of AC: Well ... the songs span ten years. The Spin 180, and he mentioned you'd written oldest song on the record is "Willie." And a few songs that Steve Camp has used. the second oldest, which is certainly very Russ Taff, Rick Elias ... a few others too. dear to me, is "Rebecca" - because I wrote that for my daughter shortly after she was AC: I wrote one song for Steve, actually I born. She's eight-and-a-half now. The wrote it for myself but Steve recorded it, most recent, "Up From the Ether," I wrote called "Threshing Floor." And Etta James during the recording process. They all just recorded one of my songs, which I'm come from a very specific chapter, and thoroughly delighted with. I worked on they're all importantto me. Acomrnent on one of her records and think very highly of where I was in my life and what I was her. Alot of people over-record for their experiencing and, hopefully, that I was album, though, so I don't know if it will growing from. make the record. All of the publishers that I have worked with since moving to ACM: So, they're snapshots of your life ... Nashville 61/2 years ago held back what would be considered the bulk of my AC: Very much so. I'm a newlywed, so "1 certainly there are artists out there that material, and did not pitch it to mainstream Could Learn to Love You" is foremost in have tremendous substance, but it seems artists. The hope was that I would my mind. I've been in the music business that they tend to be few and far between ultimately have a record deal and be able to for 17 1/2 years working professionally. we also have a lot of passion. In the end, it's these days. record them myself. Also, Billy Sprague Some years busier than others, I might add. finding someone you can be content to recorded one of my songs. I did a lot of co­ I had an opportunity over the years to struggle with. I really admire him. I want ACM: Certainly not on the forefront of writing also. Russ Taff recorded a song that accumulate quite a catalogue of material, to be with him in the thick of it. He's a rare MTV. I co-wrote called, "He Came Through." so 1 had a lot of songs to choose from. I and wonderful man and I'm really chose what I did, because I felt they were a fortunate. AC: You're right about that. My husband ACM: Is your background gospel then, well-rounded view of where I was coming is a guitar player, and practices while with a little blues and rock? from - both positive and negative. I've had ACM: Having your daughter the age she watching MTV. About 15 minutes of that is alot of press that the record is about my bad is ... does that influence the direction you more than enough for me! AC: My background is not gospel... My relationships with men. Well, there are take with your music, where you take your musical background is really folk. I always eight other songs on the record that aren't music, or influence the music itself? ACM: What sort of venues are you playing liked soul music too. I guess that would fall about that. I'm hoping that people will not currently? Primarily bars and clubs in under the heading of gospel. In my pull things out of context and will look at it AC: I am very much devoted to my family town? twenties, I attended an all black church in as a whole. and that is the priority for me. In the end, California, simply for the passion of their I think that God will have very little to say AC: That's what I've always played. The worship ... and I was tired of the conservative ACM: Unfortunately, there's a tendency about how I ran my career, but I would way I got involved in gospel music was Presbyterian service. Rhythm and Blues - to group things into women's music when assume that he's going to have a few that I attend a church in Nashville, and the I came to the blues later. Now I naturally it comes out with that slant. questions about the way I raised the child pastor asked me to lead music at one point. feel things on the blues side. He gave me. I take that really seriously. Now I just play periodically. Alot of AC: Yeah. And it's not. Certainly that's an The important thing for me is to write Christian artists also attend my church and ACM: Your release, "Big Town," then, element. I have definitely made some poor music that is provocative - in the sense that ask for songs or ask me to sing background really captures your folk, blues, with a little choices in my life and I'm an experiential it would provoke thought or would on their records. 1 never consciously rock mixed in, and represents where you've writer. I write about what I know. challenge people to consider my thought to pursue the Christian music been and where you're going? perspective - whether they agree, disagree industry. Frankly, it was too narrow for ACM: But you must have found someone or aren't interested. I would like to see a me ... content-wise. 1felt like the restrictions AC: I think 1 couldn't have put it better great if you've just married. little depth in the industry. It feels like for were too limiting. myself. the men it's just a lot of hair bands and very AC: 1 am married and I did find someone frivolous. And for females it's something ACM: And, Atlantic is really giving you a ACM: Is there a song that is really close to in the end. We were friends for many years short of a burlesque show. And neither one chance to be up front about where you're your heart? Something that really speaks and we work together. The romance was a means a whole lot to me. I would just like coming from, and things that are important to where you are, where you're going, or result