11 New, Unheard Songs Accompany Tyler Childers Album “Snipe Hunter”
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There is good news for Childers fans who’ve been thirsting for some actually new, unheard songs from him, especially since most of his recent albums have included previously-heard material and cover songs.
Josh Turner Speaks Out Over Delays in New Music
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The music for Josh Turner’s new album is done. However his label, MCA Nashville, appears to be doing everything the can to either drag their feet, or ignore Turner, until either he decides to record more commercially-acceptable music, or some other resolution can be found that will assure MCA’s bottom line is protected.
2016 Shore Leave Showdown Boasts Impressive Lineup & One Triumphant Return
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A bunch of lucky bastards will be congregating in southern Florida on Saturday, February 6th at the Magic City Casino in Miami for the Shore Leave Showdown, which dubs itself as a one-day “Southern Outlaw” festival, and includes one beefy lineup, not limited to The Mavericks, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dale Watson, Robbie Fulks, Sarah Gayle Meech, The Kentucky Headhunters, and many more.
New Sturgill Simpson Album Coming in the Summer of 2016
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Sturgill Simpson fans will have to wait patiently for another six months or so for new music for the Kentucky songwriter. But rest assured, new music is on the way. The summer of 2016 seems a long way away when you’re waiting for new music from one of your favorite artists, but it’s also assuring to know new Sturgill Simpson music is on the way nonetheless.
Dumbass Thief Caught Trying to Return Kacey Musgraves’ Stolen Boots — Pants Still Missing
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All’s well that ends well for country music starlet Kacey Musgraves. The songwriter and Texas native was the victim of a boot snatching on Monday, January 4th in Nashville after a thief smashed out the window of her car parked across the street from the 3rd and Lindsley music venue, and made off with a brand new pair of Lucchese boots, and another pair of Charlotte Olympias, together valued at about $900.00.
Fans Speak Up After Numerous Drunken Performances by Turnpike Troubadours’ Evan Felker
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Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker is one of the most respected songwriters in Texas Country/Red Dirt and beyond, including just having his song “The Bird Watchers” named Saving Country Music’s Song of the Year for 2015. But after numerous drunken performances, some fans are in an uproar, while others are reaching out with sympathy and concern for the songwriter.
Song Review – Trace Adkins’ “Jesus and Jones”
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Boy this thing sure had me intrigued when I first saw the image of Trace Adkins looking all contrite, weathered, and wise in the promotional picture with his hat in his hand, like he was ready to ask for forgiveness for all the Honky Tonk Badonka Donkin’ of his earlier career, and the gratuitous puppet sex of his “Brown Chicken Brown Cow” effort. Perhaps he was ready to be washed in the blood of good ol’ true country music.
How Country Was the Original Guns N’ Roses?
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The original lineup of the once massive (and soon to be again) hard rock band Guns N’ Roses is apparently back on speaking terms, and has just been announced as one of the headliners of California’s Coachella Festival in April, with a potential stadium tour brewing according to sources sleeping with the band.
Chris Stapleton Booked as Musical Guest for ‘Saturday Night Live’
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The performance will come less than a month after Stapleton gave a rousing performance on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where he left Questlove and the rest of America in shock. Perhaps Lorne Michaels was watching from the wing, or heard about the performance through the grapevine (the two shows tape in the same building in NYC), and decided he wanted some of that action.
Dave Cobb Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal
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Producer, guitar player, and songwriter Dave Cobb has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music. The deal was announced Monday (1-4), and also includes the formation of Cobb’s own publishing arm, Low Country Sound Publishing. The news comes after an incredible 2015 for Cobb…
Missing Backroad Anthem Singer Craig Strickland Found Dead
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Search teams worked extensively to locate Strickland throughout the New Years Eve weekend as friends, fans, and family held prayer vigils for the missing singer. But on Monday, January 4th, the body of Strickland was found along the shoreline of Kaw Lake, north of where the boat had capsized. The 168 miles of shore length had made the search especially difficult for search and recovery teams.
An Ode to Robby Turner: Country Music’s Man of Steel
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Just like Dave Cobb, and just like Chris Stapleton before him, Robby Turner has been working for years behind-the-scenes, at the side of the stage, or in the studio, while others soaked up the spotlight. But the power of his efforts, and the success of the projects that he’s been a part of, has slowly but surely revealed Robby as one of those behind-the-scenes legends whose contributions should be left a secret no more.
Powerful Music Video Captures Poignant Moments for Recent Flood Victims
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From the small community of McClure, Illinois, right on the banks of the Mississippi, Even Webb looked to capture the despondency of living in a dying town in the song “Dry Up or Drown.” When the Mississippi overran its banks once again, life imitated art.