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12/19/02 Toby and Mike On The WB?!
On the evening of December 27, tune into the WB during late night to catch the Billy Graham crusade! Why, you may ask? Cause Pastor Graham's got a powerful word, of course. Why else? Because Toby and Mike will be performing dc Talk hits live! I knew you'd be excited. Check your local listings for more info.
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12/08/02 Free at Last: The Movie Advanced Screenings!
Hey guys, Forefront Records has organized a bunch of Free at Last screenings around the country to promote the movie. You can view the screening locations by clicking here. If you're in Southern California you should check out the one in Azusa, it's one I've(Chris) been organizing with the radio station here at APU. It should be a blast.
Also interesting to note, if you order Free at Last in advance through Family Christian Stores online, you'll get a 72 Hour Pass to watch the movie online. So if you have a high speed internet connection it may be an idea to check out.
(KAPURadio.com, ForeFrontRecords.com)
11/20/02 ae.com forums online again
Folks, your boards are back. Unfortunately, we had to reinstall and lost all the old info. We apologize profusely for any frustration this causes but hope you will sign up again for a user name and password and get everything going again. What are you waiting for? Click here now!
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11/14/02 Free At Last Remix and Trailer Online!
Hey all, sorry if you have experienced some problems with the site. We are working on them and everything should be fixed soon, as well as the boards. But for now: ForefrontRecords.com has released the new Hardway remix from the upcoming Free At Last re-issue on their site, along with the trailer for the movie. Be on the lookout for it December 17th at stores nationwide.
(ForefrontRecords.com)
11/03/02 WWE Uses More dc Talk Tunes!
Hey guys, I just caught the latest episode of Tough Enough on MTV. For those who don't know, Tough Enough is a show from WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) that is sort of like Survivor in that the two left at the end of a season of training get a WWE contract. Anyways, in the past they have used music from the guys (most notably Tait and Kevin Max in Season one). However, this week's episode featured part of Supernatural from dc Talk's album of the same name. It's MTV so they rerun thing forever so if you get the chance, check it out.
(WWE.com)
11/01/02 Kevin Landing Somewhere Between the Fence and the Universe?
Kevin Max had a chat last night on his boards and made the tentative name of his next album know. KMAX - Between the Fence and the Universe. Kevin also informed readers of his site that Erick Cole is writing songs with him again and he has been demo-ing with Forefront Records over the past two weeks. The sound, according to Kevin, is much different than that of his previous record, Stereotype-BE.
(KevinMax.com)
10/28/02 Spend All Hallow's Eve with K Max
KevinMax.com is hosting a chat with the man himself as well as some of his bandmates on Halloween. (That's this Thursday) Be there at 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST to take part in this rare event. Kevin will also be
releasing a couple of tracks from his new online book of poetry, Slip of the
Ink. C'mon, this easily beats the normal costume party/trick-or-treating droll.
(Forefront Records)
10/13/02 Irene Video Now Availiable on ForefrontRecords.com!
It's yourt first chance to check out the entire video, guys. Head over to ForefrontRecords.com right now to see the new Irene video from tobyMac. It's a members only exclusive so you may have to sign up!
(ForefrontRecords.com)
10/10/02 Soupernatural Still in the Works, Plus other Kevin Max News
KevinMax.com just posted it and I forgot to mention it: Soupernatural is still happening. The independent film, starring Kevin Max, will be made. According to Kmax.com the script has been completely rewritten. Julie Mathews, co-writer of the film, chimed in and said the investments are coming in still and the film will begin production this fall.
In addition to that, KevinMax.com has posted the European diaries of Kevin and Erick Cole, along with pictures from the trip. The site also says that at midnight on Halloween, October 31, Slip of the Ink wil be available on the site.
(KevinMax.com)
10/09/02 Forefront Prepares to Mixdown dc Talk and tobyMac.
Hey guys, just learned that in January, 2003, Forefront's going to be releasing an album of never-before-heard remixes from the like of Audio Adrenaline, Grits, Jennifer Knapp and more. The big news is that they'll also have dc Talk and tobyMac on the album! All new remixes from tobyMac and dc Talk? Should be great! Mooki Taylor will be the man remixing the songs. More on this as we hear it.
(CM Central)
09/30/02 Lots of Toby News!
