35 Years After His Death, Lane Frost Is Still Inspiring Country Music
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It’s one of the saddest and most compelling stories in rodeo history. And with the way country & Western music is so synonymous with the rodeo, it’s no surprise country music has taken a large share of inspiration from it.
Jamey Johnson – Real Deal or Patsy ?
82 CommentsI get a lot of questions from people. I think that questions are a really interesting way to judge the mood or the interest of people at any given time. Its funny, because I rarely get the a question just once. It seems like the same things are racing through people’s minds at the same […]
Hank III Heads East w/ Lucky Tubb
3 CommentsAccording to Hank3.com, III is going to be hitting the road on an east coast leg sometime around mid-June, and opening will be the greatness of Lucky Tubb. According to Lucky’s MyWaste the tour is going to start on June 16th in Kentucky, but I’d caution on believing any dates until they are posted on […]
New Dale Watson Album – Truckin’ Sessions Vol. 2
2 CommentsThat’s right people, Real Deal Dale (just made that up) is releasing a new album “Truckin’ Sessions Volume 2” on April 21st. Here’s the company spiel: “Following up his 2007 release ‘From The Cradle To The Grave,’ Watson is back with his second album for Hyena Records entitled ‘The Truckin Sessions: Volume Two.’ Here he […]
Justin Townes Earle
2 CommentsBeing the son or daughter of a famous country performer is a dichotomy. Sure, the name may help you get a contract from a record label, but for everyone that gives you a listen because of who you are, there will be another who writes you off as just living off the family name. You […]
The Power Of Video
3 CommentsWith technology, the strangleholds that major label have over artists are decreasing by the day. It used to be that you needed a label to record your music, publish your music, distribute it and promote it. But now all off these things can be done by the artists themselves through the internet. And as time […]
Slackeye Slim Backhands Hank III / REAL Country Music Fans
13 CommentsAlright people, I’m not going to lie to you. I’m a little hot right now, even though I’ve tried to give myself a chance to cool off, because I know, justice is better served cold. But someone’s gotten on the fighting side of me, and let me warn you foul language is going to follow. […]
Scott H Biram / Podcasting News
2 CommentsScott H. Biram, the “dirty ol’ one man band” who bridges country, blues and punk, recently ended a very successful European tour by slipping and breaking his lower left leg. It was a break of the compound persuasion. On his stomping leg. Ouch. This has forced Biram to cancel all his March and April tour […]
American Idol / Spears GO COUNTRY
0 CommentsOK people, you might want to perch a paper bag on your knee for this one, ’cause it could get nasty. This week the great cultural deconstructionist and mind-numbing indoctrinator American Idol is going to have “country week.” No, songs by Willie and Waylon will not be featured. Try Sailor Twift, Timberly McGraw, and whatever […]
Reinstate Hank Videos Update
2 CommentsTo sign the petition to Reinstate Hank Williams to the Grand Ole Opry CLICK HERE To learn more about the movement to Reinstate Hank CLICK HERE To learn more about Outlaw Magazine’s request for Reinstate Hank video’s CLICK HERE To learn about my Reinstate Hank video contest CLICK HERE To see an updated list of […]
Pop Country Gets Panned at Houston Rodeo
Down in Houston the Annual Livestock Show and Rodeo has been raging for a little over a week now, and pop country acts have been running through there spewing their plastic form of ear vomit all over the masses. Luckily the forces for REAL country have found an ally down there in the form of […]
Q & A with Andy Gibson
4 CommentsWhile I was at the Hank III show in Portland on 3/3/09, I interviewed the great Andy Gibson. Not only is Andy Hank III’s steel guitar player, he’s also a recording guru whose recorded and performed on albums from such artists as Bob Wayne, The .357 String Band, Honky Tonk Hustlas, and others. I wrote […]
Outlaw Magazine Features & Hank III / Reinstate News
0 CommentsOutlaw Magazine has some great new features up. If you go to the site, scroll down a bit and click on the “Features” tag you can read a great article on Roger Alan Wade, who also speaks about his cousin Johnny Knoxville. Also if you look under the “Live” tab there is a Hank III […]