of the growth of our friendship and to see something a little more intelligent to you then? something that's really influenced your life? a mutual appreciation for each other. But, going on. I'm being very general and ... Continued on Page 3 breakouts. And for ten years nothing's changed. A special thanks to Wim Boluyt, Dan Koenig, Lionel When they break out national formats on who's Vargas, Gord Wilson, Anne Stephenson, Rudolf, listening, invariably only .8 or .9 percent of all Hughes Publishing, GnegGriffin, Jeff Johnson, Ashley Cleveland, Char les Gates, our adverti sers and teens listen to any religious radio, and adults 18- subscribers, and the artists participating in our 2nd 34 have been around the 1 percent mark. Anniversary Compilation CD. in mainstream. That's where we want to be. The ACM: Part of that is their target audience is best term that comes to mind is missionary hit thirty-five and older. radio. It's something like GG: Well yeah, that's true. They basically entertaining evangelism. gave up the future of our nation as far as Christian When we talk about radio is concerned. I think that's a total disaster, ACMJOURNAL people who have been but then they've never been evangelistic. They've Post Office Box 1273 reached, we're not always been taking care of the church. There's Sunrune~ VVi\ 98390 talking evangelistically nothing wrong with that, but we really feel there's (206) 863-0632 Greg Griffin: At speaking, we're talking an awful lot of people that are going to miss the GMA in Nashville there about people who have Lord entirely if we don't reach them. If you are were probably a handful signed their name on the over 25, you have less than a 5% chance of ever of radio stations that line. We have proof that receiving Christ as your saviour, statistically, consider themselves we've reached them - we apart from any miracle. All the research that has Published February, June & October Christian Hit Radio. But have documented 17,000 been done, from Barnett to the Billy Graham I discovered after talking so far - Oklahoman's Association and Youth for Christ - even Gallup to them that KOKF could who've been willing to and the Hart Research Foundation - shows that hardly be considered CHR since KOKF's main put their name on the line that their life has been those who say they are Christians will tell you $5.00 United States, A.P.O., F.P.O. thrust is in the mainstream market not to the changed specifically because of KOKF's top/40, that first happened in their heart between the age - $7.00 Canada & Mexico - Christian Market. I believe Christian Hit Radio, rock, heavy metal and dance programming. of four and roughly eighteen. So by the time you $8.00 Overseas (Surface Mail Only) by it's very nature, is not going to do a whole lot 12,000 of those are decisions for Christ - first time get past twenty-five, the chance of ever making to reach that mainstream secular listener. relationships with Christ. There are alot of other that commitment in your heart is pretty much Checks must be payable in U.s. Funds We report to CCM Update, of course, but if 3 people who don't want to come out and publicly gone. One of the most important things in life for or 4 songs that make their CHR chart are on our say those things have happened because of KOKF. those who are 25 and younger - one of the things playlist, it's almost a miracle. Because they have I started in radio in the late 60' and early that dominates their life - is music. So that is the Printed in America © 1991 " their CHR" for " their Christian music world" 70's ... , and over the decade of the eighties I've perfect tool to go after them with, but basically that doesn't relate to what's going on mUSically watched Arbitron and Birch in their format nobody is doing it. We had alot of national advertising agencies calling us wanting to buy teens and young adul ts, and of course we're non­ commercial so they can't buy anything! We also had several local ad agencies that have gotten to know us very well Simply because we keep coming up on some of their targets for products In his fascinating Art and the Bible, the late Francis "contemplative" to avoid 'new age and services they want to advertise. So they Schaeffer offered a bit of advice: " If you are a Christian artist... you connotations). Hineni. But there were provided us with some of this research must not freeze up just because you can't do everything at once." also two fantasy-science fiction information. One of the things that they know, He also suggests that an artist's performance and world view collaborations. And two kids' story tapes and we found out because they sent us all this must be judged on the basis of as much of the artist's work as with music. His most recent album, stuff, was that KOKF is #1 in total daily time possible, thatevery artist has the problem not only of making an individual Great Romantics, combines all these spent listening by teens in the market. And we work, but of building up a bod y of work as well. elements in a work of power and beauty have 26 primary radio stations here and a total of Jeff Johnson did not freeze up, and over the last ten years has released rivaling 1989's Pilgrimage as his best 62 radio signals in the total survey area. over a dozen albums. He's one of the few Christian artists who have built work. As a producer, his credits include David Friesen's top ten jazz ACM: And that was as just a 3000 watt up a body of work by which his performance and world view may, in album, Other Times, Other Places (1989) for Global