Forefront has recently made note of a couple tobyMac projects on the horizon. The much talked about tobyMac DVD will drop on October 22. Also dropping that day will be Toby's Christmas single, "This Christmas." And of course, for those of you that don't know: tobyMac is performing on the Festival con Dios tour this year with the likes of Audio Adrenaline and the Benjamin Gate. I suggest you check it out (I'll be at the Long Beach edition).
Another interesting note is that Forefront is running a tobyMac contest where one lucky winner will get an X-Box video game system. You can enter that right here.
(ForefrontRecords.com)
09/26/02 Archived Tait and Kevin Max Concerts Online.
In case you missed them, you can check them out now. First is Tait's performance at the Harvest Church; to check the show out click here and go to the July 7 option. You'll see a worship service (from All Together Separate), a sermon, and a Tait show. Some pretty good stuff. Next is Kevin's performance from Flevo, over in Holland. Click here to visit the Flevo site. From there enter the ste and click on audio/video. From there you will be able to find the Kevin Max performance. Have fun!
(Harvest Church, Flevo)
09/16/02 "Free At Last: The Movie" To Finally See The Light Of Day!
It's about time! The ten year anniversary of Free At Last is upon us. (How scary is that?) And Forefront is rereleasing Free At Last on Cassette and CD. In addition to the album Forefront will finally be releasing the oft-talked about Free At Last movie on VHS/DVD. For those purchasing the rerelease of the CD, look forward to having a copy of the movie's DVD packaged with it.
(CCM Magazine)
09/11/02 Let's Roll Hits The Shelves!
Sorry about not getting to this sooner, guys. Let's Roll, the tribute album, dropped yesterday. The album features an all new song by the guys! This would be their first released work since "Sugat Coat It" and "Chance" on Intermission. After you've heard dc Talk's track (also titled "Let's Roll") over at BuzzPlant.com/LetsRoll, go pick up the CD at your local record store.
(Lets Roll Music)
09/10/02 tobyMac Plays The Garden Tomorrow Night In Tribute!
Hey again, just got an email from a visitor to AE. He informed me that tobyMac will be playing Madison Square Garden tomorrow night in tribute to 9/11. NBA players, along with other Christian artists (Steven Curtis Chapman, Third Day) will be in attendance. It's only 15 dollars guys, if you're in the area I think it'd be a great thing to attend.
(Tribute to Grace and Hope, Brian Kordes)
08/22/02 Breaking News! Screen Captures From Irene
Hey guys, just learned from Forefront that if you head on over to their site you can see TWO brand new screen captures from tobyMac's brand new video, "Irene." To view the videos you must be a member of the site but it's very easy to join, only requiring an email address. Thanks to Forefront for the heads up!
(ForeFront Records)
08/20/02 tobyMac.com Lets Out Loads Of News!
Lots coming in from tobyMac.com, let's jump in. It looks like we'll be seeing a second edition of the book Jesus Freaks in the near future. Jesus Freaks Volume II: Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed Their World, Fearing God, Not Man is due in stores in September. Although the date is a bit sketchy, look for tobyMac to be doing a video for "Irene" out in L.A. Finally, Toby's "This Christmas," featuring Nirva Dorsaint and his son Truett, is due out on October 1, on the WOW Christmas 2002 CD.
(tobyMac.com)
08/20/02 Toby and Mike Reunite At Puget Sound Festival...
August 17 at the Puget Sound Festival in Redmond, Wash., Tait and tobyMac were both scheduled to perform and both did. However, what the crowd was not expecting was a "dc talk" reunion, so to speak, to play "In The Light" and "Jesus Freak." According to a fan in attendance, they were very well received.
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08/17/02 Tait Performing New Song!
According to a fan in attendance at Tait's Indiana State Fair show, Tait was playing a song slated for their new album, tentatively titled "Wait." Not big news but good news nonetheless, so we know they've begun writing for a new album!
(Brian Kordes)
08/14/02 Michael Tait to Spend Christmas in a City on a Hill!
Long time no see! Just got some news in: Expect Michael Tait to be performing with Leigh Nash on the upcoming City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time. Tait and Nash will be performing "O Holy Night." The album drops September 24 and includes other songs by acts such as Jars of Clay and Third Day.
