Dan Milliken

Jessica Harp, “Boy Like Me”

February 21, 2009 Dan Milliken 8

Well, color me surprised. I wasn’t expecting much in the way of personality from That Other Girl From The Wreckers, but Jessica Harp’s debut single as a solo artist is a silly little sugar-pop of

Justin Moore, “Small Town USA”

February 20, 2009 Dan Milliken 19

What can you say when the song title tells you upfront how generic the song itself is going to be? I mean, the thing practically reviews itself, doesn’t it? Seriously, though, the problem here isn’t

Bargain Hunter: Gillian Welch (Today Only!)

February 16, 2009 Dan Milliken 4

Gillian Welch, Revival – $1.99 Folks, don’t even think twice about this one. If you are a country fan and don’t own Gillian Welch’s wonderful, rootsy debut album, you have no excuse for not clicking

Bargain Hunter: Dierks Bentley, Dixie Chicks, Creedence Clearwater Revival

February 3, 2009 Dan Milliken 1

In an effort to help Country Universe readers build solid music libraries without denting their wallets too badly, we’ll periodically post run-downs of country-related bargains we spot at Amazon’s MP3 store. As with our single

Review: Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, “Hesitation Blues”

January 27, 2009 Dan Milliken 1

The lead single from Willie Nelson’s forthcoming Western Swing collaboration with Asleep at the Wheel (titled Willie and the Wheel, natch) offers lots of reasons to expect that the album’s February 3rd release will signal

Review: Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”

January 24, 2009 Dan Milliken 4

Like fellow teenyboppin’ trio Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum craft the sort of country-pop that is “country” only insomuch as the singing accents sound kinda Southern and the lyrics employ such staples as “Mama,” “Daddy,” “cryin’,”

Review: Eric Church, “Love Your Love the Most”

January 24, 2009 Dan Milliken 14

The second single from Eric Church’s forthcoming sophomore set, Carolina, picks up exactly where previous releases “How ‘Bout You” and “Guys Like Me” left off, with Church once again taking some time to show us

Review: Zac Brown Band, “Whatever It Is”

January 23, 2009 Dan Milliken 16

Figures. Just as I was thinking I might forgive Zac Brown Band for making my least favorite track on The Foundation their first single, they go and release what might be my second-least favorite as

Review: Cherryholmes, “This Is My Son”

January 19, 2009 Dan Milliken 8

On the surface, family bluegrass act Cherryholmes’ new single might seem to paint by a lot of standard Nashville numbers, but don’t let the use of over-exploited motifs (God, soldiers, solders’ families) distract you from

Review: Chuck Wicks, “Man of the House”

January 9, 2009 Dan Milliken 23

You could write one heck of a great song by exploring the complex perspective of a boy who feels obligated to fill the void left in his family by his father’s engagement away from home.