Posts Tagged ‘CMP’

12 Questions with Derek Hoke

Twelve is an iconic number. There were the 12 Tribes of Israel, there are 12 eggs in a dozen, and 12-step programs. Twelve is also a sublime mathematical number, there are 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 disciples of Christ, 12 months in a year, 12 strikes to a perfect game in bowling . . . we could go on...

June 13th, 2010 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

Colt Ford Interview

With his second album launching tomorrow, Colt Ford took some time out to talk to Country Music Pride, about life, music and everything in-between. Staying true to his roots while he reinvents a new sound in a city that can be stubborn with its rules, Colt Ford brings fresh insights and enthusiasm...

April 22nd, 2010 | Features, Interviews | 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

7 questions with Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan sure is a busy man. Born and raised in Leesburg, Georgia, he graduated from high school and went off to Georgia Southern University, where he worked on his songwriting, played shows and self-released his own album. After moving to Nashville, Bryan signed with Capitol Records, released...

April 14th, 2010 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

David Nail hopes for first win at ACM Awards

From Missouri to Music City, you could say MCA recording artist David Nail has come quite a long way. On Sunday, April 18, Nail will find himself in the audience at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, in Las Vegas, waiting patiently to see if he scored a win for Single Record of the Year...

April 13th, 2010 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | 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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview: Those Darlins invite you to a sleepover!

On a crisp fall evening in Atlanta, Those Darlins (Jessi, Kelley, Nikki and Sheriff Linwood) blew into town and proceeded to heat things up. CMP caught up with them before their show at The Loft on Sept. 29th in support of their self-titled debut album. Prepare to enjoy the gracious and playful banter. CMP:...

September 29th, 2009 | Interviews | Read More

Interview – Elliott BROOD has a suitcase full of stories

I’m not big into “tweeting”, but this is by far the best bio I’ve ever read on Twitter: Name: Elliott BROOD Location: Toronto Bio: If a whiskey-stinking Harry Dean Stanton busted into your living room window one night and knocked your teeth out with a tire iron, EB might be the...

September 25th, 2009 | Features, Interviews | Read More

Interview: Michael Miller on his new album “I made you up”

Talking with Michael Miller is always an experience like no other. There is this sincere quality about him that only comes from a true artist who is honest about his work. He is very particular about what he does (almost painstakingly), whether it be his music or his artwork – and it shows. It’s...

September 21st, 2009 | Features, Interviews | Read More

Gloriana

Country can be hip. And country can be tech-savvy. We all know this, of course, but thanks to the newest generation of pop-country artists, soon the whole world will know. Gloriana, the fresh-faced quartet who gained incredible fan momentum this summer opening for Taylor Swift, is a clear example:...

August 21st, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

Colt Ford Interview

If you’ve never heard of him, you’ve GOT to check him out. Up and coming artist Colt Ford is putting a new kind of country on the map and it is full throttle! Far from mainstream pop-country, he mixes down-home, country lyrics with a hip-hop vocal style that’s definitely worth a listen. His current...

July 15th, 2009 | Interviews | Read More

Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music)

by Tim Rynders Country Music Pride: How have the first few shows gone? Does it feel like you never stopped playing as HWM or does it feel like a distant dream? Chuck Ragan: They’ve gone and felt absolutely incredible. The friends, fans and general turnout has been overwhelming and it’s...

October 3rd, 2008 | Favorites, Interviews | Read More

Old Crow Medicine Show

by Jesse Hill On September 23rd, Old Crow Medicine Show will release their third album Tennessee Pusher, a beautifully cinematic and empathetic album about a people and from a people, the American people, the people from which this musical tradition is sprung. After going into the lost alleys and forgotten...

September 20th, 2008 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More