Editor's Picks
Underwood is the Perfect Choice for New Grand Ole Opry
Carrie Underwood stands on the verge of becoming the Opry’s newest member on Saturday, May 10th. See why Matt C. thinks she’s a dream come true for the historical institution.
20 Questions With Emily West
West recently took the time to answer twenty questions for The 9513–an exclusive interview that finds her contemplating the healing powers of chocolate, the viability of ‘chick singers’, and the important influence of her mother. She’s got spunk.
Q&A: Eleven Hundred Springs
Eleven Hundred Springs isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, they just want to make good music. They’re the real deal.
A Nation’s Affair With Western Culture: The Story of “El Paso”
Find out what inspired Marty Robbins to write his classic western ballad “El Paso.”
The Power of Infrastructure
The “Red Dirt” movement has created a highly developed (ie: kickass) infrastructure that enables independent artists to enjoy regional success and should serve as a beacon for other independent/regional country scenes around the country.
The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten’s Impossible Question
Joanna Cotten’s stint at Warner Nashville serves as the blueprint for what a label should not do when developing a new artist that fails to fit in their prefabricated mold.
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American Idol’s Uncomfortable Bedfellow
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John Michael Montgomery Enters Rehab For Substance Abuse
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Craig Morgan - “Love Remembers”
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Ashton Shepherd - “Sounds So Good”
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Q & A: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up
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Country Music Writers Remember Eddy Arnold
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Stagecoach Music Festival ‘08: Day One
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Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Passed Away This Morning
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Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt & Lyle Lovett At The Paramount Theater
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Darius Rucker - “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”
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Alan Jackson - “Good Time”
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Texas Tunesmith Heir Hayes Carll Bears Torch For New Generation
Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt & Lyle Lovett at the Paramount Theater, Austin, TX - For two hours they captivated the audience with perfectly-timed stage banter, well-oiled stories, and songs pulled from several decades of their illustrious careers.
Darius Rucker - “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” Comes off as the prototypical Top 40 country single, but Jim Malec says there's still many reasons to love this record.
Alan Jackson - "Good Time" Missing from “Good Time” is the kind of sentiment that characterized “Small Town Southern Man."
Not only is Spirit Ben Cisneros' favorite Willie album, he dubs it Willie's finest accomplishment, claiming "Hank Williams never did anything so excellent; neither did Johnny Cash for that matter." High praise, indeed.
Brody Vercher offers up ten songs inspired the great Willie Nelson.
It should come as no surprise that many fine country songs feature prisoners waiting to die. Here are 10 of the finest.
Adam Hood - "Different Groove" It doesn’t aspire to be much more than a feel good song, but it accomplishes that admirably.
Chris Cagle - "No Love Songs" Writers Teren and Wiseman managed to craft a “sad” song without even the slightest hint of tragedy, shame, regret, misery, or existential angst.
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