Pacific. station? Schaeffer's terms, be judged. "Judged," as Schaeffer uses the term in his Critics love Johnson because he gives them so much to write about, GG: Yes, that's with just the 3000 watts, so charitable and liberating little volume means "evaluate" or "critique," listeners because he gives them so much to love. Glimpses and snatches we're not even reaching the total survey area and the range, history and gloriOUS diversity of Johnson's music make of things from Music Appreciation class run in and out, pieces from all with the power we've got right now. him the least heard and most critiqued artist in recent memory. those books you read (or were supposed to have) drift by, riffs and runs, ACM: And some of these stations are 50,000 Johnson's music is a bit like a ball of string. You can start anywhere trills and arpeggios glissando up and down the scales, and shivers up and and 100,000 watts? to unravel it, listen to it, to talk about it. It's an instant hit with listeners down the spine. Clean, uncluttered arrangements feature every note and GG: Yeah. What we consider our direct who have no pretensions to "high art," and absolutely bombs with some chord hanging in space against silence, in a producer's dream. This is competition are all 100,000 watt Stations. of those who do. Johnson is one of the few "popular artists" for whom the music compact discs were invented for, that puts the Advents and Infinitis ACM: But you're about to join them. phrase is not an oxymoron. "Unique artist," a phrase which should be through their paces, and makes your pioneer rejoice like angels of God. GG: We're going to slug it out on an equal redundant, actually applies to Johnson, whose dozen-plus albums wind On the other hand, Johnson's music is an acquired taste. Just how basis now. Apparently several stations are getting and meander over rr,usical byways, while retaining his musical thumbprint. many have acquired it is a little hard to say, since he's never had a radio very nervous about KOKF going to 100,000 watts. He's a critical favorite, for several reasons. One being his prodigious "hit". The fact that he hasn't has led some of the more revolutionary critics The sales manager at Oklahoma City's album output. In the last decade he's released a series of five vocal albums of to indict the whole pop music system. Margaret Becker, Deri Daugherty rock station, which has from time-to-time been rich, deep music that is unparalleled in beauty, widely celebrated and of the Choir, and a surprising number of bands cite him as inspiration, and #1 for 12 and older overall, said everybody in the absolutely unique. "Hineni," as Jews say, "it would have been enough." some play his CD's before shows. He perennially makes those lists of media knows about KOKF - who we are and Then he also released five instrumental albums combining chamber " Desert Island Discs" and favorites polls, and I imagine some producers what we're doing - but nobody can figure out instruments with restful acoustic and electronic sounds (termed and label heads go home after a hard day at the headphones and relax with how to combat it. And they are predicting that Pilgrimage or Icons, while bemoaning the sad there are at least two stations, maybe three, that state of the industry. might be taken out of the market when KOKF Still, the great unheard may not be the great goes up in power. unknown much longer. This renown is getting ACM: Most Christian stations say they can't him a hearing. His label, Ark, has issued all the afford to reach a younger audience because they'll aforementioned albums on CD, distributed by lose their big advertiSing accounts. Sparrow in the U.s. and increaSingly available in GG: We are 100% listener supported and the United Kingdom. Mostcan be ordered through that means God was free to, I think, do something Spring Arbor distribution, and pop up in those special. We started this venture in June of 1986, obscure ads in underground papers. Instrumental and since we've gone past that first year, we've cuts from Similitudes or This Mystery I Pose spice been totally debt-free. Listeners brought in the up the occasional "new age" or jazz station, while money to make sure the station was totally paid "Looking for God," "Hadrian's Wall," or "Great off. The Holy Spirit used us so fast, and it Romantics" pepper adventurous coll ege and penetrated so deeply in the culture here, that we gospel radio. Appearances at Cornerstone and saw kids who are children of very wealthy and Greenbelt have increased demand and swelled politically powerful people in Oklahoma City Ark's mailing list. have their lives changed . Some of them were Cri tics, as I ha ve said, love to find the Ii terary saved. Some of them were brought back to the influences, savor the spiritual metaphors and tevel Lord. We saw Pastors who were going to preach in the musical inspirations in Johnson's music. It - who had preached from the pulpit - that what gives English majors something to do, but obscures we were doing was devil music and you shouldn't the fact that Johnson is just a regular gu y, with a listen to it, whose sons or daughters had started wife and daughter, who goes to church in a suburb to get messed up in drugs or several other things, of Portland, Oregon, and is (in his own way) and their lives were fa lling apart. Their dad doing what we are all called to do. couldn't do anything about it, and he was a The real appeal of his critica ll y-lauded music . pastor! They were listening to KOKF and they may be that it mirrors the world. That the world