Discussion: Twenty Albums That Shaped Your Musical Tastes July 11, 2020 Zackary Kephart 20 If your life is a record, it’s got to have a soundtrack.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #550-#541 June 15, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10 Eight of these ten songs went all the way to #1, but few of them warrant inclusion on this list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #580-#571 May 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8 Zack joins the conversation as we work our way through the next ten entries of this purgatory of a list.
Single Review: Sara Evans, “If I Can’t Have You” May 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8 A review of the new disco country single from Sara Evans.
A Conversation With Pam Tillis April 24, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 3 Country Universe had the opportunity to talk with Pam Tillis about her new album, Looking For a Feeling.
The Ten Best Albums of 2019 January 1, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14 If we were reminded of anything in 2019, it was that the participation of Brandi Carlile or Rhiannon Giddens in a project means it’s going to be great.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #710-#701 December 10, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 7 Two of the very best songs from the eighties New Traditionalist movement make disappointingly low appearances.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) September 22, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4 The Country Music documentary by Ken Burns returns this evening, and although it only covers a span of five years, there is so much to talk about.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 4: I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963) September 18, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3 Several major figures emerge during this period, as country navigates its place in the music scene after the birth of rock and roll.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.