Robert’s Western World to Celebrate 25 Years with Block Party
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For 25 years now as Lower Broadway has gone from downtrodden, to resurgent, to downright bustling, to garish and ridiculous like the Disney World of Country Music, Robert’s has remained the rock.
Wal-Mart = Censorship
1 CommentWith the death of local record stores, and even the smaller national chain music stores, Wal-Mart has now taken the spot as the big dog atop the music selling food chain. Problem is, Wal-Mart refuses to sell any album with what they consider “offensive” lyrics, so artists are forced to ether produce “clean” versions of […]
Jennifer Love Hewitt Going Country?
4 CommentsYeah I know, Jennifer Love Hewitt is hot, but so is the scat as it leaves the bear’s hind quarters. But eventually it grows cold, just like Jessica Simpson’s country music junket did, and I’m predicting a similar fate if Hewitt actually does “go country” like the info the rumor mill is spitting out alludes […]
New Albums By Scott H. Biram & J.B. Beverly
0 CommentsThis Tuesday we had a couple of big album releases by two big names in REAL country music (and blues). Scott H. Biram released Something’s Wrong, Lost Forever on Bloodshot Records, and JB Beverly and the Wayward Drifters released Watch America Roll By. I have both these albums on the way and hope to have […]
All Charges Dropped Against Jesco White.
1 CommentSavingcountrymusic.com has learned, even through complete lack of local media coverage on the matter, that on Monday morning The Dancing Outlaw Jesco White appeared in court, and all charges against him were dropped. Jesco was arrested on Monday April 27th. He was woken up at his residence in Madison and charged with “Conspiracy for delivery […]
Interview – The .357 String Band
5 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I got to see the .357 String Band live, and I also got to spend a good amount of time hanging out with them before and after the show. I was hoping to do a more formal interview, but long story short, it wasn’t in the cards. We did get […]
Pt. 2- Whitey Morgan & Rachel Brooke from Michigan
4 Comments(This is the second article of two in the “REAL Music from Michigan” series) In some ways Michigan can’t win for losing. Yes the auto industry is shutting down, but they also get yoked for being “Yankees” when really a lot of Michigan and Michiganders have a lot more in common with Southerners and the […]
Pt. 1- Whitey Morgan – Honky Tonks & Cheap Motels
2 Comments(This is the second guest article written by Cliff England, and part one of two in the “REAL country music from Michigan” series.) With the passing of Waylon Jennings, and so many country heroes, fans will be hard pressed to find some true outlaws nowadays, but I’ve come to find Michigan still has a few. […]
“Country” Warped Tour in the Works
5 CommentsWhen I think about a good way to personify pop country, I think of a pig; a big, bloated, lazy, garish and gluttonous pig laying around in its own filth and slops. And this pig recently had piglets, with swollen nipples dotting its underbelly. And fighting for a chance with the sweet, sweet nectar of […]
Wake Up! Shooter Jennings Has Gone Rock.
13 CommentsWhen I first asserted that Shooter Jennings was quitting country music, there were some that said good riddance, others saying “say it ain’t so,” some that outright disagreed with the premise that Shooter could do such a thing, and a few who were looking forward to this potentially new direction. There were also some hoping […]
Poodie Locke – Stories from the Road
2 CommentsDeath has been busy lately in the world of country music. When Vern Gosdin passed away, I hated to admit that for all my country music geekness, I had never heard of the man. But I can’t say the same about Poodie Locke, who passed away last Wednesday (5-6-09). I knew exactly who he was, […]
Review – Wayne Hancock’s “Viper Of Melody”
0 CommentsThe year is still pretty young and there are some big names slated to still release albums, but at this moment Wayne “The Train” Hancock’s Viper of Melody is my front runner for album of the year. As some of you might know every once in a while I try to clean up my act […]