Brad Paisley Leads Election Day Releases With Instrumental Album
- Album releases for the week of 11/4/2008 include:
- Cybergrass has more information on Strong Enough, the new album from Beth Stevens, who is well-known from her former partnership with her sister April, as the Stevens Sisters.
- Shrouded in a cloud of melodrama, it’s almost impossible to separate the myth from the facts when it comes to the life of Hank Williams, but Bill Friskics-Warren says two recent projects–a Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit and The Unreleased Recordings–help recast him in a revealing new light, without whitewashing the intemperance and scandal.
- Listen to Dobro wizard Jerry Douglas on Mountain Stage as he highlights songs from his latest solo album, Glide.
- CMT launched CMT Music Pass yesterday, a new program that offers fans the chance to win tickets to concerts all across America.
- Carrie Underwood graces the cover of the December issue of Elle magazine, and in an interview on their website she traverses from the subjects of Michael Phelps and Tony Romo to celebrity gossip and her audition for American Idol. In an accompanying video of her photo shoot for the magazine, the photographer, inspired by Farrah Fawcett, has Underwood adorn black eyeliner and frizzled hair.
- USA Weekend published a story from each of the members of Rascal Flatts about their differing personalities, families and life on the road.
- The Star-Telegram’s Preston Jones on Play, the new instrumental album from Brad Paisley:
Most of the disc showcases glistening riffs dramatically expanding country music’s boundaries, incorporating jazz, blues and rock to a degree that casts Paisley’s back catalog in an intriguing light (he does sing a few tunes here). Plenty of pleasing pickin’ to be found here, yet it can’t help but feel a tad slight.
The Los Angeles Times’ Randy Lewis says: “The pairing with Owens might be the album’s highlight, a posthumous duet that niftily quotes Buck’s great country instrumental “Buckaroo,” then retools his 1964 song “Hello Trouble” on its way to completing a latter-day recording its composer never finished.”
- Keeping with the Paisley theme, when he preformed on the Opry tribute show for Little Jimmy Dickens on Saturday he was joined on stage by a female fan who proceeded to hug him during his guitar solo for “Waitin’ On a Woman” and stuck a gift in his back pocket. After the song was over Paisley had to explain to the radio audience what happened:
“That’s a first for me right there! Let’s talk to the folks listening on the radio right now…about what your missing. If that guitar solo sounded funny at the end it’s because I was being attacked by a beautiful young woman who jumped up on the stage and accosted me… and stuck a Christmas ornament in my pocket that says, ‘I love you Brad. Thanks for making my 18th birthday special, Love Kim’…I can’t say her last name because she’s going to be prosecuted for this probably. Well, welcome to Tennessee, and enjoy our penal facilities while you’re here,” laughed Paisley.
- Watch a video tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens from the Opry show.
- Congrats to Chris D. (DJ Mormz‽), Ginger (KittyKato) and Peter (Cretin), who will each receive an autographed copy of Toby Keith’s That Don’t Make Me A Bad Guy from our most recent “Free Music” series. Someone will be touch with you shortly to get your contact info.
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November 4, 2008 at 12:17 pm Permalink
Since Underwood’s Elle magazine review is noted here’s another recent quote of hers from TV Guide:
Underwood ‘loses all respect’ for vocal celebs
While stars are all over the place pushing their political views, Carrie Underwood isn’t saying a word. “There is someone I do support, but I don’t support publicly,” she says in the Nov. 10 issue of TV Guide. “I lose all respect for celebrities when they back a candidate.”
She continues: “It’s saying that the American public isn’t smart enough to make their own decisions. I would never want anybody to vote for anything or anybody just because I told them to.”
Now let’s all vote on what we think of that.
November 4, 2008 at 12:17 pm Permalink
It would be great if Brad could get the “Buckaroo” cover on country radio! The Opry Band loves to play that song and I’m always glad to hear it.
Rick’s Random Tidbits: For all you Katie Armiger fans out there (from AllAboutCountry):
” Katie Armiger Hosts People.com’s Coverage Of CMA Red Carept (Wearing A New Dress Disigned By Jessica Maros)
Wednesday, November 12th is a very special night for country artists and fans alike, but the night just got much more special for Katie Armiger , who has been tapped to host People.com’s video coverage of The 42nd Annual CMA Awards Red Carpet.
The coverage will give fans up-close access to the Red Carpet as Katie speaks with some of country music’s biggest names on what has been dubbed country music’s biggest night.
“Hosting People.com’s coverage of the CMA Awards Red Carpet is like a dream come true for me,” said Katie. “Some of my idols and inspirations will be walking the carpet and now I get a chance to talk to them. I am so excited!”
Log onto People.com Thursday, November 13th to check out all the Red Carpet coverage.”
Go Katie!
November 4, 2008 at 1:40 pm Permalink
Cool! I won! That just made my day!
November 4, 2008 at 2:43 pm Permalink
I demand a re-count!!!
ooops, wrong website….
November 4, 2008 at 6:55 pm Permalink
…not a huge carrie fan but i applaud her on that….i want to hear music from my favorite bands/singers…not politics..the quickest way to lose me as a fan is to start spouting off onstage about who i should vote for….
November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm Permalink
How exactly is a celebrity endorsing a candidate implying that anyone can’t make up their own mind?
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