Mike and the Moonpies continue their hot streak of creativity and Toby Keith continues his hot streak of mediocrity.… Read More The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox – Week 26 (2021): (Mike and the Moonpies, Toby Keith, Elle King and Miranda Lambert)
A yearly family tradition of counting down my favorite albums and songs of the year thus far.… Read More The 2021 Midyear Report
For what it is, The Marfa Tapes is an unsurprisingly fun listen … but also a surprisingly dark one. … Read More Album Review: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall – ‘The Marfa Tapes’
Another solid week, featuring singles from Miranda Lambert with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, The Steel Woods, LoneHollow, and more!… Read More The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox – Week 10 (2021): (Miranda Lambert with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, The Steel Woods, LoneHollow, etc.)
The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox is a weekly series where I cover new entries to the top 40 of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, standalone oddities, and a throwback tune. This week was absolutely loaded with new releases, enough to where I reviewed two singles for Country Universe – Brett Eldredge’s “Good Day” and the Elle King and… Read More The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox – Week 9 (2021): (Vandoliers, Charlie Marie, Blackberry Smoke, etc.)
Getting nostalgic with hits from Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw and more!… Read More The Best Hit Songs of 2006
The last single review roundup of 2020 … and we’re not ending with a bang, sadly.… Read More A Bushel O’ Belated Single Reviews (Jessi Alexander, Priscilla Block, Lee Brice, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Aaron Watson, Chris Young & Kane Brown)
A bit late, but enjoy! … Read More The Best Singles Of The 2010s
Featuring hits from Trent Tomlinson, Billy Currington, Kellie Pickler and more!… Read More The Best Hit Songs Of 2007 (Again)
An album that delivered on all of its expectations… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade Part Four: Dave Cobb & Various Artists – ‘Southern Family’ (2016)
While it’s wonderful to hear Miranda Lambert find peace on Wildcard, between bad production and safe writing, it’s easily her worst album yet… Read More Album Review: Miranda Lambert – ‘Wildcard’
“It All Comes Out In The Wash” signals an underwhelming return for Miranda Lambert… Read More Song Review: Miranda Lambert – “It All Comes Out In The Wash”
It’s that time of the year again. The list-pocalypse will soon arrive to haunt us all. While I plan on waiting to release my songs and albums lists until Jan. 2019, singles are a bit of a different animal. To be eligible for my “best singles” list, the single had to be released anywhere from… Read More The Musical Divide’s Top 20 Singles Of 2018
It’s been over two weeks since I’ve done one of these. Between the massive amounts of albums and singles I want to cover to other life commitments, I just haven’t been able to commit the time I’d like to this feature. Originally I had plans to look back at 1987 since Kyle of Kyle’s Korner requested… Read More The Best Hit Songs Of 2013
The short version: ‘Interstate Gospel’ may be bogged down by a few gimmicky tracks, but this is overall the trio’s most mature, realized record to date. The long version: There was a time when a Pistol Annies album almost made too much sense. Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe may have differed stylistically at the time, but their… Read More Album Review: Pistol Annies – ‘Interstate Gospel’
No, I haven’t forgotten about this feature. Truth be told, I decided to scale it back a bit. Doing one of these every week is fun, sure, but it also gets to a point where I’m just saturating you all with cheap lists, and that’s not the point of this. The point of this is… Read More The Best Hit Songs Of 2010
