News Bits
- Famed Singer Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon Releases Autobiography “Where The Action Is!”
- American Cadence Records: New Artist-Aware Label in Nashville
- Audio Fidelity Kicks Off the New Year with 24-Karat Gold Reissues of Two Career-Changing Albums of the Early ’80s
- Singer-Songwriter Eoin Harrington Appears on MTV’s “Made” Today
- New Studio Recording by Ireland’s Premier Female Vocalist Mary Black
- Audio Fidelity to Reissue Crosby, Stills & Nash and Gary Wright Classics in Gold CD Format
- Audio Fidelity Aims for Broader Audience with New Midline ‘Target Series’ Imprint of Classic Reissues
- British Singer-Songwriter Lee MacDougall Wraps Up Second U.S. Tour with Plans for Return Visit in Spring, 2012
- Good Night, Hurricane Irene — Rev. John DeLore
- Scott H. Biram free Mp3s and Tour News
Country Music Pride
- Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler Set to Rock CMTs Crossroads Saturday February 4, 2012 LIVE from Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam
- Behind the Scenes with Wade Bowen
- Kenny Chesney Tops ACM Nominations
- “Hear Me Now” – Deborah Allen Hosts “The Amazing Graceland Contest” – A Chance to WIN a trip to the 35th Anniversary Celebration Elvis Week 2012 Simply by Submitting Your Name
- Academy of Country Music Nominations Announced
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Famed Singer Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon Releases Autobiography “Where The Action Is!”
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American Cadence Records: New Artist-Aware Label in Nashville
January 31, 2012 20:01 -
Billy Joe Shaver, an interview
January 31, 2012 09:01 -
Album Review: Nameless Path by Marcus Foster
January 29, 2012 21:01 -
Audio Fidelity Kicks Off the New Year with 24-Karat Gold Reissues of Two Career-Changing Albums of the Early ’80s
January 25, 2012 11:01
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Jennifer C:
Can't wait for the spring 2012 tour! Lee is so amazingly talented. Storytelling -
SARA:
Fantastic and worthy review!!! Have read a few reviews and they've mostly been -
VLovesElvis:
Thanks for posting. I love hearing about Bobby's shows that I don't get to go to -
SydneyGen:
Another great review for a great musician. I have seen him perform once, and l -
Dakota Maxus:
Great record and great live band! Catch these guys live, they are so good.
Archive for the ‘Album Reviews’ Category
Album Review: Nameless Path by Marcus Foster
As always, I wish I could discuss every song on this album. Marcus Foster has done something truly special with Nameless Path, and each song deserves a mention, but I’ll try to keep it brief with some of the highest of the highlights. Rest assured that the whole album is worth adding to your collection. [...]
Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Not Fragile” Remastered by Audio Fidelity
I’m often told that I’m “too young” to enjoy a certain type of music – specifically anything that was released before 1990. After all, what would a 33-year old know about the Beatles, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, and many other classic bands that shaped the music I’m “supposed” to like? Well, I can tell you [...]
Deer Tick: “Divine Providence” (Partisan Records)
By Crystal Murphy For better or for worse, Deer Tick’s Divine Providence (Partisan Records) documents the life of having been at it for some time. The Deer Tick men let you know what this album about right from the start: “We’re full grown men; we act like kids.” And the shouting background choral affirms: the [...]
The Backing Singer by Bobby Long – An EP Review
I’ve been listening to anything Bobby Long has to offer since I picked up my copy of Dirty Pond Songs at his first show here in Nashville three years ago. Over the years, he has proven to be prolific and exceptionally profound, but his latest offering, The Backing Singer, goes above anything he’s ever done [...]
Slaid Cleaves “Sorrow and Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge” Music Road
Slaid Cleaves may not be a natural-born Texan (He’s originally from Portland, Maine. He has been in Texas for 20 years, though.), but he knows a thing or two about a thing or two. For starters, he knows about songwriting, and he shows it off here with a 2 disc set of his “greatest hits” [...]
Album review of Paladino: Paladino
The Los Angeles, California based band Paladino will release their self-titled debut album on November 15, 2011. The album is a mix of original songs and covers of classic country tunes like the standard Have You Ever Been Lonely and the seminal Green Green Grass of Home which was made popular by the late-great Porter [...]
TFDI – When I Stop Running
Individually, the members of TFDI (Totally F***in’ Doing It) are some of the most prolific, musical, and creative artists in the singer/songwriter circuit, so I could only imagine what these three amazing musicians would do when recording together. Their first EP of four songs was just a tiny taste of what they can do – [...]
From the Bottom of My Punk-Pop Heart – Reviewing Since Forever and Yours Truly
There are a few things that I just won’t apologize for, and loving punk-pop is one. While I like to read deeply into lyrics, feel guitar chords rolling up my spine, and drown in complex harmonies, sometimes I also just like to open the sunroof and blast something fun and fresh while driving through the [...]
Album review of Lydia Loveless: Indestructible Machine
Bloodshot Records is set to release Lydia Loveless: Indestructible Machine on Tuesday September 12, 2011. Loveless is a 21 year old songwriter from Columbus, Ohio with the heart of a traditional country singer and the attitude and bravado of a gutter punk musician. Her songs range the gamut from Loretta Lynn style country vocals and [...]
Album review of Bearfoot: American Story
Compass Records Group will release Bearfoot: American Story on September 27, 2011. American Story is the follow up to the bands critically acclaimed 2009 Compass Records debut album Doors and Windows, which reached #1 on Billboards Bluegrass chart. The Nashville quintet has experienced a few personnel changes since their last release. Angela Oudean (fiddle) and [...]
Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening with Bottle Rockets
White Bluff, Nashville, and all of Middle Tennessee, today August 16, 2011, Bloodshot Records will release Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening with Bottle Rockets. The album is a departure from the plugged in rock sound the band has been playing since their inception in 1992. The signature raucous rock sound has been stripped down [...]
Album Review: Buffalo Clover – Low Down Time
As one of the most diverse and well-rounded bands in the Nashville area, Buffalo Clover can always be counted on to give us music that makes us think and move and wish that we could make music just like they do. I first fell in love with their sound when I heard Midnight Circus from [...]
Wagons: Rumble, Shake and Tumble
Rumble, Shake And Tumble is the latest release by Australian country-roots-rock band Wagons and is set to drop August 16, 2011, on Thirty Tigers records. Wagons have carved out a following in their native Australia with their wily personalities, boisterous live performances, and roots based sound. Country music fans will find a lot to like [...]
Guy Clark “Songs and Stories” Dualtone
The first thing I noticed looking at the cover art for “Songs and Stories” was on the inner part of the gatefold. There are three photos — one of Guy Clark and one each of Verlon Thompson and Shawn Camp, who are both good friends and long-time collaborators of Clark’s. Perhaps the most interesting thing [...]
