Thank you, Jars of Clay, for tweeting about this AND posting the link on your myspace! :) The 10 free songs are from 10 different artists, including Jars of Clay, TFK and This Beautiful Republic. Feel free to click and enjoy!

The guys in Jars of Clay get it!

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Air 1 - Jars Of Clay "Dead Man (Carry Me)" LIVE from Air 1 Radio on Vimeo.

 

Have you heard Brandon Heath's song "Wait and See"? We posted the video here on the Air 1 Music Blog, so if you haven't heard the song, check out the video, and then come back so we can talk.

OK, you heard the song. What was your first thought? Did it remind you of an 80s song?!

That was my first thought when I first heard the song ... and apparently I'm not alone!

Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay tweeted this today: 

Is pondering the similarities betwix B Heath wait and see and Lita Ford, kiss me deadly. ;)about 9 hours ago from TwitterFon

Check out these rock dudes AND chicks you hear on Air 1, and how they LOVE their families:

Third Day's Mark Lee (via Twitter)

Being newly married and constantly on the road was a real struggle. Through that process we learned that our families have to be a ...

... major priority. Who knows how long the band will last, but our marriages will last a lot longer! #erhsabout 23 hours ago from web 

Alyssa Barlow of BarlowGirl (via Twitter)

It's my dads bday!! Gonna go hang with the fam about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

 

Skillet's John Cooper (blog)

"One of my favorite songs on the [new album "Awake"] is called "One Day Too Late." It's probably a little sentimental to me. The reason is because I have spent most of my adult life on the road with Skillet. I got married and Korey and I went on the road together. Next, we had kids on the road, and my kids have spent most of their lives on the road! All that to say, we have given every year, month and day to our music and the message. Sometimes I have to step back and realize that maybe I give too much time to this work. Perhaps I need to spend more time working on those relationships with my wife and kids, rather than spending all of my time on the music and ministry of Skillet. Because in the end, who cares how many records we sell, or how many lives are touched, if I ruin my relationships with my family or if I am a bad father, etc. Who knows how much time we have on this earth, and I want to live every day knowing that I lived for the things that really matter." 

Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay (via Twitter)

I've got a fist full of organic animal crackers and a big mug of Ethiopian coffee. I'm ready to pick a fight. 8:42 AM Aug 25th from TwitterFon 

Yeah, that last one was just funny! :)

This is such a great Jars of Clay video! They mixed in clips of the guys in Africa, during a life-changing trip ... which almosts makes this a life-changing video. See for yourself ...

 

The Jars of Clay guys talk about the idea and inspiration behind their latest song "Two Hands".

Jars of Clay: Stories Behind the Songs (2 of 7) from Jars of Clay on Vimeo.

Jars of Clay is headlining the Creation Festival Tour this fall! As one Air 1 listener asked me, is it Creation East or West? It's neither! Creation Festival: The Tour is the portable version of the festival--if you can't make it to the actual festival on either coast, they take the show on the road to a city near you. Kinda cool! 

But what about the unregistered bathrooms I mentioned in the blog title? Well, in case you're not following the Jars guys on Twitter, you missed Charlie Lowell's realization of all the unregistered bathrooms he had visited when he came upon a REGISTERED one. :) Very funny, Charlie. 

Jars of Clay finally "fell" today!!  Well, not the guys themselves, but their new album!  "The Long Fall Back to Earth" is out today, April 21st.  And since we like to keep you updated on all things music here on the Air 1 music blog, here's what the Jars guys are up to this week:

• Last Sunday they wrapped up recording the video for their new single "Two Hands"--the video will be up on their site soon!
• Tomorrow, Wednesday, they're honored to be a part of a cool benefit concert called Nashville4Africa, along with Third Day, Faith Hill, Keith Urban and others.
• Thursday, it's the 40th Annual Dove Awards--catch 'em on the Gospel Music Channel.
• Friday, they kick off their "Two Hands" tour in Lincoln, NE!!

And anytime this week, you can check out their video message.  They talk about a cool new thing they'll be unveiling on their website pretty soon!  Enjoy!