Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)
Only a dedicated acronym enthusiast—acronymophile?—or a military vet would know what KMAG YOYO stands for (“Kiss My Ass Guys, You’re On Your Own”), but it's now also the title of Hayes Carll's best album yet. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBlack Joe Lewis Announces New Album
Soul revivalists Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears plan to unleash Scandalous via Lost Highway March 15. Although not much is known about it at the moment, Spoon’s Jim Eno produced the album.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJohnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave
If Ain’t No Grave, the final installment in Johnny Cash’s rich collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, had appeared in, say, 1980, in the midst of an otherwise undistinguished run of Cash albums, it would have hardly caused a ripple. The raw ingredients—a few covers of well-known country hits, a couple of traditional folk songs, an original sacred composition—reprise the same formula that Cash employed since the early ’70s. It had all been done before, and many times.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLyle Lovett: Natural Forces
Lyle Lovett is the ultimate AAA artist in a ten-gallon hat... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRobert Earl Keen: The Rose Hotel
Robert Earl Keen practices two very different kinds of... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRyan Bingham & the Dead Horses: Roadhouse Sun
Homeless as a teenager, New Mexico troubadour Ryan Bingham worked as a ranch hand... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRyan Adams & The Cardinals: Cardinology
I’ve never understood the fuss over... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLucinda Williams: Little Honey
Lucinda Williams has a great laugh—it’s... read more
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