gave testimony that their lives had been changed is like a ball of string you can start anywhere to and they had been brought back to their faith in unravel. That Johnson, in the last decade, has Christ. That happened across such a broad base started to unravel it. He has traced the particular that alot of people that might have organized to lives of artists in songs about Monet, Rodin, and protest or object to KOKF were kind've shut up most recently, ina spirited remake of Don McLean's because of the fruit that was around them. "Vincent," a moving elegy for Vincent Van Gogh. We playa top/40, urban hit kind've sound But if these characters struggle with the Muse, during the day, and at night, coming out of others wrestle with the angels, resisting too-easy afternoon drive, it's top/40 rock hits. Thenevery answers and instant theologies, delighting in the night at eleven o'clock, seven nights a week, it's wonder and diversity of the world, rejoicing in heavy metal- heavy metal, punk and thrash - up common human life. 'til about four. Then we ease back into the rock This unravelling of the string Johnson calls and we start the morning drive. We try to look at "flow," and he revels in it in one of his best songs: the whole picture, because we have an incredible I move in this flow ... 1 move in this flow a crossover listenership between us and several of glacier made from layers of history'S snow I am the top stations in town. There's a real liquid what I know, I am what I know and what I know flow back and forth. So we look at those things is what I see in dreaming and reality on and on this that are going to attract them that are also going cycle goes of wretchedness and beauty juxtaposed. to be Godly or biblical in message or content. But Johnson's Christian worldview is integral to oneof the things we had to decide a long time ago everything he writes, so much so that some is that personal opinion and personal emotion in distributors have declined to carry him, but what is programmed can't really enter into it. references to it are rare enough to be There are no national charts really doing the beautiful...stretched ... like the music, in dazzling music mixes that we're doing, so you can't really passages · throughout his catalog. For all their follow after them either. Which means you better questioning, his songs echo the Westminster find out who your targets are, find out what Catechism on the purpose of life: "To glorify God they're listening to, what sounds are turning and enjoy Him forever. " them on, what song's are really getting under The rich musical passages in Johnson's best their skin. And then go after that. Go after that work breathe elation and enjoyment. They speak sound and go after them. Like you're fishing for of truth and beauty, help us in unravelling the fish .. .fishing for souls. string, and call us forward in our own Christian ACM: How do you go about getting directly lives, which Francis Schaeffer calls the greatest to the listeners? works of art. And who knows what might happen GG: Teens, for example. Weare the exclusive if we don't freeze up? High School Happenings outlet in the metro area. That means we're on thirty secular high Written by Gord Wilson, a freelance school campuses, and were also on junior high writ~r from Bellingham, WA. school campuses as well. What that means is every day we air between fifteen and twenty recordings and could dub a copy off and send it second spots of representatives who are saying your way... what is happening at school that particular day. GG: Yeah, we're interested in that...definitely! It also gives us access to all the school assemblies Especially with the higher power. We're coming and all the school activities. We're at school to a point where we're getting ready to make a lunches, some principals even put KOKF on the hard and fast rule it's got to be CD or OAT or P.A. during lunch. We've done alot of music forget it. We're really sorry about that, but we're testing, even school bus music research. One of in a real competition here, and we've got to have the things we've done is we've taken some of the the highest quality possible. The thing we're top secular hits and we've put them together looking for are tools to reach those listeners, and with some of our top hits and theoretically if the if it's really going to hit hard, then we want to use kids were only listening to the secular top/40, it. Obviously we make alot of mainstream labels then all the stuff they'd hear of our hits would be mad at us from time-to-time. Actually more brand new music. Of course now that's not true often than that. because there's so much cross listenership, we ACM: Do you consider KOKF a blueprint don't find that many kids who aren't familiar for other stations, or just a regional success story? with us now. But in the beginning it was that GG: We've had alot of people call us and fly way, and we soon learned and discovered what in to listen to us. I've shepherded a few starting songs that we had that kids instantly turned onto out that want to go the same direction we're to. And the kids today are really programmed going - I guess the answer to that is yes and no. and primed for brand new stuff. Being the first One of the most important things for radio to do to know what's going on musically. They want to is tune into their market. Although I believe alot hear that fresh stuff and for most of those kids of songs,if they'rea hit, they'll beahiteverywhere, fresh is much more important than familiar. I believe there's a