Brisbane Christian News @ Brisbane Christian Chat (Queensland, Australia)


	31.10.03 - Juxtapose Musicoz finalists! From Juxtapose. Juxtapose are finalists in the Alternate category of the national Musicoz competition. Attracting over 6500 entries this year the Musicoz Awards will be televised nationally on November 15 by Win Television.
	31.10.03 - DJ wanted for 2004 tour. From Dan Hannaford (Juxtapose). Looking for expressions of interest for full-time hip hop ministry in 2004. Juxtapose has just finished a 2003 National Tour working with Corazon Touring Management and Cardiac Audio and Lighting. Dan, frontman for Juxtapose, is hoping to continue touring in 2004 aiming at high school ministry preaching the gospel through hip hop/rhyme. For more info contact Dan Hannaford - dan_juxtapose@hotmail.com.
	31.10.03 - Void If Removed wishes you the best Christmas and New Year! From Void If Removed. Thanks to all VIR friends and fans for 2003. Thanks to all of you for making every tour and show this year so much fun. There were a lot of really great memories and new friends made on the road. Those of you who saw the band live this end of the year might have gotten a little preview of what the next EP will sound like - they debuted some brand new songs including 'Know Where I'll Be' and 'Lifetime'. Get ready to hear some new tunes in 2004, as the band has been song writing and composing new riffs. We hope to see you in 2004 and keep an eye out for any other shows that may pop up in 03. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Void If Removed will be joining the ranks of the Youth Alive team in SA to rock it out! Sounds Like Chicken and Guy Sabastian (Australian Idol) will be performing as well. We look forward to meeting and making new friends. Check out www.voidifremoved.com for more interstate gig info.
	31.10.03 - Finalists announced for Australian Gospel Music Awards. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. The National Gospel Happening (NGH) today announced the finalists for the Australian Gospel Music Awards (AGMA). Affectionately known as the 'Angels', the awards span the musical spectrum from worship to hip hop, rock, country and sacred with many more styles in between. Speaking at Canberra's Memorial Hall where the Australian Gospel Music Awards will be held next month, NGH Chairman Hans van de Zandt says the awards represent the depth and breadth of Christian and gospel music in Australia today. "It's a strength that I'm glad is reflected in this year's finalists," van de Zandt says. Canberra's Memorial Hall will host the Australian Gospel Music Awards on 22 November 2003. The awards are a feature of this year's National Gospel Happening. Artists vying for the coveted Golden Gospel Award are Vika and Linda Bull, Francine Bell, Roma Waterman and Mick McIvor. The Golden Gospel is the sector's peak honour awarded to performers and personalities who have contributed significantly the development of Gospel Music in Australia. The 2002 Golden Gospel Award winner was Jimmy Little, the first Australian artist with a number one gospel hit ('Royal Telephone' in 1963), as well as the first indigenous performer to have a national hit recording. Finalists for the inaugural Best Independent Gospel Artist Award are Christian City Church Oxford Falls, CCC Youth, Sons of Korah, Roma Waterman, and Carter & Carter. Five new artists are finalists for the inaugural Best New Gospel Artist Award. These are Deb Fung, Justin Michael, Citrus, Me + Ty, and The Darlow Show. Songwriting finalists will be announced next week. National Gospel Happening (NGH) is hailed as Australia's "leading faith-inspired music event". The festival, held 21-23 November, attracts high calibre performers including Jimmy Little, Vika and Linda Bull, Kamahl, Bill Chambers, Roma Waterman and Rivertribe, plus many developing acts. More than 500 performers will participate this year. Entry to most events is free.
	24.10.03 - Mega mega promotional for LATP, November 7. From Live At The Princess. Listen to Night Alive on 96.5FM for the chance to win one of 40 VIP double passes to our Live At The Princess DVD and Sushi party. Winners attending will receive a HOT DVD from EMI with various artists. Plus you and a friend chill out with sushi and green tea on us. Plus enjoy an exclusive performance from Roma. LATP artists: Roma, Soilgrain and The Record Machine. There will also be other great prizes and giveaways on the night. This month only... Get in free to LATP if you enter by 7pm. Normal trading after 7pm. More details in the Gig Guide.
