While poking around the Waylon Jennings MySpace page last night, I found this bad-ass picture, with a comment under it reading simply, ‘Let’s go save country music.’ So what I say to all of you is, let’s go save country music. I’ve gotten a few messages wondering why we are not targeting Curb’s other MySpace […]
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this, and so I just wanted to clarify this for people: Hank III cannot participate in any ‘Fuck Curb’ campaigns or say anything negative publicly about Curb because of an agreement he signed to get Straight to Hell released. For those of you that don’t know, Straight to […]
For those of you that haven’t seen this yet, there is a new documentary coming out in the Fall of 2008 on the great HASIL ADKINS with commentary from Hank III and Joe Buck. To see the movie’s MySpace page click here, and thanks to CuzN Wildweed for working his ass off trying to spread […]
The great Shelton Hank Williams III was not the first Curb Records recording artist to start a ‘Fuck Curb’ campaign. It was none other than the horse-faced Leann Rimes. If you think I’m higher than a Georgia pine, read on. Now before I get started, if you think I have ANY love for Leann Rimes, […]
You seriously gotta love Curb Records. Not only because they are blowing thousands of dollars on a protracted lawsuit so they don’t have to release the great Shelton Hank III’s new album, when the could be SELLING it and MAKING money, but they’re also such a big bloated business bureaucracy they have no friggin’ clue […]
I want everyone to know that I did not start this shit as a lark, or to try to get pub for myself, or for any other reason. I started it to FREE HANK III and I am serious about this. Some other reasons I decided to do this was to: 1. Let Hank know […]
So this isn’t about what the great Shelton Hank Williams III likes to smoke his dubage in, it’s more about his voice. As the great GALEA pointed out in a previous blog, III’s been having some serious voice issues the past few years. I don’t think this is the reason they are pushing back the […]
If Hank Williams had a daughter, her name would be Rachel Brooke. Like so many of us, Rachel Brooke was born in the wrong time. Her classic style, and her simple and poetic songs fit much more snugly in an oval picture frame of tarnished metal and smoky glass than on CMT or Clear Channel […]
When I was doing the research for my Nashville vs. Austin vs. Bakersfield blog, I came across this description: “If some mad scientist and his assistants had conspired to take the components and stitch together an archetypal country singer, they would have come up with Hank Williams: the twig-thin, bone-and-gristle fame dressed in a faux-cowboy […]
From hank3.com, this is the official word on the Hank 3 tour dates: “All dates that have been released by various web sites for May have been postponed. If you recently purchased tickets, consult the location where you did so for information regarding their policy. Many outlets and venues may honor those tickets when the […]
“After World War II, country music grew into a big business, and exciting new stars such as Lefty Frizzell and Kitty Wells burst forth. But the artist who made the most dramatic impact was the great Hank Williams.” –Nolan Porterfield, Will The Circle Be Unbroken. If you have made it to this dark corner of […]
Alright guys, this is what I got from Mike who runs Hank III’s message board and it is OFFICIAL, but don’t jump my shit if things change again. There are NO MAY TOUR DATES Any date that has been put on a venue site or Ticketmaster for May WILL NOT HAPPEN, and if you have […]
Dear Mike Curb, I’m writing you in hopes that you would release Hank III’s new album, and furthermore, that you would be fair with his future albums, and maybe give some promotion to the man and the music. With all due respect, I do not think you understand the scope and the meaning behind Hank […]
Here’s a few more date’s I’ve run down for the upcoming Hank III tour: Portland, OR – Roseland – 5/31 (Thanks str82Hell for running this one down.) Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club – 6/10 St. Louis, MO – Pops – 6/11 Added with the other dates I had, this is the up-to-date schedule: New […]
This is a way you can let Curb Records know that you want them to free Hank III. Go to their myspace site at www.myspace.com/curbrecordspr, request them as a friend, and as soon as they accept your friend request, leave a comment telling them you want to Free Hank III. Then leave another one. If […]
It looks like there’s a new Hank III tour being put together for late Spring going into Summer. I don’t have any info on when or where it will start or end, who opening acts will be, or what the Damn Band lineup will be. But here are some dates I’ve been able to run […]
Hank III recorded his last album Straight to Hell on a $400 Korg D-1600 machine so that he could be liberated from budget restraints and have more creative control. I also heard him say once in an interview that he also did this to show other bands and musicians out there that they did not […]
There’s a great new interview with Dale Watson in the Creative Loafing Charlotte, pissing and moaning about the current state of country music. To read the full article, click here. For those of you with an attention span shorter than the buzz you get off a modern day pop country hit, here’s an excerpt: “Watson […]
This is Hank III’s new album: 01. The Grand Ole Opry 02. Wild & Free 03. Me & My Friends 04. 6 Pack Of Beer 05. I Wish I Knew 06. If You Can’t Help Your Own 07. Candidate For Suicide 08. H8 Line 09. Long Hauls And Close Calls 10. Stoned & Alone 11. […]