The 2025 Saving Country Music Song(s) of the Year
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After a rigorous nomination and voting process compiling ten select songs and a host of honorable mentions, something nearing a universal consensus has centered around Song of the Year for 2025.
Roots Music Works to Reconcile with Buffy Sainte-Marie Revelations
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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s music and advocacy have resulted in unquestionable benefits to the culture and society of the United States and Canada. But questions surrounding her identity have significantly tainted those contributions.
Wife of Slain Country Engineer Mark Capps Files Lawsuit Against Police
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The wife of Grammy-winning country engineer Mark Capps has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Metro Nashville Police Department and SWAT Officer Ashley Kendall Coon stemming from the killing on January 5th.
Halloween Review – Bloody Jug Band’s “How to Train a Spooky Horse”
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When looking for the right artist or band to soundtrack your Halloween, it’s hard to go wrong with this outfit. There’s all the blood, horror, monsters, death, and despair to make it perfect for the witching hour.
Album Review – Willy Tea Taylor’s “The Great Western Hangover”
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‘The Great Western Hangover’ is Willy Tea Taylor’s alt-country album, and hopefully, his breakout from a cult following to more widespread critical acclaim, and a bridge back to his back catalog for those that discover him.
‘SNL’ & Dave Grohl Parody Pop Country in “Lake Beach”
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The skit does a pretty good job lampooning all the tropes of country music’s Bro-Country era, including the obsession with inane lists of everyday items, hip-hop gesticulations, and predictable and formulaic production.
Lainey Wilson’s Flying High Into Her “Country’s Cool Again” Tour
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Lainey Wilson will be going out on an extensive tour in 2024, and she won’t be opening for the boys. The boys will be opening for her. It also won’t be in large clubs and theaters, it will be in amphitheaters and arenas.
Album Review – Joshua Ray Walker – “I Opened for the Killers”
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You can add “I Opened For The Killers And All I Got Was Appendicitis” to the list of completely unexpected but killer live releases from important independent country artists in 2023.
Album Review – Cameron Wrinkle’s “In My Heaven”
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Forget all of the close approximations and hyphenated hybrids of country music, or the sappy singer/songwriter “Americana” stuff for a moment. When it comes to Cameron Wrinkle, he’s COUNTRY.
Yes, Luke Bryan Told Me to Kiss His Ass
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What can I say. After nearly 16 years, some 8,200 published articles, I’m humbled and overjoyed to have been graced with this incredible honor. I thought this day would never come. But it’s a testament to hard work.
Garth Brooks Being Unfair to Fans with “Time Traveler” Release
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Garth Brooks has just announced his 14th studio album called “Time Traveler.” But to purchase and listen to the new album, you’ll have to purchase six other albums that you either might already have or may not particularly want.
Here’s Your 2nd Chance to Celebrate Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday
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Earlier this year, Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th Birthday with two epic shows at the Hollywood Bowl in California on April 29th and 30th. A massive list of performers was assembled to toast Willie…
An Open Letter to Austin City Limits About Mike & the Moonpies
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Whenever I think of the quintessential Austin honky tonk band, I think of Mike and the Moonpies. A true Austin original and homegrown Austin band, they were forged in the city’s honky tonks.