2011 CMA Awards Predictions

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When it comes to making CMA Awards predictions, we have an unfair advantage: we can stick our neck out there in ways other sites can't because we don't actually care if we're right or wrong. Call it the competitive advantage of irreverence. To see how many of our CMA Awards predictions come true, follow along as our friends at Engine 145 and Country Universe live blog the show tonight. During the "Footloose" opening, Blake Shelton and Kenny Loggins forgo professional back-up dancers, … [Read more...]

Country California Interviews Shania Twain

We recently sat down with Shania Twain for a revealing discussion concerning chronic constipation, Dungeons and Dragons, and the woman she admires. You can listen in on our chat through the Youtube player below. * Some of Shania's responses have been edited for length and/or content... oh, and all the questions were changed. And we probably didn't actually speak to her. But other than that, this is exactly how it went down. … [Read more...]

Collected Wisdom: The 100 Greatest Tweets of Drunken Martina

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Today, Country California salutes Drunken Martina, the First Lady of Boozy Misconduct and long-running Twitter/Facebook spin-off of a satirical series begun here in 2009. Sensing that social networks are a far too impermanent place to store some of the greatest bits of bite-sized wisdom of our time, we've taken the liberty of collecting our 100 favorite Drunken Martina tweets here for your enjoyment. If you get a kick out of them, be sure to follow Drunken Martina on Twitter or Facebook. Just … [Read more...]

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12 Things You Didn’t Know About Fake Jamey Johnson

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Fake Jamey Johnson should require no introduction. If you're not familiar with him---which, frankly, speaks very poorly of your character and intellect---you can find all the necessary background information here. Everyone up to speed? Excellent. Now, enjoy these 12 Things You Didn't Know About Fake Jamey Johnson, starting with... 1. Begins each day with heart-healthy serving of oatmeal. Prefers the 'quick' version so he has more time in his morning routine for beard … [Read more...]

This Week in Twitter Inanity

Since I started publishing these things irregularly one year ago, GAC and The Boot have both taken to doing their own weekly tweet roundups. Obviously, it was an idea whose time had come. And why not? It would be hard to overestimate how completely our lives have been improved by easy access to messages like: I'm freezing! - chelywright Mmmm.... Thai food.. - crystalbowersox my bed head is in the shape of an upside down vase - walkerhayes I think Id rather be punched 4 times in the … [Read more...]

The Kristian Bush Interview

I had the opportunity to pretend to sit down with Kristian Bush, one half of last night's CMA Vocal Duo of the Year. In our exclusive chat, he opened up about his favorite band, his relationship with Jennifer, and the one thing better than having appeared on Oprah. Thanks for talking with us allowing us to pretend to talk with you, Kristian! Not sure what this is all about? Check out our first fake interview here … [Read more...]

Introducing… Fake Interviews

I got bored and decided to repurpose some Q&A audio provided to radio and press outlets - basically, so they can splice in their own interviewer's voice and make it sound like he or she was the one asking the questions in the first place, even though it actually came straight from the label. Very tricky. On the other hand, it does give me the opportunity to pretend to ask some hard-hitting questions and edit answers as I see fit. First up, we "talk" with Billy Currington, touted by … [Read more...]