Monday Open Thread: Blog Roll Call, Part II
August 3, 2008
A short while back, I asked readers to alert all of us to country music blogs that we might be missing. Here are some of the best that they shared with us. I hope you all take the time check them out. Let me know who I've missed!
You can't get much further away from Country Universe geographically, but the West Coast musings from Country, California are giving us East Coasters a run for our money! The reviews are well-written, the news links are set up perfectly and, best of all, there are editorials that illustrate a commitment to the genre, along with an understanding of its history.
This is the blog of Miss Kitty, who many of you probably recognize from the comments. As a fellow educator, I love the way she mixes in her musings on country music with her hilarious classroom experiences. Clearly, college students can be just as audacious as their younger counterparts! Miss Kitty taught a course on country music this past summer. Perhaps she should offer it online to budding country music bloggers?
First off, the title for this blog just makes me feel like I should've put a lot more thought into my site's moniker. There's a cool combination of acts covered here, with an emphasis on independent and lower-profile artists. I've been hungering for more information about the upcoming Rodney Crowell album, and it was buy cheap propecia
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Thanks for the plug, Kevin. Honestly, The design took months to complete (and it is still being tweaked).
Thanks for the plug! I especially like being featured alongside some of my favorite recent discoveries like Melodic Sunburst, Photocrap, and Educated and Poor (which I’ve been reading since it was mentioned last time).
I know, John, isn’t it great?!
“Miss Kitty taught a course on country music this past summer. Perhaps she should offer it online to budding country music bloggers?”
But Mummy, I don’t want to go back to school; the other boys make fun of me!
Dan,
Huh?
Good links!
Can we get something similar going for Coutnry Music podcasts? I mentioned a while back, but I’m a big fan of Chicago Public Radio’s Souds Opinions which focuses on Rock & Pop. I’d love to find something (preferably not made out of Tammy Joe’s basement) for Country. Anyone?
I get it Leeann! Go figure!
I really like NashvilleHype for the same reasons I cruise through 9513. I love listening to new artists. My MySpace favs are about to take over my computer! ;-)
Checking out the others.
Ah, figures. It was a very Jarhead-esque joke.
Leeann, I was just being silly. And possibly quoting something, but I don’t remember exactly what. Anyway…it was late. :)
Ah, leave it to JarHeadDad to get it!:)
I can’t say I was overwhelmed by most of these blogs, but Country,California shows great promise and I’ve added it to my list of favorites
Awww, thanks for the shout-out, Kevin! And glad to have you reading E&P as well. If there’s an audience for the country music class online, why the heck not? The head of our department asked me about a hybrid (part online, part on-campus) online version for our university…hmmmm.
And let me say that CU is now one of my favorite blogs–thanks to you and Leeann for helping me increase exponentially my knowledge of all things country & western.