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Dierks Bentley’s “Up On The Ridge” (Music Review)
On June 24, 2010 at 7:40 am
**** (out of 4 stars) Label: Capitol Nashville “I’m not sure how you describe it _ bluegrass, country, roots or whatever… It’s simply art. I made a record that’s a piece of art as far as I’m concerned.” Dierks Bentley (on his latest masterpiece, “Up On The Ridge”) I agree. Totally. What kind of music [...]
First Class Lapse In Judgment?
On at 12:10 am
Someone’s been taken to court for shafting the people he depends on via private jet. This time it’s not Al Gore. Jay-Z, another man known for expelling vast amounts of hot air, has hit the 200W legal spotlight. His accusers represent the bankrupt Air Platinum line of Miami, and they’re taking him to court for [...]
Maroon 5′s New Single “Misery” (Review)
On June 23, 2010 at 7:51 am
Maroon 5 fans endured misery for the last three years, anxiously awaiting their next album. The band’s last album, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, hit stores in May 2007, and fans have been eager for more of Maroon 5′s funk rock. The band ended the fans’ misery by releasing Misery, their new single. Being a huge [...]
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Live at Freedom Hall” (Music Review)
On at 6:59 am
*** (out of 4 stars) Label: Roadrunner Records Lynyrd Skynyrd released their live CD/DVD “Live From Freedom Hall” yesterday. If you ever wondered what “survival” sounded like – listen to these tracks. The long-running southern rock group has been through it all, and on this album they are still singing the classics that they do [...]
The Band Perry – “The Band Perry EP” (Music review)
On June 22, 2010 at 7:48 am
***½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Republic Nashville There is a song that is steadily climbing the country charts (currently number 36). The song is titled “If I Die Young,” and it is a simple song that manages to evoke all the Southern romanticism-turned-upside-down of a some unwritten Bobbie Gentry lyric set to a heart-wrenching [...]
Taylor Swift Gets A Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Award (Finally!)
On at 7:37 am
The Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Awards were given out Thursday night in New York City. The winners included performers ranging from oldies Paul Simon, Earth, Wind and Fire, and seemingly thousand-year-old Leonard Cohen to 20-year-old Taylor Swift. The young country star received the “Hal David Starlight Award.” Presenting Swift with the award, John Mayer declared [...]
Bo Bice – 3 (Music Review)
On June 18, 2010 at 7:24 am
**½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Sugar Money/Saguaro Road Country music will always remember “American Idol”’s fourth season; that was when the future reigning queen of country made her debut in living rooms across the nation. But there’s another singer from that season still trying to make his mark on Nashville – Bo Bice. If [...]
Darryl Worley – “Keep The Change” (Music Review)
On June 16, 2010 at 7:40 am
*** (out of 4 stars) Label: Stroudavarious Records Some people don’t like their country music to sound too country. Not Darryl Worley. His powerful new single, “Keep the Change,” sings out on behalf of conservative America. The song is the sort of anthem that hasn’t been heard on country radio lately. Music is a reflection [...]
The August Infinity: This Is How America ROCKS!
On June 15, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I’ve been in sweat sharing distance from quite a few egos in my day, but I’ve yet to experience anything that remotely compares to being soaked by multiple DNA mixed by pure amazement while trying not to bust a move between speakers in a fifteen by fifteen room with these guys. EPIC!
Renee Fleming – “Dark Hope” (Music Review)
On at 8:02 am
Renee Fleming – “Dark Hope” (Music Review) ** ½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Decca Records This album may be getting a lot of publicity as a rock album, but it isn’t rock ‘n’ roll to me. It’s not as disastrous as some crossover attempts (remember Pat Boone’s “In A Metal Mood”?), but it is [...]
Miley Cyrus “Can’t Be Tamed”
On June 14, 2010 at 6:59 am
Have you seen Miley Cyrus’s new video “Can’t Be Tamed?” In it, the 17-year-old multi-platinum selling, Hannah Montana star tries to prove that she really cannot be tamed. Cyrus is seen in revealing bodysuits, open high heels and even feathered wings. But what she really proves is that she is fairly unoriginal and desperate in [...]
No Tea Time for Chris Brown
On June 11, 2010 at 4:58 am
Twenty-one year old R&B singer Chris Brown, who has been banned from entering the space around Rihanna, has been banned from entering something else: That 94,000 square mile plot of land called the UK. According to The Home Office – which is a name fitting for an IKEA catalog – Brown’s overactive hands earned him [...]
Shania Twain – The Hit Single (as in Divorced)
On at 6:13 am
“They said, ‘I bet they’ll never make it’ But just look at us holding on We’re still together still going strong…” (from the Shania Twain hit “Still the One”) Well, not anymore. Leave it to good old betrayal to prove a pop song wrong. It’s been two years since her husband left her to be [...]
Tonight’s CMT Awards Predictions!
On June 9, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Tonight the 2010 CMT Music Awards show premieres live from Nashville at 8 p.m. ET. Believe it or not, it will be hosted by that country music legend Kid Rock. Huh? But at least this show won’t suffer from pathetic ratings, so that’s good for country music. My big prediction is that we are all [...]
What Irks…
On at 6:30 am
One of my perennial irks in popular culture involves, not surprisingly, music. My other obsession besides politics, in case you don’t know is music both as a reviewer and a songwriter. I loath it when bands attempt to “re-invent themselves” to try and be “modern. Its alright when Madonna, Christina Aguilera or Kylie Minogue do [...]
