Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Two: They Don’t Have Cash and They Don’t Sound Haggard (1996-2005) May 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 3 It was the best of times…until it wasn’t.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Highway 101, “Who’s Lonely Now” May 24, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6 The first No. 1 hit of the nineties comes from a key band of the late eighties.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Introduction May 24, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8 A new retrospective feature covering the best decade of country music kicks off today.
Single Review: Gary Allan, “Waste of a Whiskey Drink” May 19, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 Gary Allan’s back, y’all.
Single Review: Kip Moore, “Good Life” May 19, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 This has nothing at all to do with country music.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part One: From Bars to Barcodes (1989-1996) May 18, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 You won’t read anything better about country music this year.
Single Review: Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave” May 14, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 3 A meandering and boring record from an artist with credibility to burn.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #200-#191 May 13, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 11 We’re entering the home stretch of the list as we look at the bottom ten entries of the top 200.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #210-#201 May 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 We reach the End of the World before getting to the End of This List.