Jason 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 ArticleT. Graham Brown, Trace Adkins, Jason Crabb on The Grand Ole Opry
Celebrating Easter early, and once again offering one of the few live entertainment options amid the Coronavirus shutdown, traditional country artist T. Graham Brown, Grand Ole Opry member Trace...
View ArticleOn Gwen Stefani Playing the Grand Ole Opry w/ Blake Shelton
Quite a few country fans were left angered and agog when they saw that Gwen Stefani would be receiving an Opry berth when many more deserving country artists---including some who could benefit from...
View ArticleCharlie Daniels Funeral to Stream Online – Details
Country Music Hall of Famer and Southern rock icon Charlie Daniels passed away on Monday, July 6th at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He was...
View ArticleTootsie’s & Palomino Legend Jimmy Snyder Has Died
Jimmy Snyder's most lasting contribution was as a fixture in local clubs, playing classic country standards and originals, and often giving up-and-comers some of their first opportunities on legendary...
View ArticleTrace Adkins, Luke Bryan & Pitbull – The Collab Nobody Asked For
Boy, we thought we'd rounded the corner on terrible Trace Adkins songs just like we'd squashed the pandemic with vaccines, only to have this vomitous monstrosity foisted upon us like a new, virulent...
View ArticleAmerican Aquarium to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut
It's a rite of passage for any artist or band. And no matter how bygone the honor and opportunity might feel to some, to any act in the country and roots realm with any notion of history, it's a bucket...
View ArticleNew FOX TV Series to Portray Country Music’s Fictional First Family
"Monarch" will star Susan Sarandon as the ailing "Queen of Country Music" Dottie Cantrell Roman, Trace Adkins as her husband Albie, and British actress Anna Friel as Nicolette “Nicky” Roman, who is the...
View ArticleThe Worst “Country” Songs of 2021
'Tis the season to set 'em up, and tee off on the worst "country" songs released in the last calendar year, and boy, were there some doozies in 2021. It still feels like country music in the mainstream...
View ArticleDelay of FOX Country Music Drama “Monarch” is a Big Deal
Unless you've been living under a rock, and especially if you've spent any time interfacing with the NFL on FOX over the last few months, you know just how energized the TV network has been about their...
View ArticleDebut Episode of FOX’s Country Music Series ‘Monarch’ is a Dud
I hope someone out there appreciates the rigors one has to go through to cover the full breadth of what falls in the "country music" beat. Lucky for you, I watched the debut episode of FOX's new...
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