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John Rich Is Producing Jewel’s Country Album And Brad Paisley Running On Backup Reserve Of Adrenaline
Andrew Dansby encourages listeners hearing Jack Ingram for the first time to explore the artist’s back catalog of music. Ingram considers his newest album to be an extension of his past work, part of the trajectory that he would like is career to take.
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iPod Shuffle Contest Winners
This contest wouldn’t have been possible without the help of a lot of people and, of whom, we are very gracious for their support. So, I’d like to go through and thank each and every one of them and post their contact information so that anyone that appreciates their support can thank them as well.
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The 9513 1GB iPod Shuffle Contest
This contest has ended and you can view the results in the iPod Shuffle Contest Winners post. We’ll be running more contests in the future, so stay tuned to The 9513 if you’d like to enter. If you’re an artist and would like to participate in future contests, just send us an email to editor@the9513.com [...]
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Discovering An Amazing Americana Band, Dry Land Fish
As I was fooling around on the internet tonight, I came across a blog on This Is Texas Music talking about a band I’d never heard of, Dry Land Fish. I went to listen to samples of their music and was blown away, these guys are amazing. I went looking for some more information and [...]
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