John COOPER from SKILLET called into the show!

John Cooper from SKILLET called into the show the other day to talk about everything Skillet and the success of their latest album AWAKE. I posted the audio online for you to listen to, and you can do that here.

We also talked about what tour life is like as a family, the origin of the dinosaur snapper, and what song he would love to cover.
Let me know what band you would like to hear from and I'll do my best to track em down! Thanks for listening and being apart of The Christian Rock Station!

Adrian

Dawn From Fireflight calls into the show!

Today Dawn called in from Fireflight called in to talk about the new album that came out today called For Those Who Wait. To listen to the audio from the interview go here!

Also since the interview I have had a lot of people ask me about the new song that I played called For Those Who Wait. Well New Release Tuesday is doing a special thing where you can download the title track for FREE. It is on their website which is located here.

Thanks for hanging out and listening to Power FM!

Adrian

The Hope Tour comes through Power FM

Following up on Drue's last blog, this past Friday was CRAZY for me... we had three different bands in the studio within a three-hour span! We go weeks, sometimes months, without getting an artist in the building with us... then BOOM... all at once. All three bands on The Hope Tour stopped by to chat with me during my shift on Friday and it was a blast!

First I spoke with Abandon about their new record, Searchlights, their name (not to be confused with Abandon Kansas) and all kinds of silly stuff. They were so much fun!

Then Fireflight risked their lives to come and hang out with me in the studio. They were actually in a car accident on the way to the studio, and were pretty shaken up. We caught up with them about their soon-to-be-released CD.

And finally, two of the guys from Remedy Drive stopped in and allowed me to geek out all over them. I love those guys and their music, so I might have made a bit of a fool of myself with 'em, but they were sweet anyway. They hung out after the interview and talked for a while about future plans.

I was super exhausted after that full day of interviews, but my goodness was it fun!

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

The Proof is in the Pudding

Hello, Hey, Howz it goin'?!?! Its me, the Druezilla coming to the blog-o-sphere to update you on what REALLY has been going down. So grab a sippy cup like Harvey's got on TMZ, and listen up! Well, we have had some serious artist traffic in the studio as of late. The first guest I would like to talk about is the legendary loud rock/metal band PROJECT 86.

When I was in radio & living in Los Angeles, Ca. circa 2000, I was putting together a show that played only loud hard rock/metal bands. I got a submission from PROJECT 86 for the single 'One-Armed Man' from the Drawing Black Lines album. We loved them, and played the fire outta that song on the show!! In fact I went to go see them on that tour open for Megadeth at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd., it was pretty awesome. Now almost a decade later they have still got the fire and fury they had even back then, and they are currently touring the latest release Picket Fence Cartel, so as they rolled through the Dallas/FTW area, we got to have them on the show live and catch up. Turns out Andrew Schwab lead singer of the band has another book coming out very soon, and be on the look out for some really cool music videos from the songs off the new record to drop very soon.

Next up to bat, is not my L.A. Dodgers, its KJ-52!!!!

KJ was in town to play with a very interesting individual who actually is a Dallas local, give it up for former President of the United States, George W. Bush. I bet its a trip opening for someone like that. But KJ and I got to sit down live on the afternoon drive show and chat it up. On a side note about KJ, when I dedicated my life to Christ in 2002, KJ-52's album Collaborations was one of the first 10 Christian cds I got, so that album means a BUNCH to me. KJ is no slouch, he has been consistently releasing albums and remixes ever since I first heard of him in '02. Last time I saw KJ was at the GMA's in the hallway of the Tooth & Nail interview rooms. I was on tour w/ Manafest, he and KJ recorded a pretty funny 'white rapper' PSA. You can see it on KJ's youtube channel. The new project from Five-Tweezie, is called Five Two Television, a concept album that has an underlying story that runs through the whole record and ends in a cliff hanger like a good episode of Lost or Heroes. We got to play a few songs from the new album and he talked about the mixtape that is included in the packaging of the new cd.

