Country Performer and Songwriter Brad Martin Dies at 48
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Country performer and songwriter Brad Martin has died at the age of 48. Known as a solo artist signed to Epic Records in the early 2000’s, and one half of the duo Martin Ramey that signed with Curb Records in 2008, he passed away on Friday, March 11th.
Pt. 1- Whitey Morgan – Honky Tonks & Cheap Motels
2 Comments(This is the second guest article written by Cliff England, and part one of two in the “REAL country music from Michigan” series.) With the passing of Waylon Jennings, and so many country heroes, fans will be hard pressed to find some true outlaws nowadays, but I’ve come to find Michigan still has a few. […]
“Country” Warped Tour in the Works
5 CommentsWhen I think about a good way to personify pop country, I think of a pig; a big, bloated, lazy, garish and gluttonous pig laying around in its own filth and slops. And this pig recently had piglets, with swollen nipples dotting its underbelly. And fighting for a chance with the sweet, sweet nectar of […]
Wake Up! Shooter Jennings Has Gone Rock.
13 CommentsWhen I first asserted that Shooter Jennings was quitting country music, there were some that said good riddance, others saying “say it ain’t so,” some that outright disagreed with the premise that Shooter could do such a thing, and a few who were looking forward to this potentially new direction. There were also some hoping […]
Poodie Locke – Stories from the Road
2 CommentsDeath has been busy lately in the world of country music. When Vern Gosdin passed away, I hated to admit that for all my country music geekness, I had never heard of the man. But I can’t say the same about Poodie Locke, who passed away last Wednesday (5-6-09). I knew exactly who he was, […]
Review – Wayne Hancock’s “Viper Of Melody”
0 CommentsThe year is still pretty young and there are some big names slated to still release albums, but at this moment Wayne “The Train” Hancock’s Viper of Melody is my front runner for album of the year. As some of you might know every once in a while I try to clean up my act […]
Def Leppard Nominated / Performing at CMT Awards
2 CommentsWhen it was first announced that the 80’s British Invasion’s excuse for a hair band Def Leppard would be performing at the CMT Awards in June, my first question was, “You mean there is yet ANOTHER stinking awards show for mainstream country?” These awards show have me purging more than Taylor Swift the night before […]
Pin Up Girls & Hot Rods for Reinstate Hank
0 CommentsI’ve said it many times before, when it comes to the movements to put REAL country music back in it’s proper place in the world, we all do what we can. Some make videos. Some like me take their poison pen and try to jab it in the eye of pop country. Some just use […]
Album Info on “A Bitter Harvest”
4 CommentsWhen I first heard that Rachel Brooke and Lonesome Wyatt from Those Poor Bastards were teaming up on an album, I just about fell out of my chair. Though this pairing kind of came out of left field, it made complete and perfect sense to me, and this immediately became my most anticipated 2009 album […]
“The Voiceâ€, Vern Gosdin, Dead at 74
3 Comments(This is a guest article written by Cliff England.) Vern Gosdin, known as “The Voice” by his country peers, and heralded by Tammy Wynette as “the only man that can hold a candle to George Jones” died late April 28 in a Nashville hospital at the age of 74, due to complications from a stroke. […]
New White Family Movie – Edification or Exploitation
13 CommentsThis all really started when the new movie trailer for The Wild and Wonderful Whites documentary featuring Jesco White and other members of the family was released last week. Just the trailer itself stirred some controversy, making people wonder if this movie was going to attempt to accurately depict the White family, or just be […]
Contest Winners Announced!
3 CommentsWell it is May 1st, and this is the deadline that Outlaw Magazine set for everyone who wanted to have their Reinstate Hank videos in, so I figured that this was as good of a time as any to wrap up the contest I’ve been running. It goes without saying, if people still want to […]