(MusicForce)
07/31/02 Kevin Max No Longer Playing Christian Music Festivals.
Before his Cornerstone performance Kevin Max stated in a press conference that he would no longer book solo shows at Christian Music festivals, instead he plans to reach out to the gay community and other audiences who have been left behind by the church. This is an interesting choice on Kevin's part and it should be interesting to see how others react to his decision. Kevin will continue to play throughout Europe over the summer, check out his website KevinMax.com for the tour dates.
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07/22/02 Tait Joins Vince Gill For Benefit
According to JesusFreakHideout.com, Tait recently joined Vince Gill at a benefit for the "Visions of Infinite Possibilities" foundation. The invitation to the event was from Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George.
(JesusFreakHideout)
07/19/02 Forefront Updates Its tobyMac Bio!
Hey guys, Forefront just updated their bio for tobyMac on their official site, the bio documents mostly the recent Momentum times, check it out!
(ForeFront)
07/08/02 Toby Wins BMI Songwriter of the Year!
Congrats go out to Toby who snagged up Songwriter of the Year at BMI's 2nd Annual Christian Music Banquet held recently. This is an award he shared last year with Steven Curtis Chapman. He also had songs honored in three separate categories: All You Got (along with Chad Chapin and Mike Tait), Extreme Days, and Say The Words. In addition to all of that, Achtober Songs, Toby's publishing company, shared the award of BMI Publishing Company of the Year with EMI Christian Music Publishing. Congratulations Toby!
 
(BMI, Forefront Records)
07/02/02 CCM Mag Dot Com Chats Up Tait
Go to ccmmagazine.com to check out the latest Tait interview, conducted in April during the hurricane that is commonly known as GMA week. Shameless plug: The photo was taken by none other than our own Nashville webmaster. Jessica also took the picture of Toby that runs with his interview (see 6-11 news item) as well as many of the photos in the online CCM photo gallery.
(CCM Magazine)
06/29/02 The Mystery Machine?
Nope, it's the Momentum Mobile! Look out for the latest in creative promotion, coming to a festival near you. Forefront Records has a brand new SUV with none other than the Mac adorning, well, the whole darn thing. It will be at Creation this weekend and headed to more festivals throughout the summer. Coming at you like a whirlwind ...
(ForeFront)
06/21/02 "To The Max"
Featured in the Weekend section of today's Tennessean: To the Max—Christian music with an earthy touch...
Those who criticize Christian music as samey or saccharine would do well to check out Kevin Max's 2001 inventive solo debut, Stereotype Be. The guy brought Adrian Belew (David Bowie, The Bears) in to produce and play guitar, creating an experimental atmosphere well-suited to Max's songs. A member of dc Talk, Max possesses a one-of-a-kind voice and an attitude that separates him from many of his Christian industry peers (he'll drink a beer every now and then!)
Max plays tonight at Exit/In, headlining a bill that includes Bullets of Orange and The Benjamin Gate. — Peter Cooper, Staff Writer
I'll be there [this is Jessica, the Nashville webmaster] taking notes and pictures and will bring you a full report on this show as well as KMax's earlier Nashville show at SlowBar.
(The Tennessean)
06/18/02 Toby & Tait To Be Featured On Compilation Albums.
This just in from Webrock: Toby and Tait will have some work featured on upcoming compilation albums. Tait's (the band) winter tune (rumored to be "In the Bleak Midwinter") will appear on the album "City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time," due out September 24. tobyMac will have an already published song of his own appear on "2:52," a compilation album due out in August from ForeFront Records. More as we hear it.
(WebRock)
06/18/02 Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!
Jessica's checked in with her report (complete with pictures) from RACE 4 ERACE. Click here for her shots of the racers in their karts and on their bikes!
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06/12/02 Three New Solo Singles!
Forefront Records has recently released two new solo singles to CHR radio: "Irene" from tobyMac's Momentum and "You", the hidden track from Kevin Max's Stereotype-BE. According to a flyer shipped with the radio singles, Forefront is billing the simultaneous releases as the "Battle of the 2 DC TALK solo projects - let your listeners be the judge. Which tune is THEIR favorite?" This is kind of funny, in my opinion, building up steam for the two songs by marketing them against each other, nonetheless it's two good songs added to radio. Call your local Christian station and request BOTH just to confuse them. While you're at it, call your local rock station too since Forefront has also released "What's Going Down" to rock radio recently, more evidence of their faith in the crossover ability of tobyMac's album.
