This Week in the Mercury

Globetrotter

Books

Globetrotter

Pam Houston's Contents May Have Shifted Travels the World with Grace


24/7 Jihad

Books

24/7 Jihad

The Mirage Reverses the Roles in the War on Terror



  |  

Monday, January 5, 2009

Video Arena Rock Sign Sonseed!?!

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:12 PM

You know this video. Of course you do, it's been a YouTube sensation for quite a while now (1.7 million views and counting) and there is no denying that no matter how goofy—and ska heavy—the song is, "Jesus Is My Friend" is a pretty catchy and a total guilty pleasure.

So in an interesting turn of events, local indie label Arena Rock (home to Talkdemonic, Woom, etc.) is actually releasing an EP from those earnest '80s Christians in Sonseed. The EP—which will contain "Jesus Is My Friend"—will be out later this year, and it's not the (secular) label's first forays into the murky depth of Christian music; as they previously released the excellent Larry Norman anthology, and Daniel Amos' underrated Darn Floor, Big Bite recording as well.

See? Jesus is for everyone.

 

Comments (4) RSS

Oldest First Unregistered On Registered On Add a comment
1
Oh, how ironic. (snark)
Posted by rainbows4dinos on January 6, 2009 at 10:13 AM · Report
2
Given the label's aforementioned track record (Daniel Amos and Larry Norman), I really doubt that this is ironic.

(No snark).
Posted by ezra on January 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM · Report
3
Or, you could say that their track record portrays a growing pattern of pretentious irony. I guess it's a matter of perspective.
Posted by rainbows4dinos on January 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM · Report
4
Releasing a record takes a tremendous amount of money—not to mention time and effort—so I highly doubt they are doing it just for "pretentious irony."

But, hey, maybe we just disagree. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Posted by ezra on January 6, 2009 at 1:33 PM · Report

Add a comment

Tip for End Hits?
Email them here.

Friends of End Hits

Enemies of End Hits

/images/adoftheweek.gif

ad of the day

The Handyman Pro - Your Honey-Do Specialist
Don’t let our name fool you. The Handyman Pro, LLC is a repair and remodel service provider with over 25-years experience. We cover all aspects of construction and repairs for residential and commercial clients.go


post an ad

All contents © Index Newspapers, LLC

115 SW Ash St. Suite 600
Portland, OR 97204

Contact Info | Privacy Policy | Production Guidelines | Terms of Use