	24.10.03 - Parachute Band releases 'Glorious' new album. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Parachute Music recording artist Parachute Band brings another helping of Kiwi Praise and Worship music to Australia with its new album 'Glorious'. In less than a month, the album is already on the best-seller lists from both Word and Koorong, and is #7 on The Rock Across Australia music chart (week of 13 October). In the US, 'Almighty', the first single from 'Glorious', debuted at #7 on Christian Radio Weekly's Praise & Worship chart (week of 13 October) and is securing adds on Adult Contemporary, Inspirational and CHR formats. 'Glorious', following on the heels of the band's successful 2002 release 'Amazing', marks the New Zealand-based band's sixth album. The music from the project ranges from traditional ballads to full-on groove and allows the band to adapt to many different performance environments including churches, festivals and conferences. Parachute Band's versatile music is popular in churches throughout the world and songs such as 'Everything That Has Breath', 'All My Life', 'Complete', 'Amazing' and 'All the Earth' are fast becoming worship standards. "The Parachute Band brings an infectious blend of rock, soul and reverence to the Praise & Worship experience," comments 700 Club Executive Producer Andy Freeman. "They're like a kaleidoscope; always fresh, new and inviting. Their gift is to move the listener through a full range of emotions and thought until you find yourself in personal worship and honoring praise to our Lord." Parachute Band, formed in 1996 as the house band to lead worship at New Zealand's Parachute Music Festival, has garnered numerous accolades since their debut release in 1997. The band has received five Gold albums and won three New Zealand Music & Entertainment Awards for Gospel Album of the Year (for 'Love' in 2000, 'Always and Forever' in 1998 and 'You Alone' in 1997). Glorious is distributed by Parachute Music in Australia and New Zealand.
	17.10.03 - 'Love On The Radio' tour update. From Alabaster Box. The great news is that our latest album 'Love on the Radio' is almost finished! We've also been preparing for the upcoming 'Love On The Radio' tour that is kicking off in February 2004. The tour begins with a number of regional shows in QLD and NSW in February. It'll then head to the USA for a month, after which it will continue in Australia until late July... and possibly a quick trip around the world later on! 'Love On The Radio' tour in my town? If you would like to have the 'Love On The Radio' tour stop in your town next year, and enjoy organising events, please contact Matt at matt@alabasterbox.com. He'd love to talk to you about making this exciting opportunity happen.
	17.10.03 - G'day from pc3! From pc3 - Paul Colman Trio. We three Paul Colman Trio blokes certainly have been keeping busy lately. The future is looking even more busy and exciting! We thought we'd just let you know about a few of the bigger things! 'One'... The much-anticipated 'One' CD was released worldwide during September. Have you got your copy yet? Find out more about 'One' here. Touring... We've got a very busy touring schedule ahead! The 'One' tour of the USA is currently underway and going strong! After that, pc3 are heading back to Europe (Holland, Sweden, Germany and hopefully Denmark) from late November until mid-December, then New Zealand's Parachute Festival January 23 to 26 and (yippee!) a homecoming tour of Australia which kicks off on February 11. For more details as they come to hand, keep an eye on here. Yep! We have scheduled a bit of a break in there for Christmas with friends and family home in Australia! Sweeeeeeet. New website... Both of the links above are part of our brand new website. We'd love you to have a look. It's got plenty of news, reviews, pictures, stories, music to listen to and much more. Grab this link to get to the front door! CCM Readers' Choice Awards... We're also trying to do well in the CCM Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. We scored two nominations - for 'Favourite Show Line-up' with FFH and 'Favourite Artist Who Hasn't Been on the Cover of CCM'. Take this link to vote in the poll online. We could really use your help! That's all for now. We really appreciate your support and hope to see you at a concert soon.
	17.10.03 - 6across: guest appearance, new single & this weekend. From 6across. This week saw Renata Curnow, 6across vocalist, recording her guest cello contribution to Memphis Joe's forthcoming CD. Renata's appearance on 'For The Underdogs', a song said to have an "organic rhythm all of its own", resulted when 6across cellist Weide Curnow was unavailable to do the recording. The results should be well worth listening out for. It is not known at this stage when the CD will be available. 6across have completed recording their first single 'Pieces That Didn't Fit', a song about discovering that the answers to life are found alone in Jesus. The mixing is expected to be finished this coming week and the finished product will be made available as a Promo CD Single and for download as an MP3. Keep both eyes open for it! This weekend sees 6across heading to Hervey Bay as special guests at Gympie Community Church's family camp. Geoff Rankin, 6across guitarist, is following this by heading straight to Crow's Nest to play a solo show at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 21-23 Toowoomba Rd, Crow's Nest. It's part of St. Luke's Sunday night (Oct 19) youth service and goes from 7pm to 8pm. All are welcome and entry is free. For info contact Pastor Frank Rasenberger on 07 4698 1309. Check out the ongoing work that is www.6across.com. It's pretty snazzy and is going to be a lot bigger very soon.
