Sometimes harking back to the family home and the parental parents is also a way of regretting how times have changed for the worse. I happen to have an example to hand - Loretta Lynn saying 'They Don't Make 'Em...
Has any artist this decade been busier than Jack White? The past 10 years alone have seen White emerge from relative obscurity to front three marquee bands — the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather (with whom White is already plotting a new album) — plus produce country legends like Loretta Lynn and [...]
Quick: Name the Boston-area club whose stage has been graced by Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Loretta Lynn, Tiny Tim, the Dropkick Murphys and art thief/rock singer Myles...
As we head into winter, one thing that should get you through the cold weather ahead is the thought that summer music festival season is right around the corner. To help get your head in place, here’s the announcement of the dates & early-bird tickets for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival . Now in its ninth year, Bonnaroo 2010 will take place from June 10-13 with organizers offering...
The Dead Weather’s debut Horehound isn’t even a year old, but they’re already plotting their next album. Earlier this week, the band told Rolling Stone they will hit the studio soon to work on their follow-up LP, which could be finished by the time they embark on their Australian tour in March. “We’ll probably be [...]
The Dead Weather @ Home Sweet Home in July (more by Ryan Muir) The Dead Weather will be performing at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight (11/17) with an opening set by Ecstatic Peace-signed Australians Violent Soho. To go with that,...
When Jack White produced and performed on Loretta Lynn’s brilliant Van Lear Rose album, he not only proved that his skills as an exuberant frontman could be just as affecting from outside the spotlight, but he also showed the world that a 70-something-year-old country music legend could still rock out as hard as the Guitar Center generation. Well, a lot has happened since then (White’s...
Rockabilly icon WANDA JACKSON's next album will have a modern spin - she's hired WHITE STRIPES star JACK WHITE to produce it.The singer and ex-girlfriend of Elvis...
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire: 2009-02-28, Iowa City [mp3,ogg,flac] "Miss You (Rolling Stones cover)" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire posts at Largehearted Boy Brittany Reilly: 2009-11-06, Blowing Rock [mp3,ogg,flac] "Blue Kentucky Girl (Loretta Lynn cover)" [mp3]...
Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org. PLAYLIST FOR COLORS (airdate: 11-12-2009) 01. The Wellingtons -- "Wonderful World Of Color" 02. Opener -- fall leaves; lipstick color monologue 03. 7 Worlds Collide -- "Too Blue" 04. Joni...
The 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards were held on Wednesday, November 11, and the list of Taylor-slinging nominees and award recipients was long. Sweeping the night was longtime friend of Taylor and crossover superstar Taylor Swift (PSGA, GS8, 615ce, PS-LTD, T5-S, K65ce, SolidBody Classic). Swift opened the show with her hit “Forever and Always” off her CMA-nominated album...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Swift walked away from last night's 43rd Annual CMA Awards ceremony as the history-making winner of FOUR CMA Awards, including the industry's biggest honor - Entertainer of the Year.
Filed under: Celebrity , Entertainment , Music , Party of the Week You can pretend like you don't like country music, or you can give in to the siren song of tonight's 2009 Country Music Awards, with their high drama and ridiculous outfits. (Even if you can't appreciate Kenny Chesney, you can appreciate a bedazzled ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments