Review – Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) – “Passage Du Desir”
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As much as the new name and the new album open a new season for Sturgill, it’s also perhaps the most Sturgill Simpson thing he has ever done. It’s country, but expanded, enlightened, and uninhibited.
Hank III Plays Show in Nashville !!!
2 CommentsOn Wednesday night, Hank Williams III played a one-off show at Layla’s Bluegrass Inn on Broadway in Nashville. This show was not advertised at all, in fact apparently mum was the word for all involved. I’m not sure what the occasion was. Could’ve been a warmup for a tour, a video shoot, or a thank […]
Bob Dylan to Release An Album of Unfinished Hank Williams Sr. Songs
4 CommentsThis blog may not be for everybody, because it’s gonna be a very long and very involved one. But for a while people have been asking for info and my comments on the subject. It’s taken a while for me to put it out because I want to get what facts there are straight, and […]
New Music From Hank Williams Sr.
0 CommentsReal quick, if you did not see the message from the Hank 3 music page yesterday that was all over the bulletin board like a bad rash, CLICK HERE . This is the next front in the Free Hank III movement, to get Shelton played on the radio. We’re targeting this one radio station in […]
So Many Podcasts, So Little Time.
0 CommentsMan, I’ll tell you. Since I started this thing I’ve been trying to push the podcasts out there that support REAL Country music and real music in general. But the thing with podcasts is sometimes they come and go, because of course just like us bloggers, there’s no money in it, and it can consume […]
Your Impact has Been Seen and Felt!
0 CommentsI have great news! The other day, a little birdie flew up to me a whispered this in my ear: “All of this great push for this album (Damn Right Rebel Proud) has come from the people who really care and love the music here on MYSPACE. This in turn has made it possible for […]
Outlaw Lawyers
2 CommentsThis is the new album from Those Poor Bastards. In a blog they wrote “It was originally supposed to be released after “Hellfire Hymns,” but was delayed due to some legal mumbo jumbo.” Outlaw Country musicians have always had to fight for their music, whether it is Hank Williams III or Waylon Jennings, and whether […]
Random News Roundup Vol. 4
0 CommentsJust some quick stuff today, nothing special. Hank III Collector’s Edition. Well yesterday and in other blogs I had been reporting that the newly-released Hank III Collector’s Tin would have the tracks of Straight to Hell’s second disc cut up. I haven’t received my copy yet, but some of my operatives in the field have, […]
Hank III Exposed to 50 Million & Collector’s Edition Released
1 CommentToday is the release day for the Hank Williams III 3 CD Collector’s Edition Tin. This set includes all of Hank III’s previously released material. If you already have Hank III’s 3 previous albums, there’s still a reason to but this above the cool tin the CD’s come in: This edition has all the songs […]
Kinky Friedman Interview on Big ’G’s Roadshow!
0 CommentsIf you don’t know who Kinky Friedman is, then holy shit. Aside from being a writer, columnist, humorist, governor of Texas candidate, this dude was one of the ORIGINAL country artists down in Austin, TX with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Michael Murphy, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the others, when Austin music and The Outlaws took country […]
Shotgun Willie on a Boob Tube Near You
0 CommentsIf you’re reading this right now and you are not a MySpace friend of Wayne you should ramble over there and send him a friend request. The main reason is because Wayne checks the Reinstate Hank petition pretty much every day and looks for cool messages people have posted there, and then shares them will […]
Waylon Jennings to Release a NEW Album !!!! (+ Hank III Stuff)
1 CommentThat’s right, Waylon Jennings is going to release a new album!!! From Billboard: “”Waylon Forever,” billed as the final recordings from outlaw legend Waylon Jennings, will be released Oct. 21 on Vagrant Records, Billboard.com can reveal. The eight-song set features remakes of Waylon classics, surprising covers and a new Jennings original, all backed by the […]
Ike Hits Close to Home & .357 String Band
0 CommentsI’m happy to announce that the GREAT .357 String Band has a new MySpace profile. PLEASE everyone gets your ass over there and add them. Their other profile was irrevocably infected with spambot crap, and has to be 86’d. I’ve been trying to help them with this because I think this is one of the […]