	17.10.03 - RSJ, Jars Of Clay supports plus new single. From Roma Waterman. Roma will be the support for some Australia shows for USA band Jars Of Clay. Dates and details to be confirmed, but we can let you know that it will be in January 2004, so keep your diaries free! Roma will also be doing support along with acapella group Idea of North for Rebecca St. James at the Australian Gospel Music Festival in April 2004. It will be held on the Saturday night of the Easter Weekend in Toowoomba, Qld. If you have never been to AGMF you are missing out. It’s an awesome experience with about 15,000 people in attendance. You can find out more about the festival at www.agmf.com.au. Roma is releasing a new single, 'I Was Carried', that will be serviced to radio at the end of October. This is a bonus single that will be available as a free disc with every 'People Change' CD. It will also be on her next album, which will be due out next year. You should be hearing it soon. Now here’s some dates. Look forward to seeing you somewhere soon! Fri 07 Nov 2003 / 7pm, 'Live At The Princess', Woolloongabba. Sat 08 Nov 2003 / 'Vocal and songwriting workshop', Christian Family Fellowship, Springwood. Sun 09 Nov 2003 / 10am, Christian Family Fellowship, Springwood. Sun 09 Nov 2003 / 6pm, Dream Centre, Kerrara. Tue 11 Nov 2003 / 7pm, 'Songwriting workshop', Reedy Creek Baptist, Gold Coast. Wed 12 Nov 2003 / 7pm, 'Club Acoustica songwriter showcase', Brisbane. Check the Gig Guide for more info.
	17.10.03 - Two acts announced for LATP. From Freedomcore.com. Brisbane's monthly (first Friday) Christian cafe and music venue 'Live At The Princess' enters its third month. Two artists have been announced for the November 7th night and they are Roma [acoustic pop] and newcomers Soilgrain [heavy alternative/hip hop]. The website has been redesigned so check it out at www.liveattheprincess.com to see what's coming up.
	17.10.03 - Rivertribe - music for the world. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Rivertribe's music takes listeners on a journey to places only conceived in the imagination. Now Rivertribe's music is taking the group to places they never imagined. Places like India. Mike Lane reports on day three of the group's Indian tour. "It's raining this morning, raining like I've never seen. Not even Tennessee rain can beat this," he says. "The streets are awash with muddy flood waters, canals and drains swelled to overflowing. We're away early for the five-hour bus ride to Chennai, a city of 6.5 million people. The highway is treacherous, potholed and chaotic. It's an obstacle course of ramshackle buses, trucks and the ever present pedestrian traffic, walking way-too-close to the passing parade. The five-hour trip took nine hours, covering a distance of about 190 miles. I've never had so many near-death experiences! Overtaking in the face of oncoming trucks is a national past-time. This evening we play at the largest AOG church in India. We're looking forward to meeting new people and sharing our music," Mike concludes. After ten days in India, Rivertribe will perform a three-week stint at Disney World in Florida next month before returning to Australia for the National Gospel Happening in Canberra, 21-23 November.
	17.10.03 - Crew cuts. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Canadian singer Greg Magirescu was recently in Australia for a series of concerts and seminars including the Share the Holy Spirit conference in Sydney. [Magirescu is pronounced "Magi" as in soup, plus "rescue"!] Sixpence None the Richer joins Avril Lavigne and Dave Matthews Band on the new Christmas compilation 'Maybe This Is Christmas Too?'. Sixpence will perform the carol 'It Came Upon a Midnight Clear'. Relient K will release a 10-song Christmas album next month titled 'Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand'. [That's got to be the best Christmas rock album title ever!] After years of misspelling and mispronunciation, Máire Brennan has changed the spelling of her name to Moya Brennan. Bonnie Keen (from First Call, yes, it's still around) releases a new solo album called 'God Of Many Chances' later this month.
