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Alex Caldwell

Alex

  • Name: Alex "Tincan" Caldwell
  • Role At JFH: Review Writer
  • Birthday: October 17, 1976
  • Age: 37
  • Official Site: http://livefreeonrye.blogspot.com/
  • E-mail: Staff Contact Form
  • Job Status: Reporter and columnist for The Laconia Citizen, stay-at-home dad extrodinare
  • Marital (Family) Status: Beautiful wife of ten years, "Special Sauce" Caldwell and equally beautiful daughters "Princess Supergirl" and "Princess Genius."
  • Pets: Two cats, Noche and Francisco
  • Car: A wonderful mini van names "Mrs. Pettigrew."
  • Education: Batchelor's degree in Bible and Anthropology from Philadelphia Biblical University
  • Hobbies: Part time preacher, full time writer and lover of the Red Sox and a good bowl of oatmeal
  • Pet Peeves: Emoticons
  • Thing you MUST Know: The pen name "Tincan Caldwell" actually has a spiritual significance to me, but when asked I usually just say it's my hobo nickname from when I road the rails during the Great Depression.
  • Guilty Pleasures: Collecting comic books, comic book movies. (I feel compelled to see even the most awful ones if I read the comic as a kid. ...I'm talking about you, Green Lantern and Fantastic Four)
  • Favorite TV Shows: "Lost" is currently the best show I have ever seen, "Falling Skies" is currently what I look forward to every week.
  • Favorite Movie: Top five: Dead Poets Society, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Almost Famous, Forrest Gump, Patch Adams (Then the X-men and Lord of the Rings movies are right up there)
  • Favorite Actors: Robin Williams, Kevin Spacey, Tom Hanks, Patrick Stewart
  • Favorite Actresses: Zooey Deschanel, Robin Wright
  • Favorite Books: Bible, Grapes of Wrath, To Kill A Mockingbird, anything by Philip Yancey and C.S. Lewis. Also Blue Like Jazz and Wild at Heart.
  • Favorite Bands: The Choir, The Lost Dogs, Vigilantes of Love, U2, Coldplay, Jars of Clay, Third Day, Sixpense None The Richer, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Mr. Neil Young.
  • Favorite Live Shows: Vigilantes of Love and Over The Rhine "Go Down Easy" tour 1996 was the best show I have ever seen. U2's "Elevation Tour" is a close second. I enjoyed covering Third Day during the "Conspiracy" tour of 1997. Those shows have a special place in my heart
  • Favorite Food: Hands down, Chinese food.
  • Favorite Drink: Moxie soda, go look it up and order a case!
  • Favorite Candy: Swedish Fish, Peanut M and M's
  • Favorite Restaurants: Million Dragon Restaurant down the street. The "Common Man" chain here
  • Little-Known Super Power: The ability to make a bad joke in any situation.

     