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06/11/02 tobyMac Sits Down With CCMMagazine.com
Just found a new interview with the Mac over at CCMMagazine.com. Check out what Toby had to say about touring, Gotee Records, and what he's listening to by clicking here.
(CCM Mag.)
06/02/02 Free At Last: The Movie To See DVD Release!
Just spotted by an ae reader on Webrock.net is the news that the Free At Last Movie will see a DVD release this fall, coupled with copies of a Free At Last 10th Anniversary Re-Release. Yes, it's been TEN years since Free At Last came out, isn't that a bit scary? This will be the public's first chance to see the widely discussed, but rarely seen dc Talk Motion Picture.
(WebRock)
06/02/02 Kevin Max To Release Second Solo Album, Along With Tait and tobyMac.
Tait and toby won't be the only ones with a second solo album next year, also look for the Max to release a second solo effort. Webrock says Max will release a second album in 2003 with, hopefully, another dc Talk album out in late 2003/early 2004.
(WebRock)
05/24/02 Michael Tait Produces Once Again
Michael Tait will be producing two tracks on Everyday Sunday's upcoming Flicker Records national debut album. "When I heard Everyday Sunday, I knew I wanted to be a part of this album because their music is larger than life. To me, it represented something epic and I couldn't pass up being involved." Look for their debut national album to release on September 24, 2002.
(Everyday Sunday)
05/24/02 The Only Light Tait Needs
ForeFront Records will release Left Behind Worship: God With Us on July 2nd in conjunction with The Remnant, book #10 in the best selling Left Behind series. This compilation album consists of 10 worship songs, four new recordings with two original songs written specifically for the project. Tait performs "The Only Light We Need" along with Charlie Peacock. Other artists featured on the album include Sonicflood, Rebecca St. James, Benjamin Gate, Delirious and more!
(ForeFront Records)
05/20/02 Let's Get This Video Started!
Lookout for an all new video from the likes of tobyMac to premiere this Friday on TV-U! That's right, this Friday, at 1:00 PT catch Ten Most Wanted on TV-U to see the premiere of tobyMac's "Let's Get This Party Started!"
(tvU)
05/17/02 Some Stereotypical KMAX News!
Just checked out Kevin's official site and he's got some stuff he wants to share! Firstly that coming in June Kevin will be sharing behind the scenes footage from the Stereotype Be Sessions. Check that out in June.
Furthermore, it looks like Kevin's been hanging out with European pop sensation Robie Williams! The one song I can remember Williams singing was the very Bond-esuqe Millenium. Kevin says he has been talking to Williams about writing together and also says Williams may even make a special appearance at Kevin's show at the El Rey theater, next weekend.
Finally it looks as if Kevin wants to be a Beach Boy... In a matter of speaking. According to his site Kevin and members of his Extravanganza band recently recorded a cover of "Help Me Rhonda" to be featured on an upcoming tribute album to Brian Wilson (one of the original Beach Boys).
(KMAX.com)
05/13/02 Tait Comes Together with Third Day!
Look for the band TAIT to be joining Third Day for the upcoming stretch of their Come Together tour. The fall leg of the tour takes place from mid-September to late-October of this year. For more information check out the article on CCM Magazine online.
(CCM Magazine)
05/05/02 tobyMac Rocks the River (with review)
The masses at Nashville River Stages, an outdoor weekend-long festival, were especially blessed Saturday evening by the performance of one tobyMac. The sun was still shining when he took the stage since he had been moved up in the schedule, positioned before Garbage instead of No Doubt. Nevertheless, there was a huge crowd gathered with one of our own webmasters in the midst. Plus, two very special guests appeared to sing "In the Light" and "Jesus Freak" with Toby. Read the review and check back later this week for pictures in the concert gallery.
(æ.com)
04/25/02 Dove Awards
It's Toby's night! He picked up awards in three categories tonight, for Producer of the Year, Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year for "Somebody's Watching," and the BIG one - Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year - Momentum. He also performed a kickin' version of "J Train" with a little help from Kirk Franklin.
