Trace Adkins Brawls with Impersonator / Enters Rehab
Country star Trace Adkins has checked himself into rehab according to Country Weekly after taking his first drink in 12 years and ending up in an altercation with a Trace Adkins impersonator aboard a...
View ArticleWhy Jerrod Niemann’s “Donkey” Was His Waterloo
When you live by the bit, you die by the bit. And Jerrod Niemann has just been bitten in the ass by a "Donkey." Early on when you looked at the amount of "adds" the song was getting on radio, it did...
View ArticleJason Isbell, Jamey Johnson + More to Tribute Lynyrd Skynyrd
On November 12th, artists from across the country and Southern rock world will be coming together to pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd in a unique way. Not your typical tribute concert, and not your...
View ArticleSong Review – Toby Keith’s “35 MPH Town”
Written by Keith with Bobby Pinson, the song tries to do something similar to "Drunk Americans," which is make a statement about the current climate of society. Cutting completely against the grain of...
View Article1 Dead, 3 Injured After SUV Drives Through Crowd at Trace Adkins Concert
Trouble began when the heavily-intoxicated Carson started a fight in the concert area. He then left the area, and returned in his SUV, brandishing a revolver, and threatening to kill people. According...
View ArticleRape Reported at Brad Paisley Concert in California
The summer is heating up, and so are the disturbing stories surrounding the behavior at mainstream country music concerts. In 2014, concert conduct became a big concern as statistics and specific...
View ArticleSong Review – Trace Adkins’“Jesus and Jones”
Boy this thing sure had me intrigued when I first saw the image of Trace Adkins looking all contrite, weathered, and wise in the promotional picture with his hat in his hand, like he was ready to ask...
View ArticleKris Kristofferson Plays a Badass Gun-Toting Bartender in New Western Movie...
Director Timothy Woodward Jr. was inspired to make a Western version of the Liam Neeson blockbuster "Taken," and decided to cast country music songwriting legend and noted actor Kris Kristofferson on...
View ArticleFans Angry After Trace Adkins Drunken Performance at a Children’s Charity...
Fans are furious after country artist Trace Adkins showed up to a benefit fundraiser for St. Jude's Children's Hospital so drunk he couldn't sing. The performance on Wednesday, July 15th was so bad,...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of Toby Keith’s Major Label, Show Dog Nashville
And though we're a good half decade from when Toby Keith was still relevant in the country mainstream, and a healthy 15 years removed from when he was telling would-be terrorists where he rudely wanted...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Trace Adkins’“Something’s Going On”
The trouble with Trace Adkins has never been a lack of talent. The dude has one of the coolest, baritone and bass singing voices in all of modern country music. The bigger problem with the Trace Adkins...
View ArticleSong/Video Review – Blake Shelton’s “Doing It To Country Songs”
What sucks about "Doing It To Country Songs" is that there's actually a lot of positives going on here, and it could have turned out to be something decent. But the innuendo here is worn out in the...
View ArticleBlake Shelton’s Morphed Into Dad Country & It’s Not An Entirely Terrible Thing
Grrrrrrr, Blake Shelton! He's the guy who said that "Old Farts and Jackasses" thing and is on that stupid reality show! Plus we're supposed to hate him if we like Miranda Lambert, or something. But if...
View ArticleBlake Shelton Deserves Credit For Success of “Friends & Heroes” Tour
Yes, Captain Old Farts & Jackasses has given traditional country fans plenty of reasons to give him a hairy eyeball over the years or curse his name under their breath (anyone remember the tractor...
View ArticleBlake Shelton’s New Song “Hell Right” (A Rant)
The entirety of Blake Shelton's career just devolved quicker than a political discussion with your drunk and racist uncle at Thanksgiving dinner. All the headway country music has made over the last...
View ArticleCody Jinks, Travis Tritt & More Join Clint Black on “This Old House”
"Hayden [Nicholas] and I originally wrote this song for 'Killin’ Time.' 30 years & 8 special guests later, I am so proud of what we created to honor the Grand Ole Opry, and some of the proceeds...
View ArticleMilsap / Bleve Strike Back – Part 2
To read about the conflict between Ronnie Milsap and Capitol Records Nashville, click here, and to read about Milsap’s first protest click here. I know some of you might be tired of this story, and...
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s 0-fer at ACM’s Due To Overexposure
The internet is exercised today over the fact that Taylor Swift did not win any hardware at last night’s ACM Awards. Fans are looking for the fix, and haters are wondering if this is the end of the...
View ArticleTrace Adkins Leaves Capitol b/c of Bleve Brushup?
It was announced yesterday that Trace Adkins’ new album Cowboys Back in Town will be released on August 24th. Adkins, who spent his whole 14 year career with Capitol Records Nashville, suddenly decided...
View ArticleTrace Adkins On Capitol Nashville: ‘They’re Broke’
Trace Adkins has ended months of speculation of why he left one of Nashville’s most notorious major labels, that being Capitol Record’s Nashville subsidiary. “They’re broke.” Adkins explained bluntly...
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