There is a great history of "brothers in bands" in Christian music, and rock 'n roll in general. The Everly Brothers spit-shined bluegrass harmonies in the late 50's and early 60s, while Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (and "brothers in a band") like Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Allman Brothers Band took family dynamics to glorious levels. Switchfoot, Family Force 5 and NEEDTOBREATHE have all featured brother-heavy lineups, and something about that familiarity certainly carries over to the creative process and the performance stage as well.

Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone of for KING & COUNTRY have most likely been harmonizing their whole lives on one level or another. But while it's one thing to be brothers in a band, it's quite another to be co-lead singers and have unified vocals to the point of almost being one voice. What Are We Waiting For?, the duo's fourth studio album, features the Smallbone brothers' wondrous voices...

If you are a regular listener of Christian radio, then you've undoubtedly heard of new artist Jordan St. Cyr, or one of his three advance singles. If not, think of the inspirational pop stylings of artists like MercyMe, Brandon Heath, Tenth Avenue North, or Jeremy Camp. In fact, the amount of radio success before a debut full-length album and the quality of his first offering aligns him closest to Heath and Camp, the latter of which he'll be joining on tour this year.

In his own words, this first album is a reminder that "No matter what our current reality is, we can know with assurance that the present-working power of Jesus is with us every step of the way. My prayer is that...

With Batman still being one of the biggest and most popular superheroes of all time, it's really no surprise that Warner Bros. and DC continue to recast the character and bring new Dark Knight stories to the big screen. We last saw Batman in cinemas in 2017's disappointing Justice League, played by Ben Affleck, with a sort of reprise of that performance in the re-cut 2021 release of Zack Snyder's Justice League. The latest actor to don the cape and cowl is Twilight's Robert Pattinson, an actor who launched his career as a teen vampire heartthrob and has gone on to rebrand himself as an actor to be taken seriously (much like Leonardo DiCaprio). The casting announcement of Pattinson as The Dark Knight seemed ludicrous, and brought a mix of cheers and jeers from fans -- much like pretty much any casting of the character has received since comedian Michael Keaton took over the mantle in the late 80's. In The Batman, everything has been given an update - from Batman's suit and the Batcave to Alfred, Gordon and Catwoman, and of course the iconic Batmobile. Composer Michael Giacchino even steps in as a first-time composer for the character (and does an excellent job). The end result is a much different kind of cinematic take on Batman, but with enough familiairity to still feel right.

From the start, The Batman is a grim, dark and eerie film. The violence is sometimes grisly, but seldom explicit, but this movie takes itself very seriously. While Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, which featured Christian Bale as the titular hero, was often dark in nature, director Matt Reeves proves with The Batman that the character can actually go much darker...