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Your Take: Male Artists Vs. Female Artists
In a genre of music dominated by songs covering the trials and tribulations of love, it’s easy to fall into the trap of He Said/She Said.
I’m not talking about the latest high school drama from Taylor or Miley, or two-sided accounts of where love went wrong–although songs like Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call” and [...]Continue reading "Your Take: Male Artists Vs. Female Artists"
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Your Take: Decades of Country Music
In Jim’s interview a few weeks back with former front man of The Mavericks Raul Malo, the singer had an interesting game for country listeners to play in their cars:
Here’s an experiment for you if you wanna try this out just for fun one day. If you have satellite radio, put on the 40s station [...] -
Your Take: What Do Your Musical Tastes Say About You?
In yesterday’s news roundup, Brody listed some of the more interesting statistics published in the Country Music Association’s study on country music audience demographics. There were some interesting numbers on people who consider themselves “countryphiles,” as well as the genre’s love/hate relationship with digital downloads.
The nugget I found to be the most intriguing, however, [...]Continue reading "Your Take: What Do Your Musical Tastes Say About You?"
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Your Take: What Is Country Music?
In movies, country music is flashy Nudie suits, thick accents and troubled childhoods. In Nashville, it’s barrooms, cash cows and demo tapes by the dozen. In pop music circles, it’s hokey, old-fashioned and the quintessential line “I like all music…but country.”
Country music can arguably be all (or none) of these things, but they still don’t [...] -
Q&A: A Little Bit About Billy Currington’s Non-Coffee Album
In the wake of his third studio release, Billy Currington called up The 9513 to talk about a Little Bit of Everything, his influences, what he was looking for when choosing songs, my mischaracterization of the album, and what he thinks about it being leaked before it was released.
Alright, I guess we’re gonna wing this. [...]Continue reading "Q&A: A Little Bit About Billy Currington’s Non-Coffee Album"
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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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11 Questions With Julianne Hough: The 9513’s Exclusive Interview
Already a household name to the millions of Americans who have watched her compete on one of Television’s most popular shows, ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, Mercury Nashville’s Julianne Hough is one of the most well-known new artists in Nashville.
The two-time Dancing champion, who won with speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in season four, and [...]Continue reading "11 Questions With Julianne Hough: The 9513’s Exclusive Interview"
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Q&A: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up
After seeing her perform at the Stagecoach Music Festival, I was lucky enough to interview up-and-coming country singer Star De Azlan and chat with her about her upcoming record, her influences, and her plans as an artist.
Our readers were big fans of your first single “She’s Pretty,” can you give us any information [...] -
Q&A: Eleven Hundred Springs Balancing Tradition and Innovation
On Sunday, April 13th I was lucky enough to see one of my favorite bands, Eleven Hundred Springs, play at Safari Sam’s in Hollywod, Calfornia. Eleven Hundred Springs has a brand new album, Country Jam, being released on May 6th, and they were kind enough to take a little time out of their busy schedule [...]
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Q&A: The Honky Tonk Kid, Aaron Watson, Is All About The Old School
Aaron Watson’s latest album, Angels & Outlaws was released yesterday, April 1, and I had the opportunity to have him answer a few questions for the readers here at The 9513. Read on to find out what his favorite songs are on the new album, who he’d like to record with in the future, and [...]
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