Monthly Archives: December 2025

Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July at the age of 76. He had been married to his wife, Sharon Osbourne, since 1982. When he died, she was reportedly devastated by the wrenching loss. According to Ultimate Classic Rock via Piers Morgan Uncensored (via Metal Hammer), Sharon recalls with painful clarity their last verbal exchange on […]

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Country music superstar Lainey Wilson has a wonderful sense of fun and whimsy. She doesn’t take herself too seriously, loves to laugh, and shares light moments with her audience. One of those moments took place at her concert in Las Vegas during the weekend. Her devotees know that Wilson typically selects a little lady in […]

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Tamara Hamby and three of her friends allegedly staged a fake kidnapping of her daughter, 22, after she became friends with someone online

The post Mother Allegedly Kidnaps Her Own Daughter as Teachable Moment, Lured From Home With Offer To Meet Luke Bryan appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Enzo Badenas passed away, aged 17, during a private training sessions as the rising Motocross star looked to continue upping his skill set.

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Steve Forbert – The Things That I See While this album is not new, it’s a revisit to a collection of tunes remixed at an Asbury Park studio by Steve Greenwell, remastered by Steve Puntolillo in a Freehold, NJ studio for the 10th Anniversary reissue of what was Mr Forbert’s 16th studio LP, 2015’s Compromised. […]

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Adam Faucett New Variations of the Reaper Arkansas musician songwriter Adam Faucett has a new album, New Variations of the Reaper. This album pays homage to Arkansas throughout, with a darkness and a slow electric guitar energy in songs that were written during Adam’s arduous road to recovery from throat surgery. The resulting album is […]

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as bad of an assessment as one might come to about what’s unfolding on the country charts, nothing compares to the monstrosity that is transpiring over in rock. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift?

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Editor’s Note: Here at No Depression there’s too much great roots music in a year for us to cover it all. So in December, when new releases slow down, we ask writers to review some of the best albums we missed throughout the year in an

Steve Boyd “Scattered Down the Road” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Steve Boyd’s song “Scattered Down the Road” from his recently released album King of the Loners, which was produced and mixed by Steve and mastered by Alfonzo Garcia of Arctic Dog Records in Lima, Peru. “Scattered Down the Road” is Steve […]

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Shane Wallin “Hitting the Backroads” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Shane Wallin’s song “Hitting the Backroads,” which was produced by William Gawley, engineered by Jordan Reed with executive producer Michelle Robertson Gawley.  “Hitting the Backroads” is Shane Wallin on vocals and acoustic guitar; Wayne Killius on drums; David Abdo on bass; Dave Francis on […]

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