Album Review Roundup: Vol. 1, No. 24 June 30, 2025 Jonathan Keefe 3 Three near perfect efforts lead the pack this week, courtesy of Willi Carlisle, James McMurtry, and Jessica Willis Fisher.
Flashback: Allison Moorer, Alabama Song June 27, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 3 Allison Moorer set down roots with her debut album.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Kenny Chesney, “The Good Stuff” June 25, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 6 Kenny Chesney goes supernova.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Conway Twitty, “(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date” June 24, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 10 A rock and roller reworks a classic.
Album Review Roundup: Vol. 1, No. 23 June 23, 2025 Jonathan Keefe 4 Kelsey Waldon leads the pack this week.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Toby Keith, “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)” June 22, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 8 Reflections on 9/11 and country music, courtesy of the grieving New Yorker.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Merle Haggard and the Strangers, “Grandma Harp” June 21, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 3 A great moment for Merle Haggard as a songwriter and as a grandson.
Flashback: Todd Snider, Songs For the Daily Planet June 20, 2025 Peter Saros 5 An Americana legend is born.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Brad Paisley, “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” June 19, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 12 Another reverse engineered hit.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Chantilly Lace” June 18, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 22 This one’s for the rape apologists.