percentage that won't. One of Traditional radio programming says that you those reasons is the profile of the marketplace. must always program what is familiar, One of the categories that alot of traditional particularly in drive times, however, with the religious radio stations would go for in their advent of MTV and the video format and market, is middle-age, above-average income, everything that's happening. Most of our kids, white-collar workers. In Oklahoma City, we even in their 20's, are programmed to want and have exactly half of a percent of the population in desire that fresh new sound and to really be hip that category. You'd be a fool to try to program to what's going on. We've come to the point now specifically to go after that lifestyle. That'd be where we really aren't that interested in cassette ridiculous. And yet I know there are religious tapes anymore. We really need compact disc's radio people who really want to do something, and/or OAT. but they're out the in those markets and they ACM: Bands with cassette-only releases often have no idea what their profile is like. So they're have OAT masters of their eight-track or better programming to people who don't exist. ... to be continued in Issue 7

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AC: I would certainly love to participate in speak for itself. What I'm saying is .. .! think that if I were asked. I don't know if there are I'm where I'm supposed to be. And I think I'm any plans to pursue that. I played the Newport doing what I'm supposed to be doing. I really AC: Yeah! L was concerned the o ther extreme so they're just gearing up for the push on it. Folk Festival (which is a blast) a couple of hope my life reflects it. would be true in a secular environment. I'm The record is moving along very steadily. years. And the New Orleans Jazz and Heri tage sure many record labels would be gun-shy Festival a few times. My record isn't being ACM: Even though you're a Christian, and about any attachment to the Christian ACM: As far as Christian radio stations go, carried in Christian bookstores, it's only in you live a life consistent with that, life is still a philosophy. Lately they're a little more skittish the jury is still out? regular record stores. rollercoaster. because one of their bands, King's X, did an extensive article in Rolling Stone magazine AC: With Christian radio you need ACM: The important thing is just being honest AC: Things are working out. I think life is and talked extensively about their faith and distribution by a Christian record label, and about your faith. To earn respect based on very difficult, and the biggest struggle I have apparently sales dropped. But our appeal is my record label doesn't want to do that right your ability and the honesty and applicability is that I was raised to believe that life was different. Their audience and my audience now. They just want to get me established of what you have to say. going to be fair. It was a big stumbling block are, for the most part, probably different. Not through the regular system. to discover that wasn't true ... that whole myth only has Atlantic not limited me in any way, AC: I've never pursued anything else. The of trust Jesus and everything will be fine. That's they chose "Walk to the Well" and "Big Town" ACM: Stand on its own two feet in the real things that I've been through in my life have not entirely true. Or, trust Jesus and everything for the record. They loved those songs. world ... equipped me to really understand other work out the way you want it to, which is people's struggles. I hear from a lot of people usually how people interpret it. People get the ACM: Are you getting airplay at the national AC: Yeah. I've heard from alternative who are not believers, but are really touched notion that it's their ticket away from pain. If level? Christian radio stations. Or Christian radio by the spiritual material. I feel this is where I have anything good to bring to the table ... to stations with alternative hours That's where I've been placed ... this is where I belong. I'm a really offer people in my life ... it is directly born AC: "Willie" did well in the Northeast and the the record is getting played. professional musician, and I'm not entirely of the most painful times in my life. The stuff Southeast. It did well in Canada and pockets comfortable with using the stage as a podium that came easy amounts to very little over time. in the western U.s. too. The second single, "I ACM: Any plans for you to pursue music for evangelism. But at the same time, I'm If I have any substance, or any depth, that is Could Learn to Love You",justcameout Friday, festivals like Greenbelt, Flevo, or Cornerstone? going to sing my material. Hopefully that will what that's made of...... ,' , " ...... '" , -I Stinging Rain "Shado"Ws of Reality"

