“From Opening Your Eyes To Closing Them At Night”: At Its Worst, Luke Combs Was Battling His OCD Thoughts 95% Of The Day
Opening up about some very personal mental health struggles. In an interview with Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast this week ahead of the release of his sixth studio album The Way I Am, Luke Combs discussed his lifelong battle with OCD, which is a topic he’s actually spoken about quite a bit over the last several years. On Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, last year Luke talked about the form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) he has, saying it’s called Pure OCD, and […]
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War Child HELP (2) (various artists) Benefit albums will always have a place in music, primarily because we humans can’t stop being cruel to each other. And when we committee those horrible acts, it’s innocents – too often, children – that end up suffering the most. According to relief organization War Child, nearly 20% of the […]
Sam Lewis – Everything’s Fine This LP title is a dismissive phrase. “How do you feel? How did everything go? Are you pleased with the outcome?” Accentuated with the generic “Everything’s Fine.” A white lie? Or an attempt at not passing concerns to another person, especially if everything is not fine. Some would say these […]
Steve Baskin & the Fourteens – I Sometimes Think (Better) Somewhat of a pop singer-songwriter in the tradition of Andrew Gold (“Lonely Boy”), this showcase is primarily mainstream fodder at the onset, with some commercially very strong & viable tunes. The arrangements have endurance. Baskin doesn’t sugarcoat his stuff & he has weight in some […]
Lightning Stills photo by G. Knee Photography Craig Fort of Lightning Stills on Bringing The Everyman To Their Debut Album Lightning Stills recently released their self-titled debut album, having previously released an EP and some singles, building on their roots in the Omaha music scene to incorporate multi-faceted players like Craig Fort (vocals, guitar), Mike […]
Downstate February 2026 — Americana Music Playlist on Apple Music Downstate February 2026! This is a nice list, with frequent and fresh quality updates. Please follow and heart Americana Highways’ Apple Music playlist, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer, which has just been newly updated! Find new quality music that maybe you haven’t heard of, or […]