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Forgotten Artists – The 1980s
Thus far, the thrust of the Forgotten Artists series has been artists whose salad days occurred before 1980. While Brady tells me that many of the articles have received a lot of hits, relatively few comments have been left. I suspect that this is because few of the readers actually recall the artists of whom [...]
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Joe Nichols Album Planned For Sept.; Kellie Pickler Haiku; Country Meme
Joe Nichols‘ new album, Old Things New, is scheduled for a Sept. 29 release.
American Songwriter published an interview with Eric Brace about songwriting and journalism and how they relate, and “Tranquility Base,” a particularly timely song considering the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon. (via Hickory Wind)
Farce the Music photoshopped Country Weekly to [...]Continue reading "Joe Nichols Album Planned For Sept.; Kellie Pickler Haiku; Country Meme"
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Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3
It’s been a while since our last edition of the roundup, but not to worry–it’s back this week, and it’s back to stay. Just consider this your Sunday morning newspaper–The 9513 style!
Big things are happening here at The 9513–we think you’re going to love what we’ve got in store for you over the next few [...]Continue reading "Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3"
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Your Take: How Big Of A Role Do Looks Play In Signing Artists?
Country Weekly is holding their Country’s Sexiest Man poll again this year. Last year’s winner was Keith Urban. You can choose one name from a list and vote, or add a name if it doesn’t appear on the list.
“And don’t worry, guys–the vote for Country’s Most Beautiful Woman is coming up soon.”
You can go [...]Continue reading "Your Take: How Big Of A Role Do Looks Play In Signing Artists?"
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In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Steve Harvey: That's an interesting observation. Personally, I've found it's the album of his that I've most easily been able to convert ...
- Razor X: Tough All Over was better than Living Hard or the current album but I didn't enjoy it as much as ...
- Mother Hubbard: So let me get this straight; Two releases = two campaigns = two budgets which are recouped from the ...
- Brian: This song is going to be a hit for them. It's going to gain a ton of steam as summer ...
- stormy: Okay, then, where are these women who like music like this. Out of the 30 female co-workers in my ...
- Steve Harvey: It's bearable. That's a vast improvement.
- Steve Harvey: This makes three albums in a row that have been disappointments. Why were you disappointed by TOUGH ALL OVER? As for this ...
- sam (sam): I've bought some of Gary Allan's past work but I haven't been impressed enough by any of the singles he's ...
- Jon: Dunno about irony. I'm guessing that Craig R. is a man, and he certainly made an insulting generalization about ...
- Razor X: It's just not to my taste. The string arrangements are overblown and it's just too rock-oriented. I don't think ...