Meanwhile, Michael sang a beautiful solo on "In God We Trust," and he gave Toby's performance quite the entertaining intro. Kevin Max was at the scene too, smoothly introducing Superchic(k). To top it off, Prayer of Jabez received the award for Special Event Album of the Year, a project which included songs by Michael Tait and Kevin Max.
The show as a whole was interesting (if nothing else) so if you missed the live broadcast, check the PAX lineup as it will be replaying throughout the weekend.
(æ.com)
04/24/02 Tait, Doves ... Part 3
According to an official GMA press release, Michael Tait is performing at the Dove Awards as part of the "In God We Trust" chorus (see 03/02 news). The other members of the Tait band will also be in attendance to [hopefully] accept their award during the pre-show telecast (broadcast on FamilyNet). Kevin Max had planned to perform at a Nashville club tonight, but that has been nixed, and he will instead attend the ceremonies. As previously announced, Toby is performing "J-Train" during the Pax telecast. We will post news on the winners as soon as we get it.
If you're hungry for more Tait (just Michael, that is), check out this awesome article and pic from the Sunday addition of Nashville's newspaper, The Tennessean.
(DoveAwards.com, TaitBand.com, The Tennessean)
04/19/02 Exclusive Interview With Kevin Max, Brought To You By æ
Hey guys, recently æ was able to sit down with Kevin Max and get his thoughts and views on a lot of things, including the future of dc Talk. Be sure to check it out when you can, you can view it here
(æ)
04/14/02 tobyMac To Rock River Stages
This goes out to you guys in the Nash-Vegas area, tobyMac's comin' at you like a whirlwind! (How cheesy am I?) Anyways, tobyMac will be playing prior to No doubt this year at Riverstages! He'll be playing on May 4, from 8:15-9:00 PM on stage one, followed up by No doubt, closing out the night on stage two! If you are in the area do yourself a favor and go check out River Stages, lots of music, lots of fun. Other than tobyMac you get bands like Incubus, and Garbage, how can you lose? River Stages is a three day event.
(River Stages)
04/14/02 tobyMac and Mike Tait to Take Part in National Worship Event!
Toby and Mike are currently scheduled to perform at a national worship event, set to take place in Washington, D.C. at the National Mall. In all over 100,000 people are expected to attend; among them are Jeff Deyo, Jaci Velasquez, and Out of Eden who will all be performing. The concert from the event will be recorded in order to produce a future benefit album. The event takes place Memorial Day weekend.
(Worship Alliance)
04/14/02 Tait Appears in MerceMe Video
MerceMe recently shot the video for their hit "I Can Only Imagine," which reflects on lost loved ones and pulls on the emotional theme of the song that describes that amazing moment when we meet our Savior, as well as reuniting with our family in Heaven. Featuring a number of familiar faces including Tammy Trent and Bill Gaither, Tait was one of the artists who chose to hold a picture of a lost loved one in the video. Tait lost his own father, Nathel Tait, to cancer in 1998. The video will be played behind Mercy Me's performance of "I Can Only Imagine" at the close of the 2002 Dove Awards which will air live on PAX TV, Thursday, April 25.
(MerceMe)
04/14/02 Tait Guests on Newsboys Hall-of-Fame Show
The Newsboys brought along the cameras to tape their recent sold out concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio for their April 20th PAX TV special. To the crowd's pleasant surprise, Michael Tait showed up to sing "A Million Pieces (Kissing Your Cares Goodbye)" from their new album! You'll have to watch the show on PAX to find out what Mike had to do when he forgot the words to the song. And if you don't get PAX, have no fear because the concert (with additional footage and interviews not shown on TV) will be released on DVD this summer.
(Newsboys)
04/09/02 And they're back ...
Guys, the boards just went live like five minutes ago! The new system is awesome and we're really stoked about it.
Some kinks are still being worked out (member titles for one) but check 'em out
right here!
All of the usernames that were registered before the middle of March are still functional but some of the last threads were lost. Sorry 'bout that, but you know computers, always unpredictable. Have fun!
