There's no shortage of cross-talk about authenticity in country music, but Ross Cooper is one of the few Nashville songsmiths who is an actual rodeo cowboy. In our interview, Cooper explains the jarring medical condition that inspired his new album's name and how he's just trying to live in the moment.
Got caught up in prepping for the long weekend to post this earlier! I wrote a little blurb about Brandy Clark's stunning self-titled album for the Nashville Scene's Another Look column!
I was planning to write a little bit about this, but the folks over at Americana Highways did the work for me (and did a much better job than I would’ve)....
This week's queer country playlist features Joh Chase, Autumn Nicholas, Izzy Heltai, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lizzy Lehman, Lydia Loveless, and Shadwick Wilde! Crank up your speakers!
Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" has underlined the stereotype of country music as an inherently conservative genre of music, but there's a liberal lineage too. @TheConversationUS's William Nash writes about country and Americana songs that focus on reproductive rights, including Loretta Lynn's "The Pill," Dolly Parton's "Down from Dover" and Molly Tuttle's "Goodbye Mary."
And I'm done thinkin'
that you could ever change
I know my heart will never be the same.
But I'm tellin' myself I'll be okay.
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger.
Oliver Anthony slams Republicans for using his song at GOP debate: 'I wrote that song about those people'
In a video statement addressing the viral reaction to his song "Rich Men North of Richmond," singer Oliver Anthony distanced himself from the conservatives who've latched onto the song.
It's you and me and the basic channels,
Yard full of weeds and some beat up flannels,
Little house, out of town,
Hunker down through the highs and lows,
When the sky comes down,
Baby I'm gonna hold you close,
God, it's been so long since I've felt at #home
I've forgotten what it feels like to belong
Anywhere
And I'm scared
I might forget who I am too
If I don't come home soon
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After 2 decades in LA, Maia Sharp is ready to turn a new leaf and be her new self on Reckless Thoughts. We discussed her nee confidence in the Nashville Scene!
It's baby's first Hester Street Fair! Come for the queer country zines, stay for the indie comics with art by Angela Boyle, enamel pins, and linocut prints!
Gen Z Historian guest stars on Lynae Vanee's Parking about white country singer Jason Aldean + his supporters trying to erase BIPOC from the rural landscape via threats of violence
Americana Highways - New Zach Bryan review (americanahighways.org)
I was planning to write a little bit about this, but the folks over at Americana Highways did the work for me (and did a much better job than I would’ve)....