Man Returns Stolen George Jones Guitar 46-Years Later

Its no wonder the music of Hayes Carll is so humorous as he is just being himself. Country music needs more people with a life outlook and sense of humor like Hayes….

The Nashville Scene article about the “myriad strains of country music” is a great read due to all the artists discussed. I really like his take on Jypsi and agree that lead singer Lillie Mae is the centerpiece of the group. They are a great country band badly in need of great songs and a stylistic mission statement……

Thanks for the link to the Fan Fair fashion show pictures. I’ve never seen Sarah Buxton looking so chic! She should have worn that dress to the ACM’s when backing Keith Urban. The shots of Danielle Peck (if only she could sing as good as she looks), Crystal Shawanda, and Emily West are also appreciated.

Yep. And its a good thing that Country Weekly is sponsoring a fashion show too. Otherwise they might have to write an article about music.

ira dean? which one was he? was he the one with the tousled emo blond hair or the one that spent about 45 minutes every day getting his 5 o’clock shadow juuuuuust right? i forget.

Having spent the day writing about music, I invite you to bite me.

Chris: The lack of articles about music instead of fashion, Kellie Picklers implants, Shania Twain’s divorce, Kenny’s Chesney’s bed, Tim McGraw’s butt and why Carrie Underwood would totally be my bff 4EVA if I’d only let her is why I don’t read Country Weekly. And that is a sentiment shared by many on Country’s Weekly’s own forums. Take for example, the recent feature on Dierks Bentley. I learned that he hates condo developments, loves camping, and watches survivor. Contrast this with an article on Slanty Eyed Mama in Bust that ran about a quarter of the length. In that article I learned that they do a fusion of techno, ambient pop and rap with their lead singer doing spoken word lyrics over their violin player’s melodies with their third member performing a mix of modern dance and performance art that they sing songs that satire sterotypes and that their song about the sexualization of Japanese School Girls sounds like a riot. Next week, when I am in a record store, which one of those articles is going to inspire me to buy?

I say this not as a “you suck,” but rather as a “this is the reason you do not reach this demographic.”

PS to Stormy - It look like its too late to indulge your Ryan Adams fantasy! All the celebrity gossip websites show him hanging around these days with Mandy Moore! She must be drawn to the artistic and edgy / psychotic types. Guess this story won’t make “Country Weekly” either…..

Brady: I do put my money where my mouth is. I buy Bust.

Well, you can always buy one of the many country magazines that focus exclusively on music … oh, wait, you can’t. They all went out of business because nobody bought them.

Stormy: Good for you, support what you like, but would it be fair for me to complain about Bust’s content not being geared towards what I want? The point of the magazine is to sell issues, stay in business, and give the majority of their readers what they want and I think Country Weekly does that.

Razor X: I didn’t say anyone demanded anything; it was a general statement.

Brady: Like I said, it wasn’t intended as a “you suck” put down. But in a market where country music sales are down across the board, you would think a few of the people involved with it would stop basically telling those of us who have listened to it for decades that our money isn’t good enough for them. Because we can and do take it else where.

I highly recommend the Gougers free album download. They are one of Texas & Americana Music’s best kept secrets.

How do you go about getting the full chart on Mediabase, the one that was shown with Lil’ John on it?

A man can’t tell all of his secrets, WIWTR.