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04/04/02 Race for ERACE
You might have noticed on the tour dates page a listing for the ERACE Grand Prix, and maybe you were wondering "Hey, what's that?" Well, we've got the lowdown. The ERACE Foundation and retired race car driver Darrell Waltrip are co-sponsoring a "mini-Indy" go-cart race for charity. Local businesses will be sponsoring individual go-carts and a celebrity race will be featured. We expect to see Toby taking the wheel, although Waltrip joked that he wants dc talk to be his pit crew. This will all take place on Memorial Day (May 27) at the Factory, a shopping center in Franklin about 20 miles south of Nashville. Our own webmaster and Franklin resident, Jessica Folkins, will be there with her notepad and camera, so check back for complete coverage.
(æ.com)
04/02/02 tobyMac To Rock The Doves!
Yeah, it's a bit older, as far as news goes, but tobyMac will be performing LIVE at the Doves this year! This will be your chance to see Toby perform "J*Train" live at the Doves. This will definitely be something to look forward to. The Doves will air on PAX on April 25!
(tobyMac.com)
04/02/02 Supernatural Certified Platinum!
According to Billboard.com, Supernatural has been certified PLATINUM in sales. That means that the Supernatural album has sold 1 MILLION copies worldwide! This is a huge step for the guys. As you may already know Jesus Freak is double-platinum (2 million copies), and Free At Last went platinum in 1995.
(Billboard)
03/14/02 Caboodles Of News, Up In Here!
Lots of news coming in the past day or two. Let's jump in. dctalksolo.com will debut a new Tait song on the Solo Music Challenge next week. The song, "Following Me," is from a compilation CD (titled Traveling Light: Songs From The 23rd Psalm) which will also feature an as-yet-unknown track worked on by tobyMac.
Also, Let's Roll has been pushed back... yet again. This time it's rollin' into September one day before the anniversary of 9/11. So you'll hopefully be seeing it September 10, 2002. I promise you guys will see it one day, I really do.
æ has some bang for your buck (although I see no bucks)... there are new Kevin Max tour dates, direct from Kmax's management, on the tour page.
(æ, dcTalkSolo)
03/10/02 Track List For Let's Roll!
Tower Records has posted the track list for the Let's Roll album, it is as follows:
I See You In His Eyes - Nicole C. Mullen
Let's Roll - DC Talk
I Believe - James Curlin
Timeless - Selah (remix)
We Are A Beginning - Sarah Masen
Lullaby - Chaka Khan/London Symphony
Callin' - Wynonna
With New Eyes - Joy Williams/Selah
Don't Ask Why - Jeff Carson
Light Of The World - Jennifer Knapp
How Great Thou Art - Pam Kenyon Snider
The Lord's Prayer Suite: Lord's Prayer, The - Jeremy Lubbock / Interlude - Phil Keaggy / Lord's Prayer, The - The Lord's Prayer Collective / Reprise - Yo Yo Ma
(Tower Records)
03/05/02 KevinMax.com Receiving A Facelift!
Looks like Kevinmax.com is getting a makeover. I think I mentioned this some time ago but it's happening now. If you give the place a look you'll see that all that's there now is a splash page. Stay tuned for more news.
(KevinMax.com)
03/02/02 dc Talk To Be Featured On New Song!
Gravity Records recently funded the production and recording of a new single inspired by the events of 9-11. Titled "In God We Trust," the all-star anthem features vocals by none other than tobyMac, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max. The song was written by Wayne Kirkpatrick ("Change Your World") and Mark Heimermann ("Jesus Freak"), and also features vocals by Amy Grant, Anointed, Audio Adrenaline, Avalon, CeCe Winans, Crystal Lewis, Jaci Velasquez, Jake, Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, Nichole Nordeman, Out of Eden, Phil Keaggy, Point of Grace, Rachel Lampa, SONICFLOOd, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Katinas, True Vibe, and ZOEgirl (in addition to several other artists). Although the single won't be available for purchase until April 9 on the upcoming Sparrow Records' release "Dove Hits 2002," you can hear the new song RIGHT NOW thanks to TodaysChristianMusic.com. They have released a full-length MP3 for your pleasure which you can listen to here. CCM Magazine also reports that the song will be released as a CD single eventually.
(CCM Magazine, TodaysChristianMusic.com)
02/27/02 Toby Mac To Tour In Spring!
This just in from Tobymac.com... Toby is going on tour in the Spring!!! According to a pop-up window on the site, Toby will be going on tour in the Spring in support of his debut solo album. The tour, entitled "The Momentum Tour," will feature Tobymac, John Reuben, and Out of Eden. Check back as we'll post the dates as soon as we have them!