	17.10.03 - Resources for radio. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Lutheran Pastor Frank Rasenberger recently updated his CCM resources and has made these available on the internet. While not intended as comprehensive documents, his 'Contemporary Music - A Scriptural Index' and 'ABC-Rock Comparisons' could be useful guides for radio presenters. Frank first began compiling his resources while presenting programs on community radio.
	17.10.03 - 'Flutterby' by Butterfly. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. UK-based Australian singer, Butterfly Boucher has released her debut solo CD 'Flutterby', and a new single 'I Can't Make Me'. The former member of The Mercy Bell (aka Eat the Menu) has signed an international recording deal with Interscope Records. Butterfly, her real name, is the daughter of Rod Boucher - one of the leaders in Australian Christian music in the 70s and 80s. Rod is best remembered for his One Man's Band and songs like 'Every Little Bit of Australia' (also recorded by Slim Dusty) and 'No Worries Love'. Butterfly's album and single are released through Universal.
	11.10.03 - pc3 announces national tour. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. The Paul Colman Trio have announced a national tour of Australia in February and a performance at NZ's Parachute Festival in January. Youth Alive will present the band's Australian 'One' Tour 2004. Dates include: Wednesday 11th Feb - Albury (Albury Convention Centre), NSW. Thursday 12th Feb - Sydney (CCC Oxford Falls), NSW Friday 13th Feb - South Sydney (Shire Christian Church), NSW Saturday 14th Feb - Brisbane (Citipointe COC - Mansfield CoC), Qld Thurs 19th Feb - Perth (Riverview Church), WA Fri 20th Feb - Melbourne (Camberwell Civic Centre), Vic Saturday 21st Feb - Adelaide (Paradise Community Church), SA (Please note that these dates have been updated since the news was added on 11.10.03 - BCC Admin)
	11.10.03 - The Lads in town this weekend! The Lads are playing at the Logan Entertainment Centre this Saturday night. Check the Gig Guide for more info.
	11.10.03 - Live At The Princess is booking now. From Live At The Princess. Live At The Princess, a Christian music night held on the first Friday of each month @ The Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, are currently looking for bands & solo artists to perform in the upcoming months. September's LATP (the first one ever) had a great turnout with Soulframe, 6across & Atoned and then followed with Half Way Out, Aliki & Chris Mundy on October 3. Photos of September's LATP & more info are available at www.liveattheprincess.com. November's bands/artists are not yet confirmed. Contact Dave Gray at dave@cwmedia.net or call 0410 692 987 to apply or for more information.
	11.10.03 - Sonfest.com... The wait is over. From Sonfest. The wait is indeed over: The Sonfest international line-up has been confirmed, The local bands are being locked in, Tickets are available in Koorong stores around the country, and www.sonfest.com is loaded with all the info you ever needed. The Internationals... Pillar have confirmed they are coming back to perform live at Sonfest 2004. The band was one of the most requested artists for 2004 and we are rapt that they have found time to come to Sonfest again. Pillar will be performing on the opening night -Thursday the 16th with Jars of Clay for what looks to be the biggest opening night Sonfest has ever had. Last year TobyMac blew everyone away with his performance, this year another member of DC Talk, Tait is making his way to Sonfest. Complete with band, Tait will deliver a rock performance like you have never seen before. Make sure you are prepared, have a listen to Tait's music at www.taitband.com. Also confirmed are UK dance group The Tribe - formerly known as World Wide Message Tribe. This dynamic group has a committed minstry in the UK that works hard in playing Schools and outreach events. Their stage show is spectacular and energetic to say the least. In true Sonfest form they will wear you out. Lads are also making a come back to Sonfest 04 with a guaranteed entertainment plus show. Add to these bands Newsboys and Relient K and the Sonfest international showcase is one of the best in the world. Just one more thing. Sonfest 04 is featuring a mystery artist. Ooh!! Who you ask? Well that will take away the mystery won't it? Just know the performance will be on mainstage, at night and one that you won’t want to miss. Local Guys & Gals... The local bands are being locked in as we speak, if you haven't already put your application in then send your bio and demo to: Sonfest Band Application 7 Broadway St Woolloongabba Q 4102 This years locals include (so far), Rookie, Soulframe, Wishful Thinking, Half Way Out, VIR, Audiology & COG12. Check www.sonfest.com for more. Tickets... Tickets are available at Koorong Stores all around the country. Buy your ticket before Christmas and you will get a copy of Jars of Clay's 'Eleventh Hour' CD free. Not bad hey? All ticket information is available on the website, or call Koorong (07) 3896 8777 or Sonfest (07) 3896 8744. If you have any ideas or suggestions for Sonfest please let us know. If you are keen to help get info about Sonfest out there, we can send you a promotional pack of flyers, posters etc. See you at Sonfest.
