‘Wall Street Journal’ Causes Stir By Initially Calling Johnny Cash “Uncool”
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‘The Wall Street Journal’ stepped in it pretty good late last week while strangely deciding to step into the realm of country music by initially characterizing Johnny Cash as “uncool.”
Song Review – Nikki Lane’s “Woodruff City Limit”
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It’s often the greatest songs that are not written for an audience, but for the artist themselves to process through their emotions. But the rest of us can listen in, and often use great songs to help us process through grief of our own.
Megyn Kelly, Take Your Beyoncé Call Out as a Victory
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Megyn Kelly. Babe. Take the win. What are you doing acting like an aggrieved party here? Beyoncé’s calling you out on the big video boards of her current world tour? Well congratulations then. It’s free promotion.
‘New York Times’ Article Finally Gets Country Music Right
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The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications have received fair criticism here for missing the moment in country and roots. But a new New York Times article gets it right.
Album Review – Jesse Daniel’s “Son of the San Lorenzo”
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“Son of the San Lorenzo” feels like Jesse Daniel’s most complete, involved, and thoughtful work overall, and adds to a growing catalog of high caliber country.
Life, Death, Love, and Murder: The Ballad of Johnny Rodriguez
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Of all the harrowing, tragic, and redemptive stories in the history of country music, pioneering Hispanic country star Johnny Rodriguez might have the rest of the field beat.
Album Review – Weldon Henson’s “Stone Cold Country Gold”
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If you’re looking for the real deal in Texas honky tonk music straight from the most iconic dance halls in the state, Weldon Henson is your man, and “Stone Gold Country Gold” is your album.
We Need To Talk About Music Journalism and Publicity
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The idea that print journalism and music media can just trundle forward with business as usual acting like the entire industry isn’t in many ways imploding underneath us doesn’t make sense for anyone.
Album Review – Big City Brian Wright’s “Sky Trucker”
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Country traditionalist Big City Brian Wright isn’t the first to record a country trucker album, and he won’t be the last. But he is the first to take a country trucker album, and make it fly.
Molly Tuttle Announces New Album, New Direction
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Molly Tuttle will no longer be a bluegrass performer, at least not for this next season of her career. Her new album called “So Long Little Miss Sunshine” is being sold as a departure from her bluegrass past.
25 Years Ago: Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Arrested for Stealing a Horse
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When you think of Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, you don’t exactly think of a couple of country music “Outlaws.” Horse thievery isn’t exactly what comes to mind either, nor does disorderly conduct or assault.
Rodney Crowell Draws Inspiration from Collaborators on Upcoming Album
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At 74 years old, Crowell is still refusing to pack it in, and still has plenty to say. And for his upcoming album “Airline Highway,” he’s getting a lot of lift from the collaborators who appear with him on the project.
The Enduring Legacy of Colter Wall’s “Imaginary Appalachia”
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since someone probably mentioned to you that you should check out this really cool, but really obscure EP from a Canadian guy that sounded like he’d been throat punched by a banshee.