Greetings, Wyomingites! Please to enjoy a Chris LeDoux interview and music video, followed by a slideshow tribute to Dick Cheney set to the tune of Blue County's "That's Cool" (I don't know why either). God bless Wyoming! (Explanation: What's this all about, anyway?) By the way, Cheney was born in Nebraska, another fine state. With lots of domesticated llamas. … [Read more...]

I got such a kick out of this humor(?) article by Roughstock's Matt Bjorke that I wanted to quote it in its entirety, but copyright law being what it is, I decided to do us both a favor by offering an abridged version of it instead. Great for the busy professional who wants to be infuriated on the go. MATT BJORKE ON MUSIC CRITICISM Paragraph 1 I was going to do an article about how cold-hearted music critics write from “an ivory tower of callous snarkiness and backhanded compliments,” … [Read more...]

Country artists are doing lots of interesting things on Twitter these days, from answering fan questions to advertising free tickets left at venue box offices to revealing their poor spelling/grammar skills. I know it's not cool to jump on a bandwagon once it gets the Oprah bump, but this might actually be worth your time. Need some additional incentive? Charlie Robison is currently running a contest that will ultimately give one of his Twitter friends a free concert... right in the … [Read more...]

Seems like co-writing is all the rage these days, so why shouldn't you get in on the action? We haven't done a Country Questionnaire in a while, but there will be a new one next week and I want to give you the opportunity to help write it. Those who have responded to past questionnaires know that they usually consist of 20-25 thought-provoking and/or snark-inviting questions. They're fun to answer (that's the hope, at least) and just as fun to read responses to, sort of like communal … [Read more...]

Just kidding. I wouldn't do that to you guys. Have a nice April Fools' Day. Since you saw that one coming a mile away, here's a video of Kitty Wells to make this worth your time: … [Read more...]

I got an advance copy of Donna Ulisse's Walk This Mountain Down some time ago. I don't have time to review every album that comes in - and I try to make that clear to people before they send me stuff - but I have been meaning to review this album because it's really, really solid. So solid that it inspired me to seek out her earlier bluegrass album, When I Look Back, almost immediately. And that doesn't happen very often. But albums don't review themselves (with the possible exception of … [Read more...]