Press Release - Two Thousand and Eight will be Great!
The Phantom Tollbooth January 2008 Issue
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Fast away the old year pass-ed. Fa la la la, la la la la. Hit the brakes and not the gas-ed. Fa la la la, la la la la. Yep. We’ve all moved up a number on the calendar, but the mission is the same. Slow down. Look around. Think. Be prepared for change.
Our features kick off with some Christmas memories (already so far away in the rear view mirror!) compiled by our most prolific interviewer, Joe Montague; an essay on the stories of F.W. Boreham; an interview with Darren Rahm; and a Single Serving of U2 and Larry Norman. Intrepid movie reviewer Marie Asner lists her best and worst films of the year and Jamie Rake has a new batch of Thoughts, The Rock Doc answers another personal question with a musical, faith-based solution, and Chris Barlow surveys ALL the upcoming releases in The Crossing.
Here are some book reviews for your winter-reading:
Polishing God’s Monuments–Pillars of Hope for Punishing Times - Jim Andrews
Mr. Inside - The Lost & Found International Series - L. Frank James
Your Chariot Awaits - Lorena McCourtney
He Loves Me, He Loves Me NOT: A Memoir of Finding Faith, Hope, and Happily Ever After - Trish Ryan
Concert reviews include Mannheim Steamroller’s annual Christmas show and a musical, The Emperor’s New Threads
First Run Movie reviews include:
All In the Name of God
Atonement
The Golden Compass
I’m Not There
Juno
The Kite Runner
Margot at the Wedding
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
No Country for Old Men
The Savages
Starting Out In the Evening
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Our writer’s musical Picks of the Month are:
Aradhna - Amrit Vani
Blind Boys of Alabama - Go Tell it on the Mountain
It was a tough call–check out the complete list of new music reviews:
After the Tragedy - The Voyage of Reason
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - An Evening of Yes Music Plus
The Annie Moses Band - Christmas Bright & Beautiful
The Annie Moses Band - Through the Looking Glass
Aradhna - Amrit Vani
Arrica Rose - Last Night on Earth
Atom Tha Immortal - Sword of 77 Faces
B3 Kings and the Bruno Hubert Trio - A Cellar Live Christmas
Barry D - Born to Play
Berry - Recovery (EP)
Blake Bollinger Band - No Holiday
Blind Boys of Alabama - Go Tell it on the Mountain
Samuel Bowen - Speak to Me
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra - Carol of the Bells
Carman - Instrument of Praise
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Quark Alliance - Thanks To Chank
Distal - Tomorrow May (EP)
Dr. B.L.T. featuring Tommy Isbell and Other Artists - Certified Incense, Gold & Myrrh
A Dream Too Late - Intermission to the Moon
The Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
Fairgreen - When You Come Back Home
Fight Before Surrender - s/t
He Is Legend - Suck Out the Poison
Ilia - Ilia (EP)
Jewly Hight - Darlin’ Understand
Griffin House - Flying Upside Down
Elliot Jack - Stay Away From Lonely Places
Boney James - Christmas Presen
Bobby Jones - The Ambassador
Jeremy Keen - False Starts
Kennebec - Rise
LA Symphony - Unleashed
Last American Buffalo - Marquis for the Debutante
Mo Leverett - Of Orphans and Kings
MercyMe - All That Is Within Me
MPK - MPK Christmas / MPK Christian Celtic Band
Myriad - Prelude to Arrows
Shane Newville - Formless
Panos Kappos - Scripture Of Today (EP)
Plumb–In My Arms maxi-single
Quick and the Dead - Going Home
RelientK - Let It Snow Baby…Let It Reindeer
The Resonars - Nonetheless Blue
Ruetschle - Exotic Destination
Scelerata - Darkness and Light
The Scurvies - Nightprowler
7 Thunders - Ride the Music
Johanna Sillanpaa - One Wish
Slipstream - Waiting for the Sound
Michael W. Smith - It’s a Wonderful Christmas
Sonset Down - You Lose
Sovereign Grace Music - Savior:Celebrating the Mystery of God
Frank Lee Sprague - Merry Christmas, Traditional Carols arranged as Traditional Rock Songs
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Stigmata - self-titled (EP)
Bill Staines - Old Dogs
Ringo Starr – Photograph: Very Best of
Arkin Terrel - One Step Closer
Ben Thomas - The Bewildering Light: Faces At the Manager
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Various - Disney Channel Holiday
Various - Distraught/Rockcore Compilation
Various - Rubber Folk
Various - Songs 4 Ever
Various - Songs for Luca 2
The Vaseline Rats - Epic
Voice of the Mysterons - They Have Pulled Down Deep Heaven On Their Heads -Or- Come Hell or High Voltage: An Electromagnetic Rapture-rock Shock-apocalypse In Dramatic Dialogue With Damned Abaddon’s Lost Lads And Lasses
Rigo Waltz - There’s a Man
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams ll
Renee Zawawi - Legends
Shari Lloyd
Linda J. T. LaFianza
Co-publishers
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