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The 20 Best Songs of 2009

I wanted to take a few moments and list my favorite songs from last year. Most of these songs found a niche in my Walkman and never left.  These are songs that mean something to me. These are songs that are so infectious that I can’t get them out of my head. These are songs [...]

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The Best, Worst, and Underwhelming Albums of 2009

Happy New Year!  Now that the niceties are over, let’s get on to to the background info. This week, I will reflect on the past year and look forward to what 2010 has to offer. When I first decided to write this post a few weeks ago, I hadn’t read anyone else’s lists and I [...]

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A New Day, A New Year (*trail of tears*)

Janauary was named for Janus, the Roman god of two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward.  This should be a time to reflect, but to keep moving forward. “New Year’s Project” by Further Seems Forever (the best incarnation of the band with Chris Carrabba on vocals) is a powerful song, especially at this [...]

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Worship Stone (A Christmas Song)

I wanted to do something special for the 10th anniversary of writing this song. I wanted to record with a friend of mine singing it to share with you guys for Christmas, but I wasn’t able to get that done. I spent some time over the past few days rewriting the music to make it [...]

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Michael Trieb – Christmas EP

The 7 Best Original (Modern) Christmas Songs

Merry Christmas! A friend of mine recently texted that a video I sent him had very little to do with Christmas. I responded with: “christmas has very little to with Christmas.” Well, these post and these songs have everything to do with Christmas, the real Christmas. It takes a lot of talent, skill, and hard [...]

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