Posts Tagged ‘album’

Josh Thompson’s keeping it real

For Kenny Chesney, it’s tiki bars and free living; for Reba McEntire, it’s love; but for Josh Thompson, it’s beer drinking, working-class, backwoods country that makes him tick. One of the great things about most country artists is that you tend to get what you see – singers living...

February 15th, 2010 | Features, Record Reviews | Read More

Luke Bryan premieres “Rain is a Good Thing” video exclusively on iTunes February 9

Nashville, TN (February 8, 2010) – Capitol Records Nashville recording artist and ACM “Top New Vocal Soloist” nominee will premiere his new video “Rain Is A Good Thing” on iTunes beginning February 9. The video, directed by award-winning director Shaun Silva, was shot back in October at Bryan’s...

February 8th, 2010 | Features, Release Dates | Read More

Kate McGarrigle, 1946-2010

We are saddened today to learn of the death of Kate McGarrigle last night from cancer. She was 63. McGarrigle performed widely with her sister, Anna, for more than three decades, recording 10 albums. She was also well-known for being the matriarch of a musical family, the Wainwrights. McGarrigle was...

January 19th, 2010 | CMP Artists, Features | Read More

Freedy Johnston – Rain On The City – (Bar None Records)

It’s been eight years since Freedy Johnston’s last album, so what does he open with on this new one but an accordion and a ukulele. Welcome back Freedy, welcome back. Recorded in Nashville at House of David, a studio run by multi-instrumentalist Richard McLaurin and owned by legendary Nashville...

January 15th, 2010 | Features, Record Reviews, Reviews | Read More

Tiny Television – Mission Statement (Magnolia Records)

Some artists sneak up on you from out of the haze of a purple dusk, tap you on the shoulder and hand you a precious box. Tiny Television’s Mission Statement (Magnolia Records, 2009) is that box, a bejeweled wonder full of interesting compartments holding secret, shiny surprises that reveal themselves...

December 30th, 2009 | Features, Record Reviews, Reviews | Read More

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

Review: Van Meter – “Should’ve Been A Weathergirl” (Van Meter)

If you’re currently in a bad relationship, recently escaped one, are thinking about leaving one, or have ever been dumped, made a horrible one-night-stand mistake, or gotten a tattoo you regret, then this is the album for you! If not, the well-trod ground of heartbreak and loss will wear very...

December 14th, 2009 | Features, Record Reviews, Reviews | Read More

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

The Greencards – “Fascination” (Sugar Hill Records)

This is not your father’s bluegrass. Progressive isn’t a strong enough description for The Greencards: otherworldly is more suitable. The trio at the core of this band consists of two Aussies and a Brit who originally met in Austin, Texas, but now call Nashville home. As for the band’s...

December 1st, 2009 | Features, Record Reviews | 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