Finally, as you know I can't go 3 minutes without talking about my favorite Canadian, MANAFEST. I'm gonna be bouncing to Northern Cali. in November to rock 2 shows w/ him out there. He is coming around the bend on finishing up his new album and as soon as we can, I will try to get him to world premiere some of it on PowerFM. Of course he will also have to be in DFW area to do something like that and infact he is going to be here soon. Coming up in December, he and I have several shows confirmed and the details will posted on the bulletin board soon. If you have NOT seen me DJ live with MANAFEST, this will be a true Christmas treat, you might get to hear a new song live in the set. So to my PowerCorps members I want to say a big 'ol thank you, and sharathon hasn't even started yet, but you are the backbone of the station and I know that the seeds are being planted from what you have sown.

Keep up the good work even if its hard, and we will keep reaching people for Jesus with the ministry of amazing modern Christian music, so mad respects from: Drue Mitchell.

Seeing RED Contest

We held a Seeing RED contest where we asked people to send in a picture of themselves incorporating the color red. We got some really great entries, but the winner was Heather from Frisco. You can see her entry and many more here. She won lunch with the band and tickets to their show this evening!

The guys from RED came by the studio before the lunch and hung out with me for a few minutes. We got to chat with them on the air and catch up a little. Then they headed out to Dave & Busters to eat and play games with Heather and Power Corps Members, Mike and Beth.

Sounds like they all had a really great time this afternoon! RED and Since October will be performing tonite at The Prophet Bar in Dallas.

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

We As Human

We As Human stopped by to chat with Drue last week.

You can hear the intervew here.

Philmont pays a visit!

Philmont stopped by to chat with Drue before their show tonite. They're on the Keep Breathing Tour along with Wavorly, A Rotterdam November and Ilia. That show will be at North Fort Worth Baptist Church tonite at 7pm.

A Rotterdam November In Studio

A Rotterdam November introduces themselves...

A Rotterdam November made a visit to the studio on Friday. I was lucky enough (at least I think so) to be working on air for Drue when they came in. We had a chance to interview the guys, play two of their songs, and the guys even took some phone calls on air. The guys in this band have a great combination of musical talent, hearts for Christ, and a great sense of humor. I look forward to Power FM getting more music from them in the future and their next visit to North Texas (they'll be playing in Fort Worth on March 13th, check our Bulletin Board for more info).

More power to ya.
Eddie

The Wedding loves trivia...

The fellas from The Wedding stopped by yesterday around 2pm and hung out with me. We love having those guys come by, 'cause they're so much fun. We discussed what they had been up to and what they had coming up (they're working on writing some new stuff!) and the fact that they're going to be on a tour soon called The Skiing Is Believing Tour, but no skiing is actually involved... or is it? There were parts of the interview that were sheer chaos... but that's to be expected. It was definitely entertaining.

The band wanted to give away a pair of tickets to their show, and decided to make somebody work for it. They wanted to do a trivia question... since it was President's Day and had recently been Adam's birthday, they settled on "Who was President when Adam was born?"... only, they weren't sure of the answer themselves:

Thanks to The Wedding for stopping by to visit us!

Keep rockin' for Christ!

Jade =)

Chattin' with Soul Glow Activatur

I had the opportunity to chat with Soul Glow Activatur of Family Force 5 during the noon hour today. We learned that Australia has lots of animals that can kill you, New Zealanders talk fast, and FF5 is going to start work on a "ghetto krunk Christmas album" soon! Click here for the interview audio.

The guys are in town for the Texas YCE Winterfest Conference, and they'll be performing tonite around 6pm at Arlington Convention Center if you're interested in catching the craziness that is Family Force 5. If you've never seen this band live, I highly recommend it... you may never be there same.

Oh, and we also talked about Twitter. You can catch the guys' individual Twitter feeds on their MySpace page. And don't forget to follow Power FM while you're at it!

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

Since October Stopped By

Since October stopped by the station to chat with Drue before their show this afternoon. They'll be performing tonight, along with Ilia and Intrust, at Grace Church USA in Carrollton.

