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Short Album Reviews Of February’s New Country Music
There was a ton of country music released in February, a great deal of which never found its way onto the pages of The 9513. Here are abbreviated album reviews of last month’s under-the-radar music.
Lightning From The North – .357 String Band
The third release from this scrappy Milwaukee quartet is bursting at the seams with [...]Continue reading "Short Album Reviews Of February’s New Country Music"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (2-14-10)
Last.fm Top Artists
While Josh Turner has normally averaged around 13 listeners per week, the release of a new album shot him up to #4 on the list this week, with 23 listeners. It’s a decent showing but not spectacular, which is pretty much in line with how the album reviews have been. Once again, the [...] -
Kenny Rogers To Celebrate 50 Years of Music with TV Special; Stream Johnny Cash
To celebrate 50 years of making music, Kenny Rogers will be the honoree of a star-studded TV special. The event will be filmed on April 10 and already has commitments from Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Lionel Richie, and Wynonna Judd.
The folks over at Lost Highway Music are streaming the title track to Johnny Cash’s forthcoming [...]Continue reading "Kenny Rogers To Celebrate 50 Years of Music with TV Special; Stream Johnny Cash"
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‘Crazy Heart’ Earns Multiple Oscar Nods; New Releases; New American Voices Part Dos
Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett earned Oscar nominations for their work on Crazy Heart. The soundtrack is currently available for download at $5.00 with the deluxe edition marked up a few dollars at $7.99.
New releases for the week of February 2, 2009 include:
Béla Fleck – Throw Down Your Heart: [...]
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The George Strait & Reba McEntire Show; Carrie Underwood Released an Album Today
George Strait and Reba McEntire are going on tour together.
String Theory Media’s Craig Havighurst highlighted a NPR feature that argues that charts might be measuring the wrong thing, and because of that, they mean less today than they did in the past.
They’ve always been something of an illusion, a contrivance meant to serve the needs [...]Continue reading "The George Strait & Reba McEntire Show; Carrie Underwood Released an Album Today"
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Patsy Cline’s Childhood House Will Be Restored; Taylor Swift Ventures Into Pop Music With Guest Appearance On Love Drunk
A nonprofit group plans to “restore and interpret” Patsy Cline’s childhood house in Winchester, VA:
Celebrating Patsy Cline will restore and interpret the 608 South Kent Street home as a Historic House to focus on Patsy Cline and her family during the years 1948 to 1957. At the core of a phased-in Patsy Cline presence in [...] -
Shania Twain Guests On American Idol; Dolly Parton Box Set Announced; George Jones Teams With Cracker Barrel
Shania Twain will fill in as a guest judge at an upcoming American Idol audition.
New releases for the week of August 18, 2009 include:
Augie Meyers – Country
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceBrady Seals – Play Time
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDavid Nail – I’m About To Come Alive
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDelbert McClinton & Dick50 – Acquired [...]
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LeAnn Rimes Dismisses Stalking Accusations; George Strait Rides To Platinum
LeAnn Rimes responded to claims that she is stalking her former Lifetime movie costar Eddie Cibrian.
“You know what, I’m a classy woman, I’m never ever going to battle anything out in the press,” says LeAnn Rimes … “I can’t control other people but I can control what I say and what I don’t. I refuse [...]Continue reading "LeAnn Rimes Dismisses Stalking Accusations; George Strait Rides To Platinum"
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Todd Snider Scheduled To Chat with ESPN About His New Album
Todd Snider will join ESPN tomorrow to chat and answer questions about his new album and his song “America’s Favorite Pastime” which is featured on The Homerun EP, a collection of baseball songs by Yep Roc Records artists. (via Twang Nation)
Reba McEntire scored the highest solo chart debut of her career with her new single [...]Continue reading "Todd Snider Scheduled To Chat with ESPN About His New Album"
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Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart
Willie Nelson made his first Billboard Hot Country Songs chart appearance in five years with this week’s No. 56 debut of “That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)” — credited to Kenny Chesney. His last appearance was another Chesney collaboration on “Pretty Paper.”
The debut of “That Lucky Old Sun” expands Nelson’s country [...]Continue reading "Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart"
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Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
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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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