Poppy Mom (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
I do. Really. I also sometimes pretend to be artistic and shit. Like a few months ago, I decided to pretend to be an art agent for my friend Julie, who is an amazing photographer. I’m not just saying this because she’s my friend; I realized today that I knew and loved Julie’s photography long before [...]
CMT News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
I raise my hand hungrily and achingly. Yes, I longed to hear the pure, lonesome sound of Patty Loveless. Until I listened to the 14 songs on her upcoming CD, I had no idea what she and her husband, record producer Emory Gordy Jr., had on those tracks. I j
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The American soul singer Al Wilson was best known in the UK for his up-tempo version of the Oscar Brown Jr morality tale The Snake, which became a northern soul anthem, and the 1973 ballad Show and Tell.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
A New Hampshire native offers a paean to country music.
From On High (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
I watched a brief portion of the Academy of Country Music Awards last night. And then picked up a book and went into another room. It was that put-offish. The extravaganza (strike one) was being held - not in Nashville where it belongs but - in Las Vegas (strike two). Having drifted away from the genre in recent years, I was shocked to see how it has devolved into what I can only describe as acid country...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Webb Pierce. Country Music Time. (1965) Decca. Beautiful guitar and Nashville Nudie suit.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
ONE HELL OF A RIDE 4-CD, 100-SONG BOX SET CHRONICLES 50-PLUS YEARS OF RECORDINGS FROM 1954/55 TO 2007 WILLIE's LARGEST U.S. BOX SET EVER - HIT SINGLES, RARITIES AND TRACKS FROM 60 ALBUMS ON A DOZEN DIFFERENT RECORD LABELS Personal favorites range from four historic local Texas singles (1954/55 to 1960) to dozens of studio & live career touchstones, including collaborations with Waylon Jennings,...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Fans of country and early rock & roll know that Germany’s Bear Family label is home to some of the most lavish and unbearably completist box sets available. (Only the insanely hardcore are advised to check out the complete recordings of Connie Francis from 1955-1959, especially since it doesn’t include her lovely album of Jewish [...]
VF Daily (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
By Duff McDonald People have long wondered what goes on in Bob Dylan’s mind. But if you pay attention to...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
in post Webb Pierce - There Stands The Glass from Setting The Woods On Fire .
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 02/18/2008
They call him "King George" Strait, and rightfully so. The country star was unaffectedly regal, gracefully acknowledging the adoration of his fans Saturday night at the Wachovia Center, through almost two hours and 27 songs from his 29-album career - plus the new single "I Saw God Today" off the forthcoming Troubadour.
Rock Insider (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Get it on iTunes or Download Direct [MP3] LA Record Podcast - Episode 7 LA Record recently released their seventh podcast. The hour long mix is loaded with classic country, americana favorites, hip hop, soul, and folk rock tunes. These fellers sure know how to make a killer mix. When the mix is playing I feel like I'm at my favorite downtown dive bar enjoying an nice cold beverage instead of being...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
Country music legend Mel Tillis will perform at the Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 S.E. County Road 42 in Weirsdale, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. today.
the defeatists! (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
As I have mentioned, the AXE listens to XM radio in the car. Available locally are some bootleg Norteno stuff and something that appears to be a ripoff of Clear Channel only with less originality called "The Highway Stations" and...
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 11/23/2007
Because he was a black man with an acoustic guitar, Ted Hawkins often falls into the blues category, but this description ignores prominent elements of his music. A better description comes from writer Peter Guralnick, who called it simply a "rural adaptation of contemporary soul music." In his "rural soul," Hawkins incorporates the direct approach of Delta blues, the resignation of country music,...
