Gary Allan – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #790-#781

October 13, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8

Some big crossover hits meet up with successful country covers of big pop records.

CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2019 Edition)

September 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #980-#971

June 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8

Hall of Famers George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Alan Jackson kick off the next ten entries.

Podcast Recommendation: Children of Song

May 27, 2018 Leeann Ward 2

Robert K. Oermann’s addictive podcast keeps it all in the family.

Single Review: Gary Allan, “Mess Me Up”

June 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3

It’s good, but not Gary Allan good.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 3: “Best Days of Your Life” to “Blood Red and Goin’ Down”

November 26, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 12

Day 3 features tracks from Kellie Pickler, Gary Allan, Ashley Monroe, Billie Jo Spears, and Tanya Tucker.

Single Review: Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”

November 8, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 4

Written by John Osborne, T.J. Osborne, and Craig Wiseman

This sounds like what Chris Isaak would sound like if he was contractually obligated to record bro-country.

Sunday Selections: September 18, 2016

September 18, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 7

This week, we had to type the word, “songwriterly,” because some country stars are bad at talking and having opinions.

Sunday Selections: August 21, 2016

August 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 22

To paraphrase Beyonce: Sorry, we ain’t sorry.

2016 ACM Awards: Personal Picks & Predictions

April 3, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 17

Tonight’s ACM Awards will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan. Slated performances include a collaboration between Dolly Parton and Katy Perry, and Miranda Lambert joining up with Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban to cover the ZZ Top song, “Tush.”

Country music in 2016, y’all.