Kevin John Coyne

Grammy Flashback: Best Country Album

January 17, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 23

A look back at the previous winners and nominees of the Best Country Album Grammy, updated to include the 2009 contenders. The Grammys have been doing better in the country categories since they reintroduced the

Country Music Treasure Hunt

January 13, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 49

One of the awesome things about YouTube is that serves as an archive of live performances. Today’s discussion asks you to find a great live performance from a country artist that others might not have

Review: Darryl Worley, “Sounds Like Life to Me”

January 11, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 18

Listening to the Darryl Worley single, my mind kept drifting to one of my favorite Simpsons episodes. Apu, proprietor of the Kwik-E-Mart, has recently become the father of octuplets. He hasn’t slept in weeks, and

Reviews: Barry Manilow & Reba McEntire, “Islands in the Stream” and Dolly Parton, “Drives Me Crazy”

January 11, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 8

“Islands in the Stream” is a ridiculous song. The arrangement is tacky. The lyrics make absolutely no sense. It’s basically a big ol’ hunk of cheese, aged since 1983. So why did it work so

Vote for The 9513 as Best Music Blog

January 10, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 5

The 9513 has been nominated as Best Music Blog at the 2008 Weblog Awards Go vote now and represent for country music blogging!

Review: Trace Adkins, “Marry for Money”

January 7, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 16

What can you say about a mediocre novelty song? It’s not so bad that Adkins embarrasses himself like he did with “Swing”, but it lacks the self-deprecating charm of “I Got My Game On” and

Review: John Michael Montgomery, “Forever”

January 7, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 3

Hear It Again For the First Time

January 6, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 48

Yesterday while driving, “Maybe it Was Memphis” came on the radio. Pam Tillis gets decent rotation on XM, as do all of the nineties stars. It was that song that got me into country music

iPod Check: They Call it Country

January 3, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 32

We’re making iPod Check a weekly discussion feature this year, with a bit of a different spin each week. This week, check out the “Country” genre on your music list and post the first ten

Who Should We Discover in 2009?

January 2, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 25

Recommend an artist for us to discover in the early weeks of 2009, when releases are weak and resolutions are strong. I recommend Kim Richey: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPvOyCr5wYo