You can catch Email out there tonight in the Powermobile!

Interview with Max Lucado

I had a chance to chat with Max Lucado today, and as a big fan of his writing for many years, it was quite an honor. We chatted about his new campaign calling for everyone to come together to pray for President-Elect Obama as he is inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. You can find out more about that, and sign up to be a prayer partner, here. We also chatted about Twitter, which is one of my new obsessions. You can follow Max's Twitter...and don't forget to follow Power FM too! Then, finally, we discussed his new book Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of An Uncommon God. And gave away a couple of copies of it!

Did ya miss the interview? Listen to it here!

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

Drue's Busy Day

Drue had a very busy day today!

First, the guys from Luminate came in to chat with him about what's going on in their world. They're playing tonight at Live At Mokah, along with The Listening.




And speaking of The Listening...Gabe called in to chat with Drue.

Then, Drue got to speak to Kevin Max too and catch up with what's up with that guy!

Whew!

Tonight: The Listening & Luminate in concert at Live At Mokah in Dallas.
Sunday: Kevin Max in concert at Live At Mokah in Dallas.

The Glorious Unseen

The Glorious Unseen dropped by the studio this afternoon to chat with Drue. They are performing tonight in Dallas with a long list of other bands. You can find out more about the show at our Bulletin Board.

A Day with RED!

RED came in to the Morning Show on Tuesday and chatted with Dawn & Eddie. We debuted their brand new single "Fight Inside."

Then the band hung out with the winners of the contest we held - shared lunch and a private concert at Seekers Coffeehouse in Hurst.

Foolish Mortal - Interview with Andrew Schwab

I wasn't prepared or even aware that he would be calling in today, but I had the opportunity to chat with Andrew Schwab of Project 86 this afternoon. I was, however, VERY glad to get to talk to him! I gushed a little (off the air, thankfully) about how much I love his writing, specifically his book, It's All Downhill From Here: On The Road with Project 86. Project 86 and Spoken will be performing tonight at The Lighthouse Church in Burleson at 6pm. Email will be out there in the Powermobile, so make sure to stop by and say hi to him as well! Get ready to have your face rocked off!


Click here for the interview from earlier today.

Off the air, after the interview, I had to tell Andrew how David and I use the term "Foolish Mortal" a lot more now thanks to one of his songs.

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

Brian Head Welch In Studio

Brian "Head" Welch was in studio with Drue yesterday for a great interview.

If you missed it, here's the audio:
Part one, click here.
Part two, click here.
Part three, click here.

He will be doing a CD & Book Signing tonite at Border's Book in Dallas, 7pm-10pm. Look for the Powermobile (with Leslie and Wes) to be out there!

One Minute Halo

The guys from One Minute Halo stopped by the studio to chat with Drue today. They also just hung out for a bit and helped liven up an otherwise sleepy day.

Click here to hear the interview.

Decyfer Down Again

Decyfer Down must like us. They drop in every chance they get. And we certainly don't mind, they're really nice guys! They stopped by in the middle of my shift today and I chatted with them for a few minutes about what they've been up to since our last visit, the new album coming in early 2009, their show tonite, and they treated us with an acoustic version of their new single, "Crash." According to the guys we got to premiere that little slice of audio to the world. How exciting (and it was very, very good indeed)!

They're playing an acoustic show tonite at The Abbey Church in Azle, and they'll be taking Q&A (apparently anything regarding the band, their personal lives and/or theological questions are welcome, "bring it on" they said!).

You can hear the interview here (minus the acoustic song, sorry...copyright laws and all that).

Keep rockin' for Christ!
Jade =)

A Busy Day!

We had not one, but TWO bands stop by today!

Deas Vail stopped by to tell us about their upcoming album. They're playing a show tomorrow night in Plano.

Then, just as their interview was finishing up, the guys from Capital Lights dropped in. They are playing tonight in Dallas, and DJ Drue Mitchell will be spinning!