Yearly Archives: 2026

Advocating for American landowners. President Trump has appointed country singer John Rich to a new position in his administration, one dedicated to a cause that’s already near and dear to Rich’s heart. Rich, who is also one half of Big & Rich, will serve as Special Envoy for American Landowners, a position in which Rich will “serve as a leading advocate for America’s farmers, ranchers, and private landowners.” According to a press release from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the […]

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Never change, Charles Barkley. Never change. The NBA Finals are currently in full swing, and so far, it’s been one heck of a championship series between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. The Knickerbockers stole the first two games of the series on the road, but then the Wembanyama-led spurs went to Madison Square Garden and took Game 3. With the best-of-seven series now standing at 2-1 in favor of the Knicks, it’s truly anyone’s series ahead […]

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This bison herd said better luck next time to a pair of hungry wolves in Yellowstone National Park. It only makes sense that this incredible video below took place in Yellowstone. There’s an estimated 5,400 bison that call the beautiful national park home, and around 120 wolves also reside in the same territory. That might not seem like a lot, but the Northern Rocky Mountain area only trails the Western Great Lakes area and the state of Alaska in wild […]

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It’s time to consider the best songs and singles of 2026 so far. Opinions on songs are always more varied than even with albums. But the point of this exercise is to help inform the public about a song they might have missed.

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Samantha Fish and the Last Honest Noise There was a time when live albums felt dangerous. Not polished. Not corrected by committee. Dangerous. You could hear the room breathing. You could hear amplifiers misbehaving and drummers pushing a little too hard. Sometimes the singer missed a note. Sometimes the singer found one nobody knew existed […]

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Breakfield In the process of reviewing the self-titled album from Breakfield, I went back to listen to their last record, Dusk, released under their previous name, Boy Named Banjo. Dusk struck me as something released by a band exactly in the place Boy Named Banjo was occupying at the time; sleek, uptempo and likable, perfect […]

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Scottie Miller photo by Layne Kennedy Scottie Miller Builds a Song Cycle With Hello Pain Backed By The Budapest Scoring Orchestra Singer/songwriter and pianist Scottie Miller released his new solo album, Hello Pain, on May 29th, 2026, having just come back from Australia where he was touring as Ruthie Foster’s keyboardist. While Miller loves to […]

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Tyler Childers is currently touring behind his Grammy-winning album Snipe Hunter, but won’t be playing a couple of the upcoming tour dates. Instead he will be rescheduling his shows due to the birth of his second child.

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Fruit Bats – The Landfill I admit, after listening to countless singers through the years, what grabs my ear the tightest is a distinctive voice. Eric D. Johnson (guitars/piano/synth/lap steel) has a thin, finely rendered voice, but his delivery is early Dylan on “The Saddest Part of the Song” without the gruffness & harshness. Just […]

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The warm tones on Isle of Hope, the latest album from Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts of Allman Brothers fame), hit with an emotional resonance that transports listeners through shadows into light. On his second album, the guitarist, songwriter, and singer navigates loss and embraces hope in and songs