Long Live!

The Chariot - Long Live

This Album has been completely ruling my world the past few days. My first taste of The Chariot came when Michael showed me one of the gnarliest songs I've ever heard. I was immediately sold. These guys are angry and motivated, and by the looks of things, they aren't scared to throw some bows. Long Live is swift, ruthless, and leaves just as fast as it came with the album only lasting about 30 minutes. Lets get one thing straight, it's gonna be the craziest 30 minutes of your day when you plug this bad boy in. 
Josh Scogin is an excellent lyricist on a mission. A very REAL mission. The record is teeming with thoughts of Revolution, calling it's listeners to arms, to storm the beach head on without regress and LIVE the gospel. Whether it be through music or your Job at McDonald's, we are called to change the world, and BE the change. Long Live is only a catalyst to set the reaction. In The City, Scogin puts it all on the table with lyrics like:

"The only "surrender" tonight, shall not be our own

They cannot escape, one if by land, two if by sea

I saved my money, but it can't save me"

"We can't hope that somebody else take our place
No, we can't hope that somebody else take our place"

We can't stand by and hope that the message gets spread by someone else. We were born to rebel, we were made to be strong and relentless. This is not just a revolt, This is a Revolution. 

Matt & Kim - Grand

I decided I was going to finish cleaning my room this morning and found this album lingering in my genius playlist so i slapped it on. Immediately I was neck deep in a beautiful cornucopia (yes I just said Cornucopia) of electronic synths, sweet drum tracks, and that sweet sound of being at a dance party in a cave; at least that's what I think of. Grand is an awesome album to listen to for those crappy rainy days that you dont feel like doing anything but watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Matt and Kim wreak of a youthful enthusiastic angst that makes you want to get up and enjoy life, even if it comes in the form of making the best of your crappy job at McDonalds. I dont know what it is about M&K that makes me so zealously thirsty for adventure, but I like it... whatever it is. Beg, Borrow, or Pirate this Album and go kick a hipster in the shin... twice!


Overall 7.5/10


Here is Matt & Kims new one...

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The Rite review

I had a long night out last night with some good friends I haven't seen in a while and we decided we would brave the mini-snowstorm to go check this bad boy out. I have to say, I thought it was going to be really stupid. Im not a huge fan of exorcism movies really at all and quite frankly I think a lot of movies have really taken advantage of how incredibly creepy and unsettling the practice is and made it a hollywood staple. With all of that being said, this movie was worth my attention. Anthony Hopkins is an incredible actor and he completely captures his role with excellence. I can't remember how many times I turned to my buddy Taylor with the look of dumfounded fear in my eyes, mentioning a few times that i was going to crap my pants in shear terror. It didn't really help that we prefaced the movie by sharing creepy encounters that we have had with spiritual warfare. All in all I think it was a decent movie worth my time, and well worth a fun/ weird night out with a group of friends. 


Overall: 6.5 out of 10


Fact: Lucifer in its latin meaning means 'Light Bearer' and Lucifer was one of the most noble of archangels before challenging God and being cast out of heaven to rule the Earth. 

To Own A Dragon

I just recently finished reading this one about a week ago, and I have to say it opened up a completely new perspective. in TOAD, Don Miller takes on the heavy task of laying out the realities of growing up without a father, speaking to a generation that knows this feeling all to well. Miller writes to the reader with a sort of older brother wisdom that pulls you into his stories. 

To Own a Dragon really hit home with me on so many levels. It nailed almost every big issue in my life, so much so that I would almost consider it my personal memoir.  I strongly encourage every man, young and old, to give this one a good read regardless of your relationship status with your earthly father. I don't think I could recommend a better book for guys, and in some cases girls (considering my good friend Morgan recommended it to me). This book has not only highlighted the deficiencies of being without the support of a father, it speaks even more to all boys to grow up and defeat the sin that is passed onto them by their fathers, to grow up and become strong men of God and be fathers that they need and want to be, not that they have to be. My only complaint is that it was way too short!

I LOVE THIS BOOK. 

9 out of 10 

Not so Random Facts about a Father-less Nation:

1. 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes - 5x the average (U.S. dept of health/Census)

2. 85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes - 20x the average (Center for disease control)

3. 80% of Rapists with anger problems come from fatherless homes - 14x the average (Justice & Behavior, Vol. 14)

4. 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes - 9x the avg. (NPAR)

5. 75% of all teen patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes - 10x the avg. (RFAC)

6. 70% of youths in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes - 9x the average (U.S. Dept of Justice)

7. 85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes - 20x the average (Texas dept. of correction)

These facts come from The Belmont Foundation, a mentoring project founded by Donald Miller that provides role-models for children growing up without fathers.