(tobyMac.com)
02/27/02 DC TALK WINS GRAMMY!
Well folks, the boys have done it again! The guys, up for Rock Gospel Album, picked up the Grammy today in the pre-telecast of the awards show! Congrats to the boys on this awesome achievement, keep tuned in and we'll bring you any other updates! This marks dc Talk's fourth Grammy to date!
(Grammy.com)
02/24/02 We Got The Cover Art For Let's Roll!
Check it out, straight from Family Christian Stores to you, AE.com brings you a scan of the cover art for the upcoming compilation album "Let's Roll." The album, whose title track is a new song by dc Talk, is a tribute to the September 11 tragedy. See the scan below.
(Jimmy Larrick, FamilyChristian.com)
02/23/02 Toby and Kevin Find a Home on Mainstream Radio!
Check it out guys! 92.3 FM, the largest Modern Rock station in Cleaveland , OH has added tobyMac to their playlist! The station is jammin' "Yours" live on the air! Call them and request tobyMac's "Yours" until you're just too tired to pick up the phone! Another one: Kevin Max's "Existence" is getting play on Lightning 100! Luckily for you, you can listen to Lightning 100 LIVE over the internet, you can find a link to them following this piece! Call them up and ask for your daily dosage of Kevin Max!
(92.3 FM Extreme, Lightning 100 FM)
02/21/02 Soupernatural Up For An Award Already!
We've just received word that the trailer for Kevin Max's upcoming independant flick, Soupernatural, is up for a "Golden Trailer" Award. Soupernatural pops up in the category of "Best Trailer With No Movie." Be sure to head on over to the official Soupernatural site to check the trailer out.
(Golden Trailer Awards, SoupernaturalMovie.com)
02/17/02 tobyMac Gets SuperSonic With Jeff Deyo.
TobyMac will be appearing on "Saturate," the debut solo album of Jeff Deyo (releasing March 26). Deyo, former lead singer of Sonicflood, is releasing the rock/worship album under the Gotee label (owned in part by the Mac). Toby's vocals will add a little spice to the background on the rocked-up, modern classic, "More Love, More Power." (Check out an mp3 clip over at gotee.com). Also guesting on the album is Forefront Records' very own Rebecca St. James who is gearing up for the release of her own worship album, "Worship God," at the end of this month. And of course you all know Toby is on the road in support of his solo album.
(Crossrhythms, Gotee Records)
02/11/02 Kevin Max Exists On MuchMusic
This just in: Kevin's video for "Existence" will air on MuchMusic's show "Oven Fresh" starting TODAY! Oven Fresh airs at 2:30PM eastern time. You can vote for Existence by logging onto the MuchMusic website!
(MuchMusic, æ)
02/10/02 Michael Tait, The Bonafide Bachelor.
This according to CCM magazine, Michael Tait is one of Christian Music's most intriguing singles, joining the likes of Rebecca St. James, one of the girls from Zoegirl, Danielle from Out of Eden, and some guy named Bebo Norman. Click here to see the page which asks a few questions of each single, including Tait's frontman.
(CCM)
02/09/02 Former dc Talk Axe-Man In Studio With Bleach.
Oran Thornton, who was featured on the European version of the Freakshow tour and also played some of the guitars in the album version of the track, is in the studio co-producing Bleach's BEC Recordings debut. Bleach has released three albums under the Forefront records helm.
(Crossrhythms)
02/04/02 Two AE.com Readers Spend An Evening with dc Talk...
Lucky you! We here at ae.com are presenting all you guys with a review and photos from 2 shows on the "Evening" tour. The review is from the one and only Jimmy Larrick, and is for the show in Cleveland, Ohio, that took place January 26. The photos are exclusive compliments of Megan Reedy from the show in Fairfax, Virginia that took place on January 19.
(Jimmy Larrick, Megan Reedy)
01/31/02 Tait and Pete Stewart Part Ways.