	11.10.03 - Crew cuts. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. In less than a month, CCC Oxford Falls new album 'Lift' has become one of the best selling albums in the church's history. Alabaster Box has announced that its new album will be called 'Love on the Radio'. Roma Waterman will soon release a bonus single to her CD 'People Change'. The new song 'I Was Carried' was a highlight of her recent US tour. 'Everything About You', the first Australasian single from Darlene Zschech's new solo project 'Kiss of Heaven', is a song written for her husband Mark. Sony will release the song in the mainstream. Billy Ray Cyrus, the man who brought us 'Achy Breaky Heart', is returning to his gospel roots. His album 'The Other Side' will be released in October. Jars of Clay releases its new album 'Who We Are Instead' in November.
	11.10.03 - Independent Aussie music strong overseas. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Independent Aussie music is securing strong airplay overseas these days. In Europe, the title song from Steve Grace's new album 'New World Coming' has come in at #8 on UCB's listeners poll, and Roma Waterman's 'Lifting Me Up' is #10 first week in. In New Zealand, Life FM is playing Melody Crystal's 'The Way', Antiskeptic's 'Tears Simone', The Jive Express's 'I Need Your Love' and CCC Youth's 'Yours Forever'.
	11.10.03 - The legend is back. From Wes Jay, The Rock Across Australia. Chuck Girard, one of the legends of CCM, is in Australia. The founding member of Love Song ('Little Country Church') and a former member of the Hondells ('Little Honda') is performing at in churches throughout the country. Check his website www.chuck.org for details.
	03.10.03 - This Friday - Live At The Princess. From Live At The Princess. This week is our second great evening for 2003. Come and enjoy the great atmosphere, have some coffee, some sushi, and relax. This months artists include Half Way Out, Aliki and Chris Mundy. Lounge around or rock hard! Giveaways through the nite. Video premieres. Tickets at the door only $9 and students $7. Live At The Princess @ The Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Road Woolloongabba. Visit our website for further details.
	03.10.03 - Left Lane Ends name change, shows & thanks. From Left Lane Ends. First things first, Left Lane Ends have changed their name! We are now called The Amity Affliction. It means "the pain of friendship". Thanks so much for your support in downloading our songs. It's great to see that people are interested in us and the music we create. So thank you! We were fortunate to play Mary St in Brisbane City on Wednesday night and it went down great. The Sellouts and coast punks Quickfix also played and they were grouse. People seemed to dig us and we look forward to more involvement in the Brisbane hardcore scene. Please keep an eye out for our shows and thanks again for your support.
	03.10.03 - New Lisa Reynolds CD ready for release. From Lisa Reynolds. I am overjoyed to announce that the much anticipated release of the new 'Fall Under Grace' album is now only weeks away (depending of course on the duplication process). The new album has about 11 songs on it, however 4 are new ones, which means that the old CDs of 'Fall Under Grace' (released in 2000) are now collector's items. Once again, I got to work with Craig Ross on the new production and the result is outstanding! The all-new revamped version of 'Fall Under Grace' has been, in my opinion and that of all who have heard it so far, enhanced and complimented by the new songs and the production is outstanding, enabling the album to more than hold it's own on the international stage, if that is where God wants us to go! And we believe that He does! For those of you who know me well, you will know that I want to reach as many people as I can for the rest of my life through whatever means God sees fit to use me. So needless to say, these are very exciting times for me personally, my family and all involved with this ministry.
	03.10.03 - Citrus on Waffle Platter. From Citrus. New label Waffle Records recently launched a compilation CD called 'Waffle Platter 03 - A Taste of the Sydney Independent Scene'. The CD contains 14 tracks by 10 independent Sydney Christian artists including Citrus, Catapult, Crying out Loud, Driftwood and Stealing Second. The CD should be available in stores in the coming weeks, and was compiled by the people behind Sydney venue, The Attic.