Monthly Archives: August 2010 »
Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson – “As She’s Walking Away”
"As She's Walking Away" is another smash hit from Atlanta's Zac Brown Band, a group that added three members between the recording of its previous and upcoming albums
Read More »Jamey Johnson – “Playing The Part”
Jamey Johnson delivers another country gem with "Playing The Part," the first official single from The Guitar Song, his upcoming double album
Read More »The Malec Minute: Performance Royalties Wouldn’t Hurt Most Indie Labels
Savannah Music Group, a small Nashville-based record label and music publisher, comes out against a proposed royalty that would benefit artists and musicians
Read More »Taylor Swift – “Mine”
“Mine” is a good song, but it shows absolutely no forward artistic vision. It's a stale, stiff record that hungers for fresh ingredients. In the end, it just sounds creatively starved, and it's so
Read More »Joanna Smith – “Gettin’ Married”
Between the mediocre songwriting, the average singing and the stuck-in-the-90s production, "Gettin' Married" comes off as a very C-list effort. Smith’s not ready for the big time, and why her label thinks she’s going
Read More »Walker Hayes – “Wax Paper Cups”
There’s something very earthy and real about this track, and I think it plays well as a counterpoint in a format that’s currently filled with a lot of aggressive, loud singing. I love how
Read More »Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
Written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Jimmy Yeary, “Why Wait” is a note of encouragement to anyone thinking about popping the question. Feeling nervous? Not sure if it’s the right time? Well, it’s
Read More »Album Review: Marty Stuart – Ghost Train
One of country music’s most talented and ambitious artists (as well as one of the genre’s preeminent historians), Stuart demonstrates a deep dedication to this project’s mission by treating these 14 classic-sounding songs with
Read More »Carrie Underwood – “Mama’s Song”
Carrie Underwood’s crystalline voice is so bright that it shimmers when she sings, “He is good, so good/And he treats your little girl like a real man should,” during the chorus of “Mama’s Song,”
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