We like to rag on people around here like Jennifer Love Hewitt and 80’s pop star “Tiffany” for “Going Country.” This has prompted a few to criticize me and others for thinking anyone that didn’t start in country cannot “go country” or dabble in the music, or that I have some predisposed problem with rock [...]
If I had to pick one stand out performer out of the dozen plus acts I saw at Pickathon outside of Portland last weekend, it would be Justin Townes Earle.
I was lucky enough to be able to see him three different times, and after his first show we sat down for a quick interview. Following [...]
I’ve seen this theme hashed out many times, in my blogs and blogs of others, on message boards, etc. etc. :
How am I supposed to feel when one of my country heroes hooks up with a country zero of the modern pop country era?
Whether you’re talking about the love fest between Hank Jr. and [...]
We always talk about Nashville and pop country being ‘fake’ or ‘plastic’ and I’m sure some people see these words as being figurative. But no, pop country is fake, FAKE! In the truest sense of the word.Don’t believe me??From an article about ‘Pro Tools’ from the Nashville Scene: /“So what is this [...]
This blog may not be for everybody, because it’s gonna be a very long and very involved one. But for a while people have been asking for info and my comments on the subject. It’s taken a while for me to put it out because I want to get what facts there are straight, [...]
