Taylor Swift

September 14, 2009

TAYLOR SWIFT IS NOT COUNTRY !!!

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Yeah, I heard about Taylor Swift being “dissed” by “Kanye” at some contrived MTV awards show. The fact that anyone capable of growing pubic hair would watch that garbage is beyond me. I rolled up to CNN.com this morning, and even though we have two wars going on, are in the midst of one of […]

Kanye, MTV Awards, Not Country, Taylor Swift

June 30, 2009

Not An Expert, Just a Fan.

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When Newsweek published an article calling out pop country a while back, I declared this was an important moment: a mainstream news outlet shining a big light on the sham of Nashville. Another reason I knew it was important was because Nashville took it like a shot right across the bow and came out swinging. […]

Chet Flippo, CMT, country, Jamey Johnson, Newsweek, real, Taylor Swift

May 14, 2009

“Country” Warped Tour in the Works

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When 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 […]

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May 8, 2009

Def Leppard Nominated / Performing at CMT Awards

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When 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 […]

CMT, Def Leppard, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw

November 25, 2008

The Descent of SNL, Austin City Limits, & The Rolling Stone (A rant)

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So on Saturday night, I get a phone call from a friend who knows I like pop country about as much as getting a splintered board shoved up my ass, telling me that the perfume peddling Timberly McGraw is the host of Saturday Night Live. So I tune into the last half of the show […]

Austin City Limits, Chris Gaines, Dale Watson, Garth Brooks, Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock, Jan Reed, Ludacris, Patti Smith, Rolling Stone Magazine, San Francisco, Saturday Night Live, Simon & Garfunkel, SNL, T Pain, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, Wayne 'The Train' Hancock, Willie Nelson

November 12, 2008

Down with the CMA (Part 3 – ACE & The Outlaws)

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Real quick: A Hank III tour announcement is imminent. According to hank3.com it’s gonna start on the 23rd. But remember last Spring there was a big brewha when a bunch of tour dates surfaced and they turned out to be false. So nothing is official until it’s official, and let’s not go chasing rumors. I’m […]

ACE, Charlie Rich, CMA, CMA Awards, Country Music Hall of Fame, Earnest Tubb, George Jones, Jessi Coulter, John Denver, Kid Rock, Music Row, Olivia Newton John, Tammy Wynette, Taylor Swift, Tex Ritter, The Outlaws, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

November 3, 2008

The Country Music Revolution Has Begun.

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The revolution to take back Country Music has begun my friends. I am boldly declaring that on this day, the 3rd of November in the year 2008, the first salvo has been shot, and the money changers and Californicators of the Nashville power-elite oligarchy have no other choice but to take notice. Pop country is […]

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