Editor's Picks
Patty Loveless' Mountain Soul
Two-time CMA Female Vocalist of The Year Patty Loveless tells Juli Thanki about her brand new album, the sequel to her critically acclaimed collection of bluegrass and Appalachian music Mountain Soul.
Lambert's Riveting Revolution
Lambert mostly avoids shooting people and burning things, instead choosing to focus on deconstructing the emotional core of her anger, her frustration and—perhaps most strikingly—her happiness.
26 Songs About Moonshine
A vile brew, or the elixir of the gods? Only you can decide. Fortunately, we've put together a list of country music's greatest songs on the topic of white lightning to help get you started. Now if only old Popcorn Sutton's still hadn't blown up...
South Of The Border: Canada's Corb Lund Comes to America
Despite having released five albums and winning six straight Roots Artists of the Year awards from the Canadian Country Music Association, Corb Lund’s sixth, Losin’ Lately Gambler, and first release for New West Records, marks his American debut.
Waging A War Against Quiet
In his latest column, Chris Neal offers his take on the ever-increasing loudness of recorded music, drawing a connection between Metallica's latest (Death Magnetic) and Miranda Lambert's upcoming third album Revolution.
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20 Songs About Giving Thanks
Is Dave Haywood going solo? This and many other of country music's most pressing questions answered in the September edition of The 9513's world famous Mailbag!
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As much as we love girl singers, we love songs about girl singers even more. Here's just a few of the many tribute songs out there.
Step away from the river and up to a jukebox, because heartbreak is only temporary, but a good song about drowning yourself—like a diamond—lasts forever.
What do you think about music labels "testing the waters" with a single before providing access to an artist's entire album? 
What country artist, young or old, would you recommend as a must-listen artist to a newcomer on his/her journey through country music, and what would your essential song picks be?Current Discussion
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- Jon: Since this is basically just the flip side of Dan E.’s claim – he says it’s getting better, you say ...
- Jon: And pop wasn’t so bad during the yesteryear. When the music made much more sense and singers actually sing songs. Since ...
- Stormy: I grew up in the 1980's when country was solidly blue collar democrat.
- Please!: that song featured on CNN sounds just like rhythm of the falling rain.. anyone else hear it? The whole thing ...
- Jon: Funny to see Patsy Cline’s name turn up in the middle of a diatribe about pop influences. Yes, I am fully ...
- luckyoldsun: A woman singer did a song a ways back about "A Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline."
- luckyoldsun: Some male singer a couple of years ago had a weird song about riding in or buying Loretta Lynn's Lincoln.
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- Dan E.: Jon: I really do feel sorry for your loss of sight. Maybe that's why you can't comprehend, you just can't ...