As reported earlier this week on Taitband.com, Pete Stewart has parted ways with Tait. He is not joining them on their current tour, with dc Talk, and is instead playing around in the studio. According to Stewart he was never planning to stay with Tait, and the guys knew that. He just wanted to help get the band started. Pete says they all parted on good terms and he might be back in the studio eventually working with the guys on their second album. On a side note I'd like to say that, personally, Pete is probably the best in the business. His guitar skills fly high above any other's in the Christian Music scene and most of the mainstream market. Hopefully this parting will result in a second Stewart album and if it does, I know I'll be down at the store buying it the day it comes out. Good luck Pete!
(TaitBand.com)
01/23/02 dc Talk flies High With Doves!
10. That's the number of Dove nominations tobyMac, Tait, and Kevin Max have snagged combined for the 2002 awards. Not too shabby for their first attempt at solo projects! (See the list below for each individual's nominations). TobyMac, along with Steven Curtis Chapman, Nicole C. Mullen, and Rebecca St. James, were the leaders in nonimations, each receiving 8 a piece. The 33rd Annual Dove Awards will be held on April 25th at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., and tickets are on sale now, so get them early if you're planning to attend the big night!
tobyMac
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song - "Somebody's Watching" (artist)
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song - "Somebody's Watching" (songwriter)
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album - Momentum (producer)
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album - Momentum (artist)
Producer of the Year
Rock Recorded Song - "Extreme Days" (artist)
Rock Recorded Song - "Extreme Days" (songwriter)
Short Form Music Video - "Extreme Days"
Kevin Max
Modern Rock/Alternative Album - Stereotype Be
Special Event Album - The Prayer of Jabez; Kevin Max (performed song)
Tait
Rock Album - Empty
Special Event Album - The Prayer of Jabez; Michael Tait (performed song)
(Dove Awards, ForeFront Records)
01/18/02 Toby Returns A Favor, Guesting On New Kirk Franklin Track
Kirk Franklin has a new album dropping on February 19, and just so you all now, True MC makes a cameo on a "secret track" on the album. Kirk's new album, 'The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin' features a hidden track entitled 'Throw Your Hands Up' that has pieces of tobyMac singing, something we didn't really get a taste of on Momentum. The guys over at dcTalksolo.com have gotten their hands on a sound clip of the song, so make sure you check that out.
(dcTalksolo)
01/08/02 New Movie Site Is Soupernatural.
Got word from Candlejump Productions that there is a new site for Kevin Max's film project, Soupernatural. The site has been totally revamped, although the content is more or less the same. Check out pictures from the trailer, bios on the stars, and the trailer itself. According to the production log, it looks like they are still in the same spot as far as financing goes, about $600,000 short. Hopefully they'll find a sponsor and be able to get this thing off the ground soon.
(Soupernatural)
01/04/02 Lyrics To 'Let's Roll' Posted Online!
dcTalksolo.com has posted the lyrics to the new dc Talk song, Let's Roll. The song, as reported earlier on ardent-enthusiast, is a song appearing on an upcoming tribute album to the events of September 11. The tentative release date on the album is March 11, 2002.
(dcTalksolo.com)
01/04/02 dc Talk Gets A Grammy Nod.
The boys got a Grammy nod today for their EP, Solo in the category of Rock Gospel Album. The nomination marks dc Talk's fifth. If they win this Grammy it'll be their fourth Grammy to date. The Grammy Awards eminate live from the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California on February 27, 2002. Check the show out on CBS at 8pm.
(dcTalksolo.com, Grammy.com)
01/01/02 A New Year For News!
The new year brings some changed to Ardent-Enthusiast, well this section at least. A new news system means more news for you. You see it's easier for us to post news now, which means up to the date news fun for all of you. Along with that comes another change. Typically the news index has been a place for all the news of the current year. This tends to make the news page a huge file to download. No more, from now on the current news page will only hold the 15 latest news pieces, with the rest overflowing onto an all new archive page, sounds great, doesn't it? Tune in for more news, as we get it, straight to you guys from ae.
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01/01/02 tobyMac Featured Music On Roswell!
Hey guys, I was just tuning into the show Roswell, on UPN, and I heard tobyMac's "Let's Get This Party Started." The whole song was played throughout a scene that involves three main characters at a college New Year's party. If you get the chance, tune into a rerun of the episode sometime to hear the tune. This continues a steady trend of Christian music playing on popular Teen Television shows. From Tait on Dawson's Creek, to dc Talk on Charmed. Teen TV is very friendly to the boys.
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