Amid Continued Jelly Roll Praise, N-Word Incident Goes Unreported
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In video taken at the Ghost Ranch of fellow country rapper Ryan Upchurch, Jelly Roll is heard using the N-word in conversation. Though the video has been out for months, the media has not reported on it.
Forgotten Outlaw Larry Jon Wilson: 1940-2010
18 CommentsI’d love to tell you that I know a lot about Larry Jon Wilson, who died Monday at 69 from a stroke, but truth is I only know him through the bits of his music that have passed under my nose over the years, and from his appearance in the documentary Heartworn Highways. There isn’t […]
Outlaw Radio’s 100th Episode!
26 CommentsToday (6-23-10) Jashie P of Outlaw Radio Chicago celebrates his 100th episode of podcast gold. I’m not exactly sure what this episode is going to entail, it’s all going to be a big surprise, but apparently there’s going to be guests and call ins and all sorts of other stuff being done by people of […]
Foo Fighters Guitarist to “Go Country”
19 CommentsFoo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has decided to take his passion for Wilco and country/hipster fusion duds to the next level and be this week’s personality to “Go Country.” His new “country” band called The Dead Peasants will release a self-titled album on July 12th. Just like all others before him, Shiflett makes the announcement […]
The Ruby Jane Show Live . . . and Hope
25 CommentsI’m convinced. Ruby Jane was sent to earth by God to save country music. All accolades I lapped on the 15-year-old fiddle-playing fenom when I said You Need Ruby Jane In Your Life were validated, if not proved to be too tempered after seeing her live at Dallas’s historic Kessler Theater on Friday. Really, I […]
Brigitte London’s “Bare Bones”
8 CommentsSimply put, Brigitte London is one the best singers of our time, and if you have heard her, you’re nodding in agreement right now. On Tuesday (6-21) she will release her latest record called Bare Bones, which as the name implies, is just her, a guitar, and a little bit of reverb. No band, no […]
Kid Rock Accused of Stealing Old Ladies’ Hats
26 CommentsSavingcountrymusic.com has obtained some exclusive information that none other than genre bender Kid Rock is responsible for a string of hat snatchings in and around the Nashville area, all of which involve grandmothers over the age of 80. “I was going to buy my cat Mr. Mittens a new mouse toy at the pet store,” […]
Interview w/ The Shack Shaker’s JD Wilkes
8 CommentsPound for pound, possibly the most underrated personality in music is the frontman and founder of the Legendary Shack Shakers, one Colonel JD Wilkes. Don’t take my word for it. Ask Jello Biafra of Alternative Tentacles and The Dead Kennedays who called JD Wilkes, “the last great Rock and Roll frontman.” Robert Plant is also […]
Justin Townes Earle’s Upcoming “Harlem River Blues”
7 CommentsJustin Townes Earle has finished his 3rd full length album called Harlem River Blues, and it is due out September 14th on Bloodshot Records. It was recorded in late May, and according to JTE, “We got a little Rock n roll on this one folks,” as he wanted to re-create the “soulful sounds of Memphis, […]
Tom Waits Interviews Hank III in Mojo Magazine
19 CommentsIn the upcoming 200th issue of Mojo Magazine, the legendary Tom Waits takes the helm as editor, and handpicks Hank III to be one of the issue’s featured artists. In the 7 page spread, Waits recounts seeing Hank III for the first time at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, CA: “I had heard he does […]
Carmelita, Hold Me Tighter
16 CommentsWarren Zevon at first glance would not strike you as one to have a lot of “influence” in the realm of country music. I always knew him through his bit songs like “Werewolves of London,” which became an immediate punch out after years of being tirelessly run into the ground through Clear Channel’s shallow song […]
The Place to Be Wednesday Nights
12 CommentsLately I’ve been bitching that since the death of MySpace the REAL country tribe has been scattered so to speak. We used to all be on the same page, communication was not an issue, and we felt like one big family, dysfunctional as it might have been. Well there’s still one place where we can […]
Your Opinion – Old Crow Medicine Show
64 CommentsWhen I first heard Old Crow’s self-titled album, I ate it right up. With instant classics like “Tell It To Me” and “Wagon Wheel,” OCMS became a popular band for such a rootsy, raw sound, and a major influence in alt-country/roots music. But as I listened to that album and their subsequent releases, my mood […]