Articles By: Lindsay Eanet

When Lindsay Eanet was 10 years old, she heard The Beatles' "I Am The Walrus" for the first time and it totally blew her mind. Ever since then, she's had an almost compulsory love of All Things Rock (And Country), to the point where she's even publicly defended Garth Brooks's "Chris Gaines" phase. She's currently finishing up her journalism degree at the University of Missouri, where she used to run the campus arts and entertainment magazine, MOVE, and got to interview lots of neat people, from Ted Leo to Tab Benoit. In addition to being a staff writer and social networking maven for CountryMusicPride.com, Lindsay's work has been featured in In These Times, Soundcheck Magazine, Vox Magazine (Columbia, Mo.) and McSweeney's.net. When not writing until her fingers start to cramp, Lindsay can usually be found enjoying live music, watching football (both American football and real football, which you Yankees call "soccer") or making her notorious seven-layer dip. http://lindsayeanet.wordpress.com/ (Personal/Professional blog) http://www.twitter.com/lindsayeanet (Twitter) 1. The nicest thing you've ever done? My freshman year of college, on Valentine's Day, I set up a display in the lounge of our dorm with all my floormates' pictures on index cards, each with a few sentences about what I loved about them. 2. Favorite band 10 years ago, favorite band today? The answer to this will forever be the same: The Beatles. 3. How do you roll? Backwards somersault.

ACM Awards Open Thread

The 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were held yesterday, and it was full of familiar faces, up-and-comers and quite a few surprises. Our gal Reba hosted. We were treated to performances from Brooks & Dunn and newcomer Laura Bell Bundy. The ubiquitous Lady Antebellum took home top honors...

April 19th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Interview: Bucky Covington

When someone comes of age in a town with a name like Rockingham, North Carolina, you’d better hope they can live up to that reputation. Bucky Covington has been Rockingham’s finest Ambassador of Rock since long before his stint on Season 5 of American Idol, and you’d best believe...

April 17th, 2010 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

Oh Hey, It’s Record Store Day!

When the cool kids aren’t busy ignoring their Census requests, they’re kicking it oldschool and buying vinyl in a surprising resurgence. Even in the age of iTunes, the local record store is a vital institution in any and all musical genres, and on April 17, the Rob Gordons of the world will...

April 13th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Top Poppin’ by Whiskey & Co.

Here at Country Music Pride, we appreciate the finer things in life. We love whiskey, and we love good company. So naturally, we’d love a band called Whiskey & Company. And it turns out Whiskey & Co. loves us –– so much in fact that Country Music Pride will be exclusively streaming...

April 1st, 2010 | Artists, Features | Read More

The Drive-By Truckers’ Balancing Act

Decades ago, idealistic youths dreamed of running off to the circus, becoming nomads taming lions and walking on wires. Today, alt-country grassroots heroes Drive-By Truckers are living the dream of the modern-day circus as part of a touring rock ‘n’ roll band. More than a decade after their formation...

March 5th, 2010 | Features, Interviews | Read More

OMG, the Bonnaroo Lineup.

Seriously. Look at this lineup. It speaks for itself. * Dave Matthews Band * Kings of Leon * Stevie Wonder * Jay-Z * Tenacious D * Weezer * The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform “Dark Side of the Moon” * The Dead Weather * Damian Marley and Nas * Phoenix * Norah Jones * Michael...

February 10th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Zac Brown Band Takes Us Deep Inside the Grammys

It’s been a banner award season so far for up-and-coming country bands. First CMP BFFs Gloriana outshine Lady Gaga and Kid CuDi at the AMAs and, on January 31, the Zac Brown Band’s chicken-fried charm led them to a Best New Artist win at the Grammys. Check out this video, where the band...

February 8th, 2010 | Features, News | Read More

Coachella Lineup Open Thread

Look at this Coachella lineup. ^ The Avett Brothers. The Dead Weather. Les Claypool. Shooter Jennings. Them Crooked Vultures. Frightened Rabbit. She & Him. Freaking Pavement. Yeah, I think we can get behind this. Who are you excited for at this year’s Coachella Music And Arts Festival? Who...

