J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist for ApologetiX here again. Here are the stories behind the songs on our 13th single of 2024: 

AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT FLUFF

Sometimes, when I'm in the middle of talking about something mundane, I'll lose interest in what I'm saying and wonder how the people to whom I'm speaking could care. I'm not much for small talk, but I realize it can be an important stepping stone to building a rapport with neighbors, co-workers, and others we encounter regularly in our lives. And that…

We received the following message this week from ApologetiX fan and friend Russell Cruzan in San Antonio TX:

"Here is a link to a YouTube channel done by a friend of mine in Nairobi, Kenya. Her name is Faith Obaga but she goes by Fay. She is a Christian and she does reactions to songs on YouTube. 

"Over the past year, I have sent her links to several songs by you guys for her to react to, and she is in love with ApologetiX. 

"A few weeks ago, I sent her a link to "Scarborough Fair" by Simon and Garfunkel…

J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist for ApologetiX here again.

Here are the stories behind the songs on our 12th single of 2024: 

GOT MY MINDSET FROM YOU

Remember when Mr. Spock used the "Vulcan mind meld" in Star Trek? Many times I've wished I could do that in order to help other people understand my point of view. However, God has a better way to get us to see things from His perspective, and that's what this parody is about. 

I was just minding my own business on December 13, 2023, when the title came to…

J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist for ApologetiX here again. 

Here are the stories behind the songs on our 11th single of 2024: 

DUMB DECISIONS

I got the title and theme for this parody on December 9, 2022, and was excited at the prospect of singing about King Rehoboam, although I'd venture a guess that many, if not most, Christians don't know who he was. 

As the successor to his father, Solomon, he played a pivotal role in the history of Israel. His brashness caused it to split into northern and southern…

J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist for ApologetiX here. 

Here are the stories behind the songs on our 10th single of 2024: 

ALL DEAD AND GONE

ApologetiX has a long history with the Eagles song "Already Gone." From 1992-97, we performed and recorded it as a parody about the Rapture under various titles ("Already Gone," "Already Goin'," "All Ready to Go") with gradually changing lyrics. I was never really satisfied with the results and believed we had taken it to the limit.

However, on July 26, 2019, an idea came to me for something totally different — "All Dead and Gone." I didn't get any other lyrics at the time, but I knew the premise: Throughout history, many notable people have made pronouncements about the meaning or meaningless of life and the afterlife, but only Jesus Christ has come back to prove what He said was true. The rest of them are all dead and gone. 

Or to repurpose a quote Keith and I love from the movie Night of the Living Dead, "Yeah, they're dead. They're ... all messed up.” 

We just got a brand new batch of ApologetiX USB thumb drives on Monday, April 29.

Our USB thumb drives contain the digital versions of all 73 of our CDs, plus any singles, EPs, or rarities that aren't on CD.

Emblazoned with the band's logo, they have a storage capacity of 16 GB, and they’re write-enabled, so you can add more music to them if and when you get future ApX downloads.  

We just added another CD to the vast library of ApologetiX music available on the major download services. 

Our 73rd CD, Unchained Medley, came out in March, and is now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, iTunes, Pandora, YouTube Music, Deezer, TikTok and more than 150 download and streaming stores worldwide, including the following: