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Christ Church Central Leeds Sunday SermonsMatthew 27:1-26Matthew 27:1-26Series: Matthew
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 4th June 2023Passage: Matthew 27:1-26
2023-06-0427 minChrist Church Central Leeds Sunday SermonsMatthew 21:12-22Matthew 21:12-22Series: Matthew
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 24th October 2021Passage: Matthew 21:12-22
2021-10-2429 minChrist Church Central Leeds Sunday SermonsPsalm 121Psalm 121Series: Assorted Sermons
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 15th August 2021Passage: Psalm 121:1-8
2021-08-1524 minChrist Church Central Leeds Sunday Sermons1 Corinthians 15:12-341 Corinthians 15:12-34Series: Assorted Sermons
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 25th July 2021Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34
2021-07-2530 minChrist Church Central Leeds Sunday SermonsGenesis 28:10-22Genesis 28:10-22Series: Assorted Sermons
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 10th January 2021Passage: Genesis 28:10-22
2021-01-1024 min
A Positive JamA Positive Jam Track 10: Killer PartiesEvery party comes to an end, and some parties almost kill us. We wrap up our review of Almost Killed Me (though not Season 1 of A Positive Jam!) with a look at "Killer Parties", the closing track on the Hold Steady's debut album. It's a ritual as much as a song, and we treat it with all due consideration. That includes making this a four-person episode, with regular guest Matt Brooks rejoining us as well as Shawn Westfall hitting us up for back-to-back appearances.
Mike Taylor kicks off the episode with a story about trailing the Hold...2020-10-0747 minA Positive JamA Positive Jam Track 6: KnucklesMore than any other track on the album, "Knuckles" shows what makes the Hold Steady different. The one liners, the pop culture references, the crunchy guitars. The quips and the catalog of missed expectations are enough to fill a couple podcast episodes.
But there's more to the song than Craig Finn's comedy routine. Matt Brooks rejoins co-hosts Mike Taylor and Daniel Shvartsman, to discuss key themes - Knuckles’ political context and whether this is a protest song; the dissonance between the narrator's view of himself and what other people think; Craig Finn’s lyrical techniques; and the jagg...2020-09-0928 minA Positive JamA Positive Jam Track 2: The Swish"Positive Jam" set out what the Hold Steady cared about, but it was "The Swish" that showed who the Hold Steady were and what they were about.
Matt Brooks (Washington Post) joins us again to break down the first big rocker of the Hold Steady's album career, track two of their debut Almost Killed Me. We get into the musical elements, including the ringing guitars and the AC/DC tricks, as well as the lyrical elements - the name drops, the geography, the specificity. We explain why Joni Mitchell is an underrated but lyrically tied r...2020-08-1244 minA Positive JamA Positive Jam Track 1: Positive JamWe start it all off with a positive jam. Namely, "Positive Jam", the first track on Almost Killed Me.
Matt Brooks of the Washington Post joins us to break down the Hold Steady's thesis statement, their scene establisher, their introduction to their triumphant career.
We break down how the track works, including how it sets up the band's ethos as much as Craig Finn's lyrical interests. We talk about where it could have gone wrong and why it's not our generation's "We Didn't Start The Fire". And we discuss whether this track stands alone, and...2020-08-0536 minChrist Church Central Leeds Sunday SermonsThe beauty of the KingThe beauty of the KingSeries: Psalms
Preacher: Matt ShortmanSunday MorningDate: 25th August 2019Passage: Psalm 45:1-17
2019-08-2526 min