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Farmer Jason sings for kids (and parents) at the Red Light Café

As a music geek parent, one of the greatest moments is when your child discovers music. The first time I’d ever seen one of my daughters sit still for three minutes was when she became enraptured by Paul Simon performing “That Was Your Mother” on the Ellen Degeneres show. You could almost see a... Read more

Forgotten Artists: Billy Edd Wheeler

If anyone in Country Music can truly be said to be a “renaissance man” that person would be Billy Edd Wheeler. Poet, playwright, author, songwriter, singer, artist, lecturer and ecologist would be but a few of the hats that accurately (and comfortably) fit onto his head. Billy Edd Wheeler fits into... Read more

Mariage Blanc’s Broken Record

There is a certain sense of stubbornness that, in some cases, can make a solo artist great. When gifted songwriters maintain their individuality, they tend to treat their influences as stepping stones instead of a basis for imitation. Unlike the band format, solo artists do not have to be held down by... Read more

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Jun 30 Jason Jones – “Unlikely Angel”

New Warner artist Jason Jones debuts with “Unlikely Angel,” a song about the redemptive power of a selfless and strong-loving woman. Jones’ voice is the highlight here, pristine and crisp and underscored...

Jun 22 Album Review: The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong Right

Physicist Sir Isaac Newton famously determined that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While Newton was referring to the way physical objects interact with each other, bluegra...

Jun 19 N-Dubz: 'Wouldn't You' Single And Video Review

This review has been written on request from thespiritwarrior of the BBC Chart Blog. Enjoy!

Song: Wouldn't You
Artist: N-Dubz
Album: Uncle B
Release Date: 29 May 2009 (IRE), 1 June 2009 (UK)
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Jun 19 Dolly Parton’s Straight Talk Features Sages Advice, Montages

I have a confession to make. This month’s film is something of a guilty pleasure for me. I was eight when I first saw it and totally okay with my current musical diet of New Kids on the Block and...

Jun 19 Charlie Robison – “Reconsider”

Leo Tolstoy’s famous beginning of Anna Karenina, “Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” can certainly be applied to country music, a genre known...

Jun 18 Gretchen Wilson – “If I Could Do It All Again”

Songwriters: Rivers Rutherford, George Teren Gretchen Wilson’s new single is all about second chances: What she would do if she could do it all again. It seems prescient, if only because Wilson’s own...

Jun 18 Take That - Said It All - Single Review

Yet another Take That single is winging its way into the charts. In celebration of Said It All, here's is my six-point review of the single:

Gary Barlow's yelping falsetto is fast becoming one of the

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Jun 17 Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers - Single Review

Dizzee Rascal's Bonkers is going to be anthem for a new generation of crazy bitches. You know the kind - the waaay too drunk loud girls at the club with their fingers pointed skyward as this starts to...

Jun 17 Album Review: Celebrating 50 Years Of Del McCoury

There are a few incontrovertible truths in life: First base is 90 feet from home plate, Martin Van Buren was the eighth president, and Del McCoury is the coolest cat in America. After all, the septuagenarian...