The YouTuber faces some pretty serious charges. This comes after he attempted to contact and offer a Diet Coke to the isolated tribe last year.
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Hannah McNair, the wife of the Houston Texans, has strangely blamed a country singer for their loss at a game.
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Creative writing was his strong suit. The Turnpike Troubadours have some of the most well-written songs in country music, if you ask me. From poetic love songs like “Pay No Rent” and “Diamonds and Gasoline” to the profoundly heartbreaking songs like “Empty As A Drum” and “The Bird Hunters,” their catalog is full of lyrical masterpieces. And now they are being recognized for their prominent songwriting, having become a country-music mainstay. However, die-hard Turnpike fans know that it was a […]
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Think that 6-inch Magdraft is too big for you local bass? Think there’s no way you’d ever throw a 8-inch glide bait? Think again… Casual and professional fishermen alike are always happy to reel in a sizable bass. They’re found in pretty much every state in America, and you can find them living in just about every body of freshwater out there. Lakes, rivers, streams, ponds…. you name it. Bass of all shapes and sizes are most likely there. Fully […]
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Maybe time to look at a Red Rocks residency. Eric Church is heading back to the iconic concert venue in Morrison, Colorado, announcing earlier this week that he would be performing three shows at Red Rocks this summer on July 6-8. Tickets went on sale this week, first to his Church Choir fan club on Wednesday while an allotment of tickets were held back to be offered up to the general public this morning. But if you weren’t quick, you […]
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Didn’t expect all the outrage. Country songwriter Shane McAnally, who’s one of the most prolific hitmakers of the genre with songs like Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” “Follow Your Arrow” by Kacey Musgraves, “Somewhere With You” by Kenny Chesney, Morgan Wallen’s “7 Summers,” and many, many others, found himself going viral after posting what he thought was a funny video with his husband and young son. McAnally and his husband, Michael Baum, welcomed their third child, Texson Ray […]
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The lightning strike happened at a gas station in Wisconsin. A witness who lived nearby said it was the loudest they’d ever heard.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is known for helping kids foster a love of reading. Unfortunately, $1 million of funding has gone missing.
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Things might be heating up elsewhere in the country, but winter isn’t ready to let go just yet in Yellowstone National Park. The peak of winter in the world famous national park typically plays out in January. It’s during that time that Yellowstone experiences brutally cold temperatures with average lows right around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Obviously, that usually translates into any precipitation that hits the area being snow, and makes for a tough test for any animal that’s not hibernating […]
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After a week off, Bonus Tracks returns with a double dose of roots music news!
Last month, No Depression announced the launch of a new fellowship program, thanks to a generous donation from nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation. The Criticism Fellowships, given to writers, authors, and previous No