A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #490-#481 July 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15 Two bands who’ve recently changed their names appear in this set of ten. One of them should have dropped their song, too.
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition) August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8 More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!
100 Greatest Women, #2: Loretta Lynn October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 Loretta Lynn’s legacy as a singer and songwriter continues to grow, more than fifty years since her first record was written and recorded.
100 Greatest Women, #11: Wynonna & The Judds September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4 Wynonna’s distinguished solo career has enhanced the legacy of the Judds, the most successful female duo of all time.
100 Greatest Women, #13: Dixie Chicks September 13, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The top selling female band of all time became legends with just four studio albums.
100 Greatest Women, #14: Rosanne Cash September 13, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 12 Rosanne Cash enjoyed immense popularity as a mainstream country music singer before becoming a stalwart of the burgeoning Americana music scene.
100 Greatest Women, #86: Allison Moorer April 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 8 One of the definitive female artists of Americana music.
NPR “Turning the Tables” List: A Conversation, Part Six: Pop Goes the Country Universe (#1-#150) August 14, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 As we expand the conversation beyond country music, we share our thoughts on the albums included by Tori Amos, Bangles, Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, Eurythmics, and Whitney Houston.
Album Review: Rodney Crowell, Close Ties April 22, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 Close Ties is a dark and harrowing album, full of desperate sorrow and self-loathing regret.
Sunday Selections: January 8, 2017 January 8, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 2 We’re slowly getting back into the swing of things!