GO VERTICAL ••••.••••.•• n •• New Mexico KING J.. MES .. CONCORDANCES PAINTED ORANGE ...... Oklahoma THE SPIRALS ...... New Zealand U2 ...... Ireland untitled The Authorized Version The Mask of Innocence new album in progress Rattle and Hum indep't. 1991. L£Vn. HEADS ...... Canada Starsong, 1991. CHRIS SPRANCIUDI ...... England ~ ...... /ilinois DALl.AS GRAHAM a the R...... N.Z. Momento Mori CHARUEPEACOCK ...... California No Disguise new album in progress ERIC HAHN ...... Louisiana UES DAMNED UES ...... SCoUand West Cost Diaries, I II & III 5nNGING RAIN ...... Pennsylvania indep't. 1991. new album in progress new album available ·'nterviewed in Issue 3. Shadows of Reality VECTOR ...... California indep·t. 1991. UFESAVEAS ...... CalJfomia $AM PHIWP$ ...... California GREG STRANGE ...... California Simple [)(perience EUM HALL ...... Canada Popllfe new album in progress 24 Hours to Ltve VEIL OF ASHES ...... DAN H. BAND ...... Minnesota ADAM AGAIN ...... California CAmMON PlATEH TANNER .... Texas Let it Thrive Blonde Vinyl. 1991. PlACEDO REY ...... Washington STREET ANGEl ...... Pain Homeboys Rome Wasn·t Bumt In a Day House of Stone Indep't, 1991. THE UVING ...... Callfomia Say it Straight Newland VlOUNT FEMMES THE ALARM ...... Wales CAFE NOIRE ...... California DANCE HOUSE CHILDREN . California _no GATHERING ••.••••••• Pa new album scheduled MARC PlAING\I£T ...... Ohio STREET L£V£1 ...... England new album scheduled Standards untitled Songs & Stories new album recorded UVING IN CANAAN ...... Pennsylvania Strange Tales Relay THE vtOL£T BURNING ...... California Blonde Vinyl. AWES ...... THECAl!...... 1991. indep·t. 1991. 7-Song Demo THE PRIMARIES ...... WaShington THE SWlAUN8 EDDIES ...... California Chosen The River 20 song live album DANCE OF THE PORCUPINES ... Calif. MARK HEARD ...... California THE LONElY NOW ...... The Miracle Faith Telethon THE WAIJ( ...... Pennsytvanla new album In progress ASH£S TO ASHES ...... Washington CAMEl SOCIETY lUNGS Dry Bones Dance Honest Tear ~~~~ i~ar~;~ TALKING DRUMS Indian Land DEACON BLUE ...... England untitled. EP see H8rtIorfIeId SAM HIU ...... England .. GEOFF MANN BAND ...... England PRIORITY PAID ...... Australia see UHO... PETE WARD ...... England a.therInc Four Bacharach & David Songs. EP u.. Indep~, 1990. P£TER CASE ...... THE HOUOWMEN ...... Canada I.otJd Symbols Images TAU. STORIES ...... Australia Distance Grows. EP DEAD ARTlST SYNDROME . California THE AWAKENING ...... Canada The Man with the Blue Guitar Portraits of My Reflection BRIAN McGLYNN ...... SCotland RED C ...... Michigan Slee~ng Through Another War, EP WHITEHEART ...... Prints of Darkness Into Thy Hands CHAGAU GUEVARA ...... HUMAN CONDInON ...... California nM McLAUGHUN ...... Washington untitled CHRIS TAYLOR a WIncIct-...... Texas Power House BIG SUR ...... Scotland untitled DECEMBER (disbanded) . Washington untitled album In progress THE REIGN ...... 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Tales MagnifICent Obsession THE THRO£S ...... Virginia W.erd OUttakes, Volume I Blonde Vinyl. 1991. indep't. 1991. FAT 'N FRAHTlC ...... England INTERFACE ...... Belgium NIMMlWEl ...... Gennany · 'nterviewed In Issue 5. The Aowers In Your Mother's Eyes BLACK CARNAnON ...... Michigan · 'nterviewed in Issue 5. new album available SingJe. Think About It Wer Fragt Schon Nach Senf THE SEVENTY SEVENS ...... California TONtO K ...... California 441 California Hope BRUCE COCKBURN ...... Canada HIDDEN FACES ...... Pennsylvania NINA ...... new album scheduled new album scheduled PUBLICATIONS JOHNNY J. BlAIR ...... California Bruce Cockburn: Uve SacrifICe new album In progress No Shadow of Turning THE SILENCERS ...... Scotland THIS TRAIN ...... California 12 Songs About Love. God, Money COlOR BUND ...... California THE FREE ZONE ...... England indep·t. 1991. R.E.X .. 1991. A Blues for Buddha TRIBE OF DAN ...... England Mammon ACMJournal BWE TRAPEZE ...... California Pain, Pride, Stupidity & Prejudice HOT PINK TUATl£ ...... Kansas NO U TURN ...... Puerto Rico SINCERELY PAUL ...... California Gltdown. Thrash it· live PO Box 1273 new album in progress COMMON BOND (disbanded) ...... Ca FRESH CLAIM ...... England new album in progress new album available new album in progress indep·t. 1991. Indep'l, 1991. Anger into Passion Huds Continental Indep·t. 1991. THE OCEAN BLUE ...... Blonde Vinyl. Fall 1991. TRIO OF ONE ...... Texas Sumner. WA 98390 GLORIA ...... Washington BOOK OF MARTYRS ..... New Zeatand THE CRy ...... Texas J.. COB'S TROUBLE ...... Georgia untitled SIVAN ...... England Beginning is Half Done Against the Grain Catharsis new album scheduled 2000 Years. EP Knock. Breathe, Shine ONE RNE DAy ...... Washington The Playroom Collection UTMANDA ...... California T.JIONE BURNETT ...... California DA (DANIEL AMOS) ...... California GO GO STREET ...... Scot/and KAl.. (KIOIaCoocoo) new album in progress S.O.s...... Northern Ireland new album In progress c/o 2NBC FM The Talkmg Animais Kalhoun untitled see EIIl_, aec.cs 6 Howard Indep·t. Winter 1991. _and Quantum. 1991. PO Box 901 NafWee, NSW 2209 Australia FOOlS 6 STRANGERS .. North Dakota LUST CONTROL ...... NO LONGER MUSIC ...... Holland SCATERI).f'EW (cont.) Autographs for the Sick Hardcore Beatniks. Demo new album In progress Thank You, Night, We Love You new album in progress MIKE FUTCH ...... California Bionde Vinyl , Fall 1991. NOBODY SPECIAL ...... Oregon Indep't, 1991. PO Box 111 new album scheduled L.S.U ...... California Call it Whatever You Want ·'nterviewed in Issue 4. Wilmore. KY 40390 GOO SENT HUMANS ...... California This Is the Healing THE NOV. COMMANDMENT .. Sweden S.F.C ...... & new album In progress Blonde Vinyl, 1991. Complete Structure A Saved Man Black White HAPPY CLAPPIES ...... Holland THE MAD HATTERS &AU ...... ONE BAD PIO ...... Te","s SHAnERED IMAGE . British Columbia 14 Brian Tee The primary distinction between College Progressive and Alternative. since CHARIZMA ...... Sweden Sick Underground GUitar untitled new album scheduled demo, Only Your Love Morphett Vale, SA 5162 both are likely to be found In college radiO. is intensity. College Progressive JOin Hands. EP THE HATED ...... Washington MAD AT THE WORLD ...... California THE PERPETUAL NOW ...... THE SHEKINAH BROTHERS California Austra)ia Includes folk, acoustic and club-oriented rOCk. whereas Alternative leans more CHRISTIAN IMAGE ...... Holland untRied seasons of Love Third Heaven new album in progress We Cast Out the Devil HENRY 6 THE VISITORS ..... Germany MERCY RULE ...... P.I.D ...... THEST.. ND towards punk. industrial and Hardcore. Sub_cnbe to ACM Joumaland receive Cornerstone Magazine CRASH DOG ...... llIinois THE HOUDAYS ...... California Overruled The Chosen Ones HeartbreakTown 4707 N. Malden our Annual CompUatlon CD with 15 or more colle,e--o,lented artlat..