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Staff Picks For September/October 2009
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One More For The Road by Adam Steffey
The past few months have been pretty rough on the wallets of bluegrass fans, with stellar releases coming from the Del McCoury Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Ricky Skaggs. But for my money, the best bluegrass record of the past few months—maybe all year—is Adam Steffey’s One [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (11-8-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
Apparently this group isn’t as crazy for Carrie as you’d think. Despite a brand new album, the best Carrie Underwood could manage was #4 with 25 listeners, behind Johnny Cash (28), Miranda Lambert (27) and Garth Brooks (26). That’s a dead guy, a slightly un-retired guy and a non-radio sweetheart whose new album [...] -
Taylor Swift Hosts ‘SNL’; Dolly Parton & Jessica Simpson Have Big Breasts; Kristofferson Receives Inaugural Stephen Bruton Award
Watch the promo for this week’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by Taylor Swift.
Country California’s C.M. Wilcox reviewed the new album from Derek Hoke, Goodbye Rock N Roll, and maintained that Hoke has released one of the finest country debuts of 2009. (MySpace)
His gentle, unpretentious brand of throwback country often seems just a hiccup away from [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (11-1-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
Two familiar faces are tied for #1 this week, as George Strait and Miranda Lambert both have 24 listeners. Alan Jackson is one behind to end up at #3, and the group of artists at #4 with 21 listeners includes Taylor Swift, Patty Loveless, Keith Urban and Johnny Cash. For Swift and Urban, [...] -
John Rich and Wife Expecting; Brad Paisley and CW Network Team Up; All-Time Favorites
John Rich and his wife are expecting their first baby.
Brad Paisley signed on to create and co-produce a new drama on the CW Network about “an aspiring young female singer destined for stardom and a male songwriter whose career isn’t as certain.”
The Austin Chronicle’s Jim Caligiuri reviewed recent albums from Guy Clark and Robert Earl [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (10-18-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
The margin was a little closer this week, but Miranda Lambert is the Artist of the Week for the third straight week, with 28 listeners. Apparently, three weeks of listening to her pretty consistently required some people to take a little break and try out the rest of their music collection. George Strait [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (10-11-09)
Welcome to our new members, as The 9513’s group has shot past the 120-member mark. The more the merrier, so if you want to add your music collection to our data, please join up. All the cool people are doing it. One quick note: There is no Americana Music chart this week since the information [...]
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Michael Martin Murphey Inks Multi-Album Deal; Josh Turner’s Groovin’ Video; Corb Lund Acoustic
Michael Martin Murphey signed a multi-album contract with Rural Rhythm Records during last week’s IBMA convention and will release his second set of bluegrass tunes, Buckaroo Blue Grass 2, next February. The first single is a remake of “Wildfire” as a duet with Carrie Hassler.
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Corb Lund Plays To a Tiny Audience in Atlanta
File this as: Corb Lund begins conquering the U.S…
…or how a great singer/songwriter thoroughly entertained the friends and families of his opening acts, as well as a handful of die-hard fans.
In case you didn’t read Brady’s interview of Corb Lund from last week (and if you didn’t, what’s your problem?), the Canadian singer/songwriter notes that [...]Continue reading "Corb Lund Plays To a Tiny Audience in Atlanta"
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A Losin’ Lately Gambler Isn’t All Corb Lund’s Ever Been
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.
I sat down with Lund on release day and we delved into the clash of progress and Western [...]Continue reading "A Losin’ Lately Gambler Isn’t All Corb Lund’s Ever Been"
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As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
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