A 19th-century Christian hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” was written by English poet and hymn writer Sarah Flower Adams. Published in 1841, it was inspired by the story of Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28 ...

Conor Murphy kept saying on stage at Bowery Ballroom last night (9/4) that it was, for them, the best show Foxing had ever played in NYC, and I’d say that was true from a fan’s perspective too. From ...

Foxing recently announced their third album Nearer My God, and we mentioned that the album is a major step up for the band and a significant change in direction from anything they’d done before, but ...

Foxing got hit by a runaway truck at 50 mph. They played the next night and released a Dido cover as a fundraiser for their totaled van. They had $30,000 worth of gear and merchandise stolen, an ...

the last stanza. Hope you like it! I may be a little over the line in citing the rumor, but I tried to do so delicately. The tune is “Nearer, My God, to Thee”, the song the band played a ship that ...

Lore persists that "Nearer, My God, To Thee" was played on the deck of the Titanic as it sank, pinning the 19th century hymn to pending death. CNN's leaked "doomsday video" also featured the song, ...

Complaining or even disputing with the gods, or with a particular god, in an intimate manner is ancient. The custom feels long-established even in the Homeric epics. Odysseus "spoke his mind to ...