Tim Spanburg

ABOUT US: HollywoodJesus.com was registered in October, 1997, and has been live since February, 1998. Hollywood Jesus exists only by the grace of God and the vision of writers like Tim Spanburg, whose latest work at HJ is listed below. Also see the profiles for our other staff members, listed at right.



Wilco
Sky Blue Sky
Not What You Might Expect
Tim Spanburg | 06/05/07 | Music, Reviews | Comments Off

The first time that I heard Wilco, I thought I had wasted a ten dollar gift card to Itunes. A friend had highly recommended the band, and seeing that he had also turned my on to songwriters like Josh Ritter and Sufjan Stevens, I thought there was no way he could be wrong about the […]


Jars of Clay
Good Monsters
Bigger Than The Boogie Man
Tim Spanburg | 09/15/06 | Music, Reviews | No Comments

When Jars of Clay wrestle with God, I believe them. It sounds like my story. It sounds like the story so many humans have lived. 


Sufjan Stevens
The Avalanche
US Tour Detoured
Tim Spanburg | 07/29/06 | Music, Reviews | No Comments

The Avalanche merely delays the inevitable; Sufjan Stevens will cover all of America with his sound. However long we must wait, there is little doubt for myself that Stevens will have all fifty states in album form by the time his career ends.


Dashboard Confessional
Dusk and Summer
Summer Of Love Or Sex?
Tim Spanburg | 07/10/06 | Music, Reviews | No Comments

When Chris Carrabba lays out his spirituality of sex, will we find God in the mix? Dusk and Summer is an example that this culture is crying for a Savior, and looking in the wrong place.


Live
Songs from Black Mountain
Religious Pluralism Isn't For Everyone
Tim Spanburg | 07/10/06 | Music, Reviews | No Comments

Not all religious teachers are on level ground. Jesus separated himself the day he claimed to be God and went to the cross.