Favorite Conference Talks – Elder Holland
I’ve been thinking about which conference talks really resonated with me this time around, and wanted to hear from you about which ones were your favorites as well. There were many that made me think or that made me feel a great connection to the speaker or to the spirit but there was one that stood out for me: Elder Holland’s talk about the Book of Mormon. It seemed to be a talk out of the past. It’s the kind of talk we don’t hear very often now because it is not a comfortable or warm and inviting talk. Some were a bit offended by it or felt it ignored the very real historicity problems that they themselves feel about the

The Song That’s Stuck In My Head
For better or worse, it ain’t Come, Come Ye Saints. What’s yours?

It Might Get Loud
It Might Get Loud is a rockumentary about the electric guitar, as seen through the eyes of three iconic artists from three different generations: Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White. During the course of the movie we find out how each of these amazing performers approaches the craft of creating music, their philosophies concerning the guitar as an instrument (some of which turn out to be in direct conflict with each other), and their personal histories and attitudes concerning their various bands and landmark careers. In a word, it’s fascinating. Three moments stand out fo

Better Than Ezra – Live
You know, it’s really nice to see a band that is just genuinely having a good time playing music and is just flat great at what they do. That’s Better than Ezra. Just One Day

Band of Skulls – Live
There are times, just a few as a rule, where a great band gets slated to play in a venue where it really has no business playing.  You know, Nirvana gets contractually obligated to play the Puyallup fair, or U2 ends up playing at Kilby Court because no one in Utah has heard The Unforgettable Fire yet.  To a lesser degree, such was the case on Friday night when Band of Skulls (we discussed their a