Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

The Drive-By Truckers’ Balancing Act

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

Phil Vassar: I did it my way

Phil Vassar: I did it my way
Phil Vassar isn’t new to writing foot-tapping, heart-pumping songs that inspire and get you thinking. He’s penned No. 1 hits like, “Just Another Day in Paradise” and “In a Real Love,” and his current single, “Everywhere I Go,” is climbing the charts. His...
December 30th, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

Jo Dee Messina Interview

Jo Dee Messina Interview
After selling more than five million albums, producing nine No. 1 hit singles, and earning various Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, singer/songwriter Jo Dee Messina can look at her life and accomplishments and truly say, “I am.” She’s penned hits like...
December 8th, 2009 | Interviews | Read More

CMP Talks with Rosanne Cash about life, her legendary father and her extraordinary new album.

CMP Talks with Rosanne Cash about life, her legendary father and her extraordinary new album.
Rosanne Cash’s new album, The List, could be called the Dead Sea Scrolls of country music. A strange analogy, but an entirely apt one for a disc with twelve tracks by Cash from a list of 100 essential country and roots songs compiled for her by her father, the legendary Johnny Cash, when she was...
November 17th, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

On The Road With Port O’Brien – Interview

On The Road With Port O’Brien – Interview
By Dan Evon I had been listening to Port O’brien for an entire week. I had gotten their album, All We Could do Was Sing, the previous year and was enamored with the eclectic mix of acoustic guitars, ancient rhythms, and choir like singing that reminded me of the Polyphonic Spree. Every track was...
November 2nd, 2009 | Features, Interviews | Read More

Craig Morgan Interview

Craig Morgan Interview
When he was stationed overseas during the U.S. invasion of Panama, music couldn’t be farthest from Craig Morgan’s mind. In 1989, Morgan was part of the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army during Operation Just Cause, where 57,684 U.S. troops were deployed in an effort to curb harassment...
November 1st, 2009 | Features, Interviews | Read More

Mindy Smith — Interview

Mindy Smith — Interview
Love, loss and real life. Nashville’s singer/songwriter Mindy Smith reveals herself in raw form in her album “Stupid Love,”  which released this past summer. Smith is well known for her debut hit album “One Moment More,” and her appearance on Dolly Parton’s tribute...
October 14th, 2009 | Interviews | Read More

Aaron Tippin – Interview

Aaron Tippin – Interview
Just because he promotes a healthy lifestyle doesnʼt mean Aaron Tippin doesnʼt cheat every now and then. “Iʼll jerk a piece of pizza out of your hand,” the singer admits chuckling. Heck, heʼs only human, and he knows you are too. Thatʼs why he created and developed Aaron Tippin Nutrition, a...
October 13th, 2009 | Interviews | Read More

Brandon Kinney – Interview

Brandon Kinney – Interview
He’s been compared to the likes of Alan Jackson and former Belmont University classmate, Brad Paisley, but singer/songwriter Brandon Kinney certainly has a style he can call his own. He takes a unique look at southern living through the beer goggles of where stereotypes meet politically incorrect....
October 12th, 2009 | Features, Interviews | Read More

Randy Houser is Keeping His “Boots On” – Interview

Randy Houser is Keeping His “Boots On” – Interview
One year after the release of his debut hit album, “Anything Goes,” singer/songwriter Randy Houser lands himself with two nominations for the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards, including New Artist of the Year. Houser’s second single off the album, “Boots On,”...
October 6th, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More
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