AMERICANA MUSIC

After issuing his first album in 1973, Bruce Springsteen spent more than a decade building a deserved reputation as the best live act in rock and roll. During that time, however, his discography consisted solely of studio albums. If you weren’t lucky enough to have seen him in concert, all you knew of his stage […]

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American Aquarium is poised for another stellar album in 2026. The North Carolina based outfit has proven over the course of two decades that it doesn’t take a viral TikTok moment to be a mainstay in the music industry. Work your ass off, have songs that can rattle your soul, and melt faces when you get on stage… that’s the recipe that has worked for BJ Barham and the boys. Titled New Ways To Lose, the album’s name was inspired by NC […]

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Freddy is a certified Ella Fella, and his country music dreams are coming true. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this past week, and so far, I’d say it’s been nothing short of awesome. Of course, you have your anti-American haters (sadly that includes some Americans too), who live in their miserable social media bubbles and can’t help but complain about the US hosting every chance they get, but for anyone who’s actually got outside and touched some grass […]

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