-FREEI Hard Knocks for Hard Heads Restless Heart METAL TRUCK ...... llIInois Frontline. 1991. Wondertand. 1990 RANDY DYER ...... HOKUS PICK MANEUVER ..... Canada Road KIll THE PLAGUE ...... North Dakota TOTH nBOR ...... Hu~ Chicago, IL 60640 ABSENCE OF CERAMICS New Jersey BLIND TEETH VICTORY BAND .. Texas Created Image new album In progress MENTAL DESTRUCTION ...... Sweden Nuclear Polka Boldogok Crossbeat Soft Orinks for Terrorists Preston Mannuever DONDERFlIEGEN ...... Texas IDY ...... new album In progress ROCKS IN PINK CEMENT ... California TORN A.ESH ...... Ohio AFTER 11...... Pennsylvania BLACKHOUSE ...... California Digital Priests No. I Do't Have Metal Cross, Summer 1991. RIP Cement Live Crux of the Mosh 1 Kent Road It's About Time The Gospel according to .. . EMPTY TOMB ...... Oregon IDLE CURE ...... MORTAL WISH ...... California Indep't. 1991. 2000 D.C ...... Spain Surrey Hills, VIC 3194 AKZENTE ...... Germany THE BLANKS ...... Michigan To Whome it May Concern 2nd Avenue demo. Fear no Fe3f THE REVOt.UnONARY ARMY England Nothing is Neutral Aus(ra)ia MitMut if This Had Been an Actual... RGHTER ...... Iowa THE INSTmITION ...... Australia NAnONS .. UTENSILS ...... OF THE INFANT JESUS UPSIDE DOWN ROOM ...... California THE ALTAR BOYS ...... California BREAKFAST WITH AMy ..... California The Waiting Entomology A Passage Through Oblivion new album in progress new EP In progress Different Drummer new album scheduled Dad Wonder1and. 1991. THE LEAD ...... ~ ...... Aorida NEW DECEMBER ...... California indep't, Summer 1991. UNDERCOVER ...... California 3331 Quartz Lane D4 Alarma, 1991. Blonde Vinyl. 1991. flUFFY ...... California Bum This Record Furious Children SCATERD-RW ...... California Balance of Power Fullerton, CA 92631 BEAUTY FOR ASHES ...... California BROKEN CHRISTMAS ...... California Aufty Luvs You LEGION ...... Canada NO LAUGHING MATTER ...... 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Sweden BARNGROVER/ UGHT ...... California D.C. TALK ...... Myrrll. 1991. VAL L£BEAUX ...... MR. MISTER ...... SP.. RKS ...... Into My Soul LMng on the Outside Nu Thang DAVID GRANT ...... England untitled Go On Through Aood & Are Australia DARLENE ADAIR ...... New Zealand BASH IN THE COOE ...... DANGER ZONE ...... Australia You're Lying LEXI ...... GEOFF MOORE and the Distance ...... JUDSON SPENCE ...... The Nolze untitled More than Enough untitled GLEN ..U£N GREEN ...... Call Her Lexi FoundatIons untitled STEVEN ADAMS ...... Pennsylvania M ..RGARET BECKER ...... D.O.C ...... Down Ttlls Avenue CRYSTAL LEWIS ...... Callfomia JEREMY MORRIS ...... Michigan HOPE STERUNO ...... Canada 2570 Asbury Road Heartwotk So How Va Livin' HALO ...... Let Love In Vintage Jam The Way Things Ate Dubuque, IA 52001 ADVENT ...... Washington BI..=~e .&::e...... Sweden Starsong. 1991. untitled UAiSON ...... NEW DESTINATION ...... Holland DONN .. SUMMER ...... The Man of Many Talents new album scheduled DOUBLE CHECK ...... England HEARTBEAT ...... England Urgency When Friends Are Out of Sight Another Place and TIme Notebored ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF BIG CAROUNE BONNETT ...... Shake It Down The Winner Frontline. 1991. THE NEWSBOYS ...... Australia SURPRISE ...... Australia RD 1 Box202 BEATS AND HAPPY FEET untitled DYNAMIC TWINS ...... California BENNY HESTER ...... UBSUITE ...... Tum Reformation Atglen. PA 19310 untiUed (dance compilation) CHUCKII BOOKER ...... Word 2 the Wize United We Stand/Divided We Fall Water and Blood Starsong. 1991. D.T.S .• 199O. ..FTER THE ARE (disbanded) ..... U.K. Chuc/ui Broken. 1991. HOWARD HEWETT ...... THE UFTERS (disbanded) ...... NICOlE ...... Texas TARGET ...... Holland Obligator ATF CHUCKII P...... RICK WAS ...... untitled What Love's All About Don't Let Me Go untitled PO Box 915 ANGIE ..LAN ...... Do You Have a Problem with That untitled JOHN HI ..TT ...... DEREK UNO ...... New Zealand Frontline. 1991. THESIS ...... Holland Muskegon. MI 49443 The Bottom Une KIM BOYCE ...... EUEN B ...... Sweden Stolen Moments Slippery6round NOVEL1..A ...... New Jersey Rising in the Wind's Eye Frontline, 1991. This I Know Prince of Peace KIMHIU ...... LONE JUSTICE (see Maria McKee) .. One Big Sky KEITH THOMPSON ...... England Radically Saved Mag. ALPHABET BRIGHTON ...... California E.T.W...... new album scheduled Shelter Starsong. 1991. Against the Odds PO Box 9590 see Geoff Mann Promise of Love End Time Warriors KIRSTEN 6 HEATHER ..... Washington LOVE LIFE ...... ONE TO ONE ...... Wales TRAM ..INE ...... MICHAEL ANDERSON ...... Pakaderm, 1990. FAIR EXCHANGE ...... California BeiCha Dldn't Know album In progress Run Thru' the Wastelands Freedom Murtreesboro, TN 37132 untitled CATCH TWENTY·TWO ...... U.K. untitled HOI POUOI ...... New Zealand Blonde Vinyl. Fall 1991. MICHAEL PEACE ...... WALK ON WATER ...... Sweden White Noise ..RCADE ...... Acoustic Energy MARK F.. RNER ...... SaUsfy.EP M ..GDALlAN ...... Loud 'N' Clear untitled untiUed (dance compilation) P.. UL ClARK .. POINT OV·U ...... Some Kind of Wonderful LAVINE HUDSON ...... untitled D ..VlD PEASTON ...... WASHINGTON ...... PO Box 1564 STEVE ARRINGTON ...... Awakening From the .. . Frontline. 