The Saddest Country Love Songs Ever, Ranked
What’s the saddest love song in country music history? Here’s our picks. Continue reading…
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REVIEW: Ed Alstrom “This Idea of Humanity”
Ed Alstrom – This Idea of Humanity This blues album is driven through a different neighborhood than most blues, since Ed Alstrom uses a Hammond organ. Last year, Ed scored with his self-produced debut album. With this new collection, Alstrom is said to offer a compelling musical vision of the humanity he tolerates with humor […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Clay Street Unit Debuts Ear Worm, Fearless Newgrass on ‘Sin & Squalor’
It’s likely difficult being a new string band today. The role comes retrofitted with some onerous responsibilities. There are certain tenets to uphold, time-tested musical traditions to follow, duty weighing on every roll and break.
With the release of Sin & Squalor, however, it seems newcomers Clay
Flatland Cavalry Readies New Album “Work of Heart”
Flatland Calvary fans rejoice, because the boys from Lubbock have a new one on the way called Work of Heart. Featuring 12 new tracks, the album will be issued on the recently-relaunched Lost Highway label.
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THE READING ROOM: Jonathan Bernstein’s ‘What You Do When You’re Lonesome: The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle’
The road to literary and musical fame lies littered with the bodies of authors and artists who succumbed to the notion that the path to making great art or music runs through the valleys of suffering, the more torturous the better. On the one hand, the exquisite pain that
Clay Street Unit – Sin & Squalor
I have no doubt the first secular song ever written was a love ballad. I’m equally certain the second tune was about being away from home and longing to return. Denver’s Clay Street Unit just released their debut full length album, and while they don’t call that out as any kind of unifying theme, a […]
Nicole Curtis Responds After HGTV Pulls ‘Rehab Addict’
HGTV has removed ‘Rehab Addict’ after a resurfaced video showed host Nicole Curtis using a racial slur during filming. She later claimed that there is “more” to the story. Continue reading…
Country Singer Reveals He Almost Joined Marines Instead of Going Into Music
Tim McGraw nearly took a different path in his career. He had another interest besides music. We describe what it was.
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Country Icon Reflects on Being Shot and Almost Losing Leg After a Violent Mugging
Tracy Lawrence survived an awful mugging years ago. The psychological scars are almost as serious as the physical ones were.
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Why Seahawks QB Has To Pay Extravagant ‘Jock Tax’ After Super Bowl Win
The bonus that Sam Darnold will receive for winning a NFL championship won’t cover the tax he might pay for playing in the Super Bowl.
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