Christian Rock 20

The Call Lead Singer Michael Been Dies

By Paul Gibson | August 20th, 2010 | Posted In News

Michael Been, frontman for Alt-Rock band The Call, has died of a heart attack. He was 60 years old. The Call had such hits as “Let The Day Begin,” “Everywhere I Go” and “I Still Believe.” The band, mainly viewed as a mainstream rock, always had messages of faith, much like U2.

Michael Been is also the father of Robert Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle club. He was on tour with BRMC in Belgium when he died on Thursday, August 19.

He will be missed.

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The Christian Rock 20 To Rock Wisconsin

By Paul Gibson | August 19th, 2010 | Posted In News

The Christian Rock 20 welcomes WIXL in Madison, WI to our family of stations. Now you can catch The Christian Rock 20 on 97.1 FM in Madison. They also have streaming on their website 97x.fm . So no excuses catch the show every Saturday at 7 p.m. Central. Also, make sure to let them know you are excited to hear the show for the first time in the great state of Wisconsin!

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Dave Maurer On The Christian Rock 20

By Paul Gibson | August 18th, 2010 | Posted In News

Dave Maurer, creator of ChristianMusicArchive.com, is hanging with us on this week’s Christian Rock 20. He is a long time music enthusiast and collector who created The Christian Music Archive as a way for lovers of Christian music to share their knowledge of their favorite artists and bands. So tune in as we talk about the website and Christian music history. It’s gonna be fun!

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The Almost Headline Fall Tour

By Paul Gibson | August 17th, 2010 | Posted In News

THE ALMOST IS TAKING OUT MONSTER MONSTER ONFALL HEADLINE TOUR

SPECIAL GUESTS: CHASEN, HOUSE OF HEREOS, BETWEEN THE TREES

Tooth & Nail/Virgin Records (EMI) rock band, The Almost, is gearing up for the Monster Monster tour beginning September 14th in Montgomery, AL through September 26th in Indianapolis, IN. With the tour namesake from the band’s highly successful sophomore album, The Almost will bring along special guests: Chasen, House of Heroes and Between the Trees for the Compassion International sponsored tour.

“We are so excited and happy to go…