Worth Reading: Nashville Scene Country Music Almanac 2022 January 20, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 0 Please check out this spectacular collection of writing compiled by Nashville Scene.
Worth Reading: Marissa R. Moss, “Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton and Brothers Osborne on Country’s More Inclusive Future” July 2, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 Marissa Moss again proves her bona fides as one of the finest country music journalists that we have.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Six: A Change Upon This Golden Hour (2016-2019) July 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 0 An essential series concludes over at The Musical Divide.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Five: Returning Home (2014-2016) June 11, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 1 This section perfectly captures why many mainstream country music fans found themselves leaving radio acts behind and fully embracing independent artists.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Four: Bros and Broncos (2012-2014) June 7, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 Zack Kephart navigates the rocky waters of 2012-2014 in his ongoing chronicle of Modern Country Music.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Three: We Were Both Young When I First Saw You (2005-2012) May 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 0 Country Universe writer and founder of The Musical Divide Zack Kephart continues his deep dive into the history of Modern Country Music.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Two: They Don’t Have Cash and They Don’t Sound Haggard (1996-2005) May 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 3 It was the best of times…until it wasn’t.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part One: From Bars to Barcodes (1989-1996) May 18, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 You won’t read anything better about country music this year.
Worth Reading: Andrea Williams, “Charley Pride Deserved Better Than What Country Music Could Ever Give Him” December 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5 Andrea Williams pens a stunning obituary for Charley Pride that casts aside the whitewashing of his legendary career.
Worth Reading: Jonathan Keefe, ” Country Music: How the Ken Burns Series Celebrates the Outsider” (The Guardian) September 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 0 Jonathan Keefe has published an extraordinary piece for the Guardian on the new Ken Burns documentary.