Core magazine

In her stark autobiography Abigail Robson deals with the delicate and often misunderstood issues of self harm, bulimia and anorexia. Not an easy read due to the subject matter and the frustrating nature of all addictions, it is invaluable for anyone wishing to have a deeper understanding into the mind of someone struggling with these [...]

Life can become one huge rush, running from one activity to another, shopping, cleaning, kids, marriage, work, ministry, the list is endless. When life is like that we very often ‘miss the moment’, your child telling you something really important about their day, or your husband wanting to chat through some things. This book [...]

Crea is the national youth event of the Crischona denomination in Switzerland, and this live CD from the 2006 event has a mix of English and German language worship. A wise song choice together with some nice arrangements and postproduction make this a cut above most live worship albums. The band is both powerfully and [...]

The rumours are that this is Relient K’s finest to date. Beginning with a certain west coast Brian Wilson feel, it isn’t long before we get to what this band does best. There are some hot singles here, and some fine production ideas, which have lifted the band out of their skate-rock genre and [...]

Everyone by now will have either sung a Tomlin song or bought his debut. It was that good. So how do you follow it up? Well, this second release tries very hard. There are some instant classics, (‘How can I keep’, ‘Made to worship’, ‘Awesome is’) but there are also some weaker moments with some [...]

The Mac is back, with a collection of, well, very similar material to his last few releases. If you didn’t know, Tobymac is one third of DCtalk, and as a solo artist mixes urban hip hop with gospel rock in a way only he can. The ever-present samples are here and it’s as good as [...]

I remember sitting down every Sunday afternoon to watch Robert Powell’s Jesus as a kid. Now it’s re-release on DVD (in time for Easter) means I can relive the experience. A quick look at the cover reminds you just how many stars graced this production, but it was always Powell that stole the screen. (It [...]

Brenton Brown has produced a great debut album here. Uplifting, with plenty a memorable melody. The probability is that you have heard his songs already (Your love is amazing) or the title track (co-written with Ken Riley) recently leant to Chris Tomlin. Everlasting God is indeed a classic worship song, but this album is full [...]

We stumbled on BTT through a magazine advert, and are we glad we did! They sit somewhere between the Killers, Relient K, and various new wave offerings. But don’t let that fool you. What we have here is an original, bright quintet from Florida, with a great talent for sharp lyrics and syncopated guitar/drum stabs. [...]

What can we say about the Duke that we haven’t in our feature? (See Duke Special Live Review) Admittedly, musically he is an acquired taste, but ‘Songs ftdf’ is a living testament to the unique individuality of British songwriting. Even though this album creeps up on you with it’s eccentricity, you may not grow to [...]