January 20th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Blame it on the Mistletoe: A Very CMP Christmas

At Country Music Pride, we love the holidays. We love all holidays. Any excuse to be happy is a good one. And one of our big guilty pleasures (and I’m sure it’s yours, too) is seasonal Christmas music, so our gift to you this year is our holiday playlist. Taylor Swift – “Last Christmas” T-Swift...

December 21st, 2009 | Features | Read More

Review: Gloriana, The Blue Note (Columbia, Missouri) – 12/9/09

For a band as media-savvy as country quartet Gloriana (now a quintet with the addition of bassist Zack Brindisi), and one that has done a pretty excellent job of conquering Twitter and YouTube, it seems only fitting that their show at The Blue Note in Columbia, Mo. would begin with the audience whipping...

December 10th, 2009 | Features | Read More

The 2010 Lilith Fair Lineup is Kind of Awesome.

Remember Lilith Fair? The Sarah McLachlan-curated touring festival/gathering of womanly vibes that took America by storm in the ’90s? Well, it’s back. And we’re excited. The festival, which includes female artists from the rock, pop, country, folk, hip-hop and R&B worlds coming...

December 10th, 2009 | Features | Read More

Oh snap, we’re BreakThru Radio’s Blog of the Week!

Country Music Pride was BreakThru Radio’s Blog of the Week! Naturally, we’re stoked. Jason played DJ this week on BreakThru Radio’s “Anatomy of a Blogger,” discussed the history of the site with the BTR team and spun choice new tracks from Elliott Brood, Silver Jews, Curtis...

December 7th, 2009 | Contests, Features | Read More

That Band Billy Bob Thornton is In is Touring Again

That’s right, friends. William Robert Thornton, of Sling Blade fame, is going back on the road with his rockabilly band, The Boxmasters. Fun fact: he goes by “Bud” while on tour. The group is touring on their last album, Modbilly, which topped the Americana Radio Chart for two weeks,...

December 1st, 2009 | Features | Read More

T-Swift, Gloriana Big Winners at AMAs (American Music Awards Open Thread)

Clearly, a lot of Gloriana fans have pretty large text message phone plans. The harmony-heavy quartet won the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award at last night’s American Music Awards and beat pop juggernauts Kid CuDi and Lady Gaga for the award. The award, whose winner was determined by the number...

November 23rd, 2009 | Features | Read More

Today in WTF-Inducing SNL Digital Shorts…

In the latest Andy Samberg-helmed Digital Short on Saturday Night Live, Samberg plays himself and Kenan Thompson plays….himself…disguised…as…Reba McEntire. The two sing a hip-hop duet about how Andy and “Reba” are an item. We got a few laughs out of it, but we can’t...

November 22nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

Country Music Awards Open Thread

Good thing Kanye West wasn’t invited to the Country Music Awards, because he would have had to get up and interrupt Taylor Swift quite a few times. Swift picked up awards for Album of the Year (for Fearless), Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year (for “Love Story”). Other...

November 12th, 2009 | Features | Read More

Songs for the World Series

October is over, and so is baseball season. CMP was barely aware of this since we stopped paying attention once our teams were all eliminated. Nevertheless, here’s our World Series playlist for those who are still cracking open Buds and cheering on the Phillies (or that other team CMP refuses...

November 2nd, 2009 | Contests, Features | Read More

Oh Snap, Stagecoach is Back!

And Brooks & Dunn are going to be there. Beat that, Coachella. Stagecoach, country’s answer to the storied indie-rock desert ‘fest is returning to Indio, Calif. on April 24th and 25th, 2010. In addition to the Brooks & Dunn reunion, we also have the first-ever festival appearances...

October 10th, 2009 | Features | Read More

It’s Just Like Seeing a Hank Williams Show. Sort of.

You know Time Life? That company that does the “Sweet Sounds of the ’70s” 22-disc anthologies with all the Rod Stewart songs you never knew you secretly loved? Well, now they’ve made a box set for those of you who love Hank Williams but were born several decades after his tragic...

October 8th, 2009 | Features | Read More

Scene Spotlight: Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival –– Columbia, Mo.

Being in the middle of a state in Middle America is actually a pretty ideal situation for a music lover. Being at the convergence point for artists from all over the country is quite the advantage, and a festival like Columbia, Missouri’s Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival proves it, combining...

September 30th, 2009 | Concert Reviews | Read More