The Musical Divide will observe tomorrow’s music industry blackout in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s only the smallest of efforts, though, to seek justice for George Floyd, so click on the link below to find out other ways we all can help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Swapping features for a moment… Read More The Unbroken Circle: The Judds – “Why Not Me” (For Country Universe)
Another impressive surprise release from Mike and the Moonpies… Read More Album Review: Mike And The Moonpies – ‘Touch Of You: The Lost Songs Of Gary Stewart’
Like most country music legends, Gary Stewart sang of his demons through song… Read More The Unbroken Circle: Gary Stewart – “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles) (1975)
Reviews for the latest projects from Tessy Lou Williams, Caitlin Cannon, Steve Earle & the Dukes and Reckless Kelly… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: The Trashcannon Jackpot
The saddest entry for this feature, but for reasons not pertaining to the actual music, which is a blast… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Zac Brown Band – ‘Uncaged’ (2012)
Hello, I’m happy to announce that, as of today, I’m now a proud contributor to Country Universe. For now, I’ll mainly be writing single reviews there, so I’ll no longer be publishing song reviews on this website. If you’d like to keep up with what I write there, however, I’ll keep an organized list on… Read More Musically Divided, Stronger As One
It’s as good as expected… Read More Book Review: Loretta Lynn – ‘Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust: My Friendship With Patsy Cline’
As always, Jason Isbell doesn’t make music that’s easy to analyze, and there likely won’t be a song as universally loved on Reunions like “If We Were Vampires” or “Elephant” from past projects. But in terms of consistency and compelling thematic arcs, Reunions is one of Isbell’s strongest projects yet… Read More Album Review: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – ‘Reunions’
An eerily prophetic tale for a young talent… Read More The Unbroken Circle: Keith Whitley – “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” (1989)
Questioning Brad Paisley’s career choices over the past decade… Read More The Melting Pot: Revisiting Brad Paisley’s ‘Wheelhouse’
Not the flashiest bluegrass albums of the 2010s, but a personal favorite of mine… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Alison Krauss & Union Station – ‘Paper Airplane’ (2011)
Tim McGraw’s latest single is a smart choice for reclaiming lost momentum, but as a standalone song it’s merely decent… Read More Song Review: Tim McGraw – “I Called Mama”
Hold My Beer Vol. 2 sports a few low points its predecessor didn’t have, but the tight focus and fun banter between Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen keeps it a fun listen regardless… Read More Album Review: Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – ‘Hold My Beer Vol. 2’
There’s a lot of fantastic writing about country music floating around the web, and the source is (often) just normal, everyday people writing out of passion. This is just a small roundup post meant to highlight some great recent reads from around the country music universe worth checking out: Kyle of Kyle’s Korner Blog just… Read More Worth Reading: Posts From Country Music Websites
A singer who left us just as his career was gaining momentum… Read More The Unbroken Circle: Hawkshaw Hawkins – “Lonesome 7-7203” (1963)
Coming off the heavier Songs For The Saints from 2018, Here And Now is Kenny Chesney’s return to lightweight, breezy material that doesn’t resonate nearly as much as Chesney thinks it does right now… Read More Album Review: Kenny Chesney – ‘Here And Now’
It’s tough to know what to ultimately make of the Hot Country Knights, which may be the point anyway… Read More Album Review: Hot Country Knights – ‘The K Is Silent’
Lamentations is both another insight into BJ Barham’s mind and past and a way to offer confidence for the future, even if it’s a bleak listen to get there. And though 2018’s Things Change signaled an overall bigger change for the band, Lamentations is another reinvention in and of itself, resulting in the band’s best album yet – and one of the best albums of the year… Read More Album Review: American Aquarium – ‘Lamentations’
A fun collaboration post that is what it says it is… Read More Favorite Songs Of 2020 So Far (Collaboration Post)