1991. new album in progress Intense. 1991. untitled EveryTIme PI. Roberts. WA 98281 Jam Packed ASHLEY CLEVELAND ...... Tenn. STEVE FlASHM.. N ...... U.K. IDEA ...... Au stralia KENNY M ..RKS ...... PHIL PERRy ...... WHAT IF ...... White Rock ARQUE ...... Australia Big Town Icy Hearts Now is the TIme, EP Another Friday Night new album In progress untltled In the Beginning, EP Atlantic. STEVE FORBERT ...... IF TOMMOROW COMES. South Afnca M.C. GE GEE ...... Texas PIERCE PETTUS ...... STEVEN WILEY ...... Faltspatvagen 46 SUSAN ASHTON ...... -See Interview In this Issue. Streets of this Town untitled I'm For Real While the Serpent. .. Rhythm and Poetry 2 Steps Wakened by the Wind CLOCKWEAK ...... Australia FREDA ...... Sweden J.. G M.C.RG ...... PIECES ...... Germany DENIECE WIUI ..MS ...... S-803 34 Galve Sparrow. 1991. untitled Tusen Elclar The Longest Road In Jesus Name Face 2 Face Special Love AVENUE Q ...... Kansas COME ALIVE ...... Belgium FREEDOM OF SOUL ...... JASON .. THE SCORCHERS ...... DONNA McELROy ...... ANDY PRAn ...... Holland GUY WISHART ...... New Zealand Sweden Abandon N;et te Laat Caught In a Land of TIme Thunder and Are BlggerWor1d Perfect Therapy Another Day in Paradise White Throne AYJON ...... Australia RIC CORI ...... Colorado REMEt GARCI...... TROY JOHNSON ...... MARl" MeKEE ...... PRESS ANY KEY ...... England BEBE .. CECE WINANS ...... White NoIse Shadows new album In progress The Way It Is untitled Whisper on the Wind Different Lifestyles PO Box 20577 PHIUP BAILEY ...... D-BOY RODRIGUEZ ...... Texas IndeP'I, 1991. J.C. 6 THE BOYZ ...... California DEBBIE MeCLENDON ...... THE REACH ...... Washington ZIPCODES (disbanded) ... England Castro Valley. CA 94546 Family Affair The Lyrical Strength ... Street Poet -Interviewed in Issue 2. Never Give Up Get a Grip Under the Same Sky Sold Sight Unseen

JEFF JOHNSON ...... Oregon Great Romantics Ark,1991. · See Article In thIS Issue. PHILKEAGGY ...... The Wind and the Wheat KERRY UVGREN ...... Adult Progressive ranges from acoustic guitar to keyboard instrumentals. Irish ERIC ENGEBRETSEN ...... Idaho One of Several Possible Muslks folk to blues. even lighter experimental styles. This is not elevator music I Taste & See PHOENIX ...... Germany Indep'l. 1990. untitled ..KUT ...... Germany M ..RC C ..Tl£Y .. GEOFF M ..NN • U.K. DIETER FAlJ( ...... Germany PRiSMS ...... Neves Ucht new album In progress Today Portraits In Synthesis JUSTO ALMARIO ...... Plankton, Summer 1991. DAVID FRIESEN ...... TOM SHINNESS ...... Texas Family TIme R. CORDNER .. J. P. RUDOLPH .... Ir•. Departures Something Inseperable STEPHEN II£1L.BOOTH ...... N. Z. Sing for the SOng IONA ...... England SANDY SIMPSON ...... Shelter LASSE DAHIn5SON ...... Sweden untitled The Passing of the Dark 8£NEDlCAMUS ...... Holland Tia Dia HANS-JURGEN HUFElSEN ... Germany RICHARD SOUTHER ...... Een Man Kwam In Een Land DAVID'S SECRET ...... South Carolina Domino Innermisston aERY BERKHOUT ...... Holland Too Good for Words PAUL JACKSON. JR ...... KIRK WHALUM ...... Straight From My Heart Image. 1991. Out of the Shadows The Promise

JEFF SCHEETZ ...... Kansas Woodpecker Stomp SEKEL ...... Massachusetts The Final Conflict SHOUT ...... Callfomla In Your Face STRVPER ...... California ANGEUCA ...... Canada DREAMER ...... Canada GREG MINIER ...... rgainst the Law Walkln' In Faith Full Metal Racket Minier SUMMONED ...... Texas ARMAGEDDON ...... Virginia Image. 1991. NEON CROSS ...... California KEN TAMPUN ...... The Money Mask ETERNAL RYT£ ...... california untitled All A:J..e to Grind BARREN CROSS ...... California Wood Requiem RAGE OF ANGElS ...... Connecticut THRESHER ...... Pennsylvania State of Control RNAL AXE ...... California untitled Totally Possessed BELIEVER ...... Pennsylvania Beyond Hell's Gate RANSOM ...... TOURNIQUET ...... California Sanity Obscure HOLY SOLDIER ...... California untitled Psycho Surgery BLOODGOOD ...... Washington untitled intense, 1991. Intense. Summer 1991. new album rumored IMMORTAL ...... New York RECON ...... California TRYlAN ...... llIinols Quantum, 1991. Dead and Buried Behind Enemy Unes Sylentiger BLOODY CROSS ...... Germany JET CIRCUS ...... Germany REO INK ...... Texas VALOR ...... California BRIDE ...... Kentuc~ Step on It REZ ...... Illinois Fight for Your Ufe Kinettc F8Jth KING'S X ...... Texas Innocent Blood VENGEANCE RlSlNQ ...... Califomia Starsong, 1991. Faith, Hope, Love .Interv;ewed in Issue 4. untitled THE CRUCIRED ...... CaHfomla LEVITICUS ...... Sweden SACRED WARRIOR ...... illinois Intense. 1991. new album In progress Knights of Heaven Wicked Generation WHITECROSS ...... illinois Ocean. 1991. MARTYR ...... California SACRAMENT ...... Pennsylvania In the Kingdom DEUVERANCE ...... California new album in progress Testimony of Apocalypse Starsong, 1991. What a Joke MESSIAH PROPHET ..... Pennsylvania SAINT ...... Oregon ZION ...... South Dakota Intense. 1991. Master of the Metal Too Late for Uving Thunder From the Mountain Above is an abbreviated listing of artists and their most recent releases. These artists are broadly grouped by styles and we encourage you to take time to explore artists your are unfamiliar with. Most titles are available through True WI·th your $5 Subscrl·ptl· on Tunes and other record stores, directly from the artist, or even a local bookstore. A more comprehensive listing with addresses can be found in Issue 5 or in our October Issue. Just anothBr reason to subBcrlbe for only five dDllarsl