New Project

Recently I've discovered a new Christian radio station in my area and I'm totally loving it! The radio station I've been listening to for years has been rather disappointing as of late (playing the same style of songs over and over, tons of commercials, etc.), and it actually got to the point where I thought I could TELL when a song was "Christian" after hearing the first few bars. That sounds really judgmental, doesn't it? Argh. That's not how I meant it, but for the sake of this post, we'll skip over that part. Anyways, a few weeks ago, I was surfing around on the radio waves and heard a little clip of a song. I didn't know what song it was or even the band that played it, but the lyrics made me think "Hm. It sounds like they're talking about God." So I stuck with the channel. I heard a couple more songs and each one I heard also sounded kinda God-themed, lyrics-wise, but each of them was really different. They played an R&B track, some hardcore rock, techno, and hip-hop. I was like OMG! SCORE! New fave radio station. :)

This radio station has really gotten me back into artists like Skillet and Stellar Kart, and introduced me to new ones like Thousand Foot Krutch, Plumb, and Lecrae. (All great Christian artists, you should go check them out, even if you're not Christian. Skillet and Thousand Foot Krutch are rock/hard rock bands, Stellar Kart is sort of punk-rockish, Plumb is a techno-electronica, acoustic, all-over-the-place artist, and Lecrae is a rapper/singer.)

Most notably, I really started loving Skillet's song "Hero." I was introduced to this song by my lovely boyfriend maybe a year or two ago, and I loved it then because 1) the lead singer was the bass player (and I'm a bass player), 2) the drummer was a girl, and 3) the drummer girl also sang (but not while playing the drums, even though that would've been awesome). It fell off my radar after a while, but now it's back with a vengeance and I've been playing it practically non-stop on my iPod. While it's playing, I'm imagining a music video playing in my head. Not the one that the band made for it (although that one is also pretty awesome), but one I'm just making up as I listen to the music and the words. I really want to make this music video in real life, but I dunno if I can do it. The passion is there, but the logistics of the thing are intimidating. Cameras, sets, permits to shoot, actors, time, money, ARGH! Maybe someday, but for now, I'll have to settle for putting it down in words. When I finish it, I'll be sure to put it up! :)

Here is the original music vid.

A big thank you to all those brave men and women serving in the police force, firefighting brigades and the armed forces. You are all heroes.