He said he couldn’t wait to play on European clay for the first time, and he wasn’t kidding. With a score of 6-2, 6-3, American Jack Sock defeated Argentina’s Facundo Arguello in the final qualifying round and earned his way into the 2013 French Open. For American tennis fans, it’s an exciting week that lies…
Frank Bang & the Secret Stash – Double Dare ***½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Blue Hoss It’s been a few years since his last album, but in that time apparently Frank Bang (who is a natural) just got better and better (if that’s possible). Frank Bang, the roots guitarist who spent years playing with…
Emily Herring – Your Mistake ** ½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Turquiose Earring Records To sing loudly is sometimes not enough. To sing with a twang is sometimes not enough. To sing a song that includes “Lyle Lovett” as a lyric is also not enough. Sometimes, what it takes is a voice that is…
Della Mae – This World Oft Can Be *** ½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Rounder Records Who is Della Mae? And who do I thank for introducing me to their music? Well, Della Mae is: Kimber Ludiker, Celia Woodsmith, Courtney Hartman, Shelby Means, and Jenni Lynn Gardner. And we can thank Rounder Records. The…
Bon jour! The 2013 French Open gets under way Tuesday morning at 10am, with the qualifying tournament. Also known as “the qualies,” the Qualifying competition offers a chance for each participant to compete for a place in the tournament’s main draw. Here’s a glance at “the tournament before the tournament”: 128 determined tennis players are…
Legendary comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks will be honored by the American Film Institute with its Lifetime Achievement Award next year. Brooks, one of a select few talents to win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy, will be recognized for a career that includes some of the funniest films ever made. “Mel Brooks is America’s…
How do you solve a problem like trying to interest an audience raised on “American Idol” to like an old fashioned Broadway musical? Well, for one thing, if you are producing “The Sound of Music,” you cast an “American Idol” superstar like Carrie Underwood. After all, Carrie Underwood is one of country music’s “favorite things”;…
Venerable bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent’s newly-released Brothers of the Highway has captured the #2 spot on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart, while their Grammy-nominated The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent is also in the top ten, at #7. “We are very humbled, excited, and thankful for the release of Brothers of the Highway,” said Jamie…
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Buddy & Jim, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale Cheater’s Game, Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison From The Ground Up, John Fullbright O’ Be Joyful, Shovels & Rope Old Yellow Moon, Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell SONG OF THE YEAR Birmingham – Shovels & Rope Good Things Happen to Bad People – Richard Thompson…
I had the weirdest dream. It was more a nightmare, actually. I found myself as a participant in a presidential debate. I wanted to be politically correct like the other candidates whose main effort was to offend as few blocs of voters as possible. The other candidates did this with relative ease, assuring the wealthy,…
Obama has bungled hawkish military action in Libya so badly that even Republicans now appear to be opposing military engagement. While many people have doubts about intervening in the “Arab spring” uprisings sweeping the Middle East, there are a couple of despotic tyrants that most Americans agree must be removed. Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi is…
“Thou shall not speak ill of any fellow Republican”
Somewhere in a parallel universe, where CNN is actually a respected news source, a journalist is crying. Ryan Anthony20-something Tennessee Journalism student and relentless sports fan.More Posts
CNN presented the first solid debate of seven of the GOP hopefuls in 2012. In this premier showing, who do you believe came across best in the debate. It would be hard, at this juncture, to pick winners and losers as all the candidates seemed collegial and comfortable. Please vote in our poll in the…
It is important that I start by saying I don’t personally know Andrew Breitbart or Glenn Beck. I met Breitbart once, for about 60 seconds, at CPAC 2010. I also interviewed him by phone on May 21st, with my co-host Daria DiGiovanni, on Conservative Republican Forum. I have never met or spoken to Glenn…
Political campaigns are gearing up for the 2012 elections and candidates are wondering how much in resources they should allocate to social media. Many campaigns rely on volunteers or scarcely devote any resources to social media. Even though Obama’s defeat of John McCain in the 2008 presidential election was partly due to Obama deeply integrating digital…
Tony Katz of ‘The Tony Katz Radio Spectacular’ and ‘The Conversation’ on PJTV will be on ‘Conservative Republican Forum’ with hosts Steven Rosenblum and Daria DiGiovanni on Saturday, May 28th. The show airs from 6:00-7:30pm ET. In addition, Bill Whittle of PJTV’s ‘Trifecta’ & ‘Afterburner’ shows will be a guest that evening as well. ‘The…
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