Waldo Phillips is King Kulture’s primary contributor for news and information. He keeps his finger on the pulse of culture and his ear to the ground. Sometimes it’s even under the ground.
The Rock Music begins its third decade with Not Alone, an eight-song worship album shaped by themes of grace, compassion and God’s presence in suffering. Read More
StowTown Records is moving its global distribution to Syntax Creative, bringing its roster and The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s decades-spanning catalog under one system. Read More
Nearly 10 years after their first EP, Prevailer will release Convalescent, an eight-track progressive metalcore debut arriving Aug. 28 through Rottweiler Records. Read More
Stryper will give 70 fans an early listen to Throne of Thorns Aug. 26 in Nashville, with track-by-track commentary, rare memorabilia and a new video preview. Read More
High Fidelity revives Mac Odell’s 1950 “Red Ball Rocket Train” as the first preview of the traditional bluegrass band’s next Rebel Records album. Read More
Lauren Talley broadens her Southern Gospel sound on Walls (Part One), a six-song EP blending worship, CCM, bluesy grit and familiar vocal power. Read More
Southern Gospel should control the URL. StowTown places them squarely in that ecosystem, even though the album reaches into contemporary worship and country influences. Read More
Father-and-son duo Nik Ryan debuts with “All In,” a rock anthem shaped by Mike McCray’s conversion, health struggles and a songwriting partnership with his son. Read More
Bailey Thompson turns a painful experience of being excluded by friends into “A Seat For You,” a new song about rejection, identity and belonging. Read More