    Alex's Album Reviews
    Lauren Daigle
    Look Up Child
    Pop
    4/5
    The Choir
    Bloodshot
    Alternative Rock
    4.5/5
    Smalltown Poets
    Say Hello
    Pop/Rock
    3.5/5
    Hawk Nelson
    Miracles
    Pop
    3.5/5
    Andrew Peterson
    ​The Resurrection Letters Vol. 1
    ​Folk / Worship / Singer/Songwriter
    5/5
    Joran Feliz
    Future
    ​Pop
    4/5
    Rend Collective
    Good News
    ​Worship
    4.5/5
    Rend Collective
    ​A Table Full Of Strangers Vol. 2
    ​Worship / Indie
    4/5
    for KING & COUNTRY
    Christmas: Live From Phoenix
    Christmas
    4/5
    John Tibbs
    Heartland EP
    ​Folk Rock / Americana
    4.5/5
    Thousand Foot Krutch
    Untraveled Roads
    ​Live / Rock
    4/5
    Third Day
    Revival
    ​Southern Rock
    4.5/5
    Mandisa
    Out of the Dark
    Gospel / Pop
    4/5
    Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
    Souvenir
    Folk / Rock / Americana
    4/5
    Aaron Shust
    Love Made A Way (Live)
    Live / Worship
    3.5/5
    Various Artists
    The Shack Soundtrack
    Soundtrack / Country/ Pop/Rock
    3.5/5
    Zach Williams
    Chain Breaker
    Southern Rock
    4/5
    Paper Route
    Real Emotion
    Indie Pop / Alternative
    4.5/5
    Unspoken
    Follow Through
    Pop / Rock
    4/5
    Group 1 Crew
    Power
    Pop / Hip-Hop / Dance
    4.5/5
    Needtobreathe
    Hard Love
    Pop / Rock
    4/5
    Jason Gray
    Where The Light Gets In
    Pop
    4.5/5
    1GN
    Unite
    Pop / Dance Pop
    4/5
    Consumed By Fire
    Giving Over
    Pop / Rock
    4/5
    Judah & The Lion
    Folk Hop N Roll
    Folk / Rock / Hip-Hop
    4/5
    Newsboys
    Love Riot
    Pop / Rock
    3.5/5
    John Tibbs
    Dead Man Walking
    Southern Rock
    4.5/5
    John Tibbs
    Dead Man Walking EP
    Southern Rock
    4.5/5
    Big Daddy Weave
    Beautiful Offerings (Deluxe Edition)
    Pop / Contemporary
    3/5
    Carrollton
    Sunlight And Shadows EP
    Pop / Pop Rock / Contemporary
    4/5
    Darrell Evans
    Fearless
    Worship
    2/5
    Zealand Worship
    The EP
    Pop / Worship
    3.5/5

     


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    This Wednesday, August 13, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Various Artists Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't), Vol. 14 [JFH Music]

    This Friday, August 15, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Mark Bishop Grandkids - EP [Sonlite]
    The CCC Collective Brooklyn Culture (independent)
    Equippers Worship Awe [DREAM Worship]
    The Final Witness Beneath The Altar [Rottweiler]
    Grammatrain Flying Collector's Edition CD [Girder]
    Grammatrain Lonely House 30th Anniversary Edition CD [Girder]
    Katy Nichole Honest Conversations [Centricity]
    REFVGE REFVGE 1 [Syntax]
    Relentless Pursuit Apocalypsis (independent)
    V1 Worship Archives [DREAM]
    Joel Vaughn Feel It - EP [DREAM]

    SINGLES
    Johan Åsgärde Coming Home - Single [Gotee]
    Dave Barnes Everything But Mine - Single (independent)
    Chris Caro Pain Pt. 3 - Single [Syntax]
    Jeff Deyo There is a Fire - Single (independent)
    Drenae Dead Seed - Single [Syntax]
    F'rael Pardon My Grace - Single [Syntax]
    Steven Malcolm All God - Single [Curb]
    Jeannie Ortega Little Girl is Gone - Single [Syntax]
    outr.cty Testin' Your Luck (ft. Selah the Corner & Dre Murray) - Single [Syntax]
    Rhymes in Harmony Beautiful Name - Single [Syntax]
    Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, & Elevation Worship So So Good (Live) - Single [Fair Trade]

    VINYL
    Grammatrain Flying Vinyl [Girder]
    Grammatrain Lonely House 30th Anniversary Edition Vinyl [Girder]
    Newsboys Going Public Vinyl [Girder]

    Next Friday, August 22, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Lecrae Reconstruction [Reach]
    Lizzie Morgan Not My Will [Provident]
    Josiah Queen MT. ZION [Capitol CMG]

    SINGLES
    Dust and Grace Hallelujah - Single [MTS]
    Good Weather Forecast Today (feat. Elijah Thomas) - Single [DREAM]
    Roxanne Grace Try Again - Single [DREAM]
    Mainstream Worship Invitation - Single [DREAM Worship]
    V1 Worship Been So Faithful - Single [DREAM Worship]



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