A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #540-#531 June 21, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15 A great selection of artists, but not a great selection of singles.
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, #560-#551 June 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11 Classics from Alabama, John Conlee, and Tracy Lawrence are among the highlights this time around.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #570-#561 June 6, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7 On to the next decade of the longest millennia in recorded history.
The Best Singles of the Decade, Part Four: #25-#1 June 4, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 4 Our Best of the Decade feature comes to a close with a look at the very best singles from the past ten years.
Album Review: Rhiannon Giddens, Freedom Highway June 2, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5 The more ambitious a concept album is, the more impressive it is when it succeeds.
Single Review: Dolly Parton, “When Life is Good Again” May 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 6 Dolly Parton taps into her bottomless reservoir of decency and empathy.
Single Review: Martina McBride, “Girls Like Me” May 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 4 Songwriting by committee. For real.
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.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #590-#581 May 23, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10 Weak early efforts from great artists weigh down this section of the list.