Miscellaneous Musings – Page 8

The Jealous Heart

October 7, 2008 Dan Milliken 11

Relationships are tricky business. I’ve got to think country music knows that better than any other art form. Here in the real world, we tend to talk about our relationships with others in simple terms:

The Coping Power of Music

September 20, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

Back in February of this year, I reviewed “You Can Let Go”, a single by a new artist named Crystal Shawanda. The song hit home for me, having lost my father to cancer only a

CMA Fest ’08: Notes, Thoughts and Impressions

September 9, 2008 Guest Contributor 15

I just sat down to enjoy experience “Country’s Night to Rock” and take notes for Country Universe fans. I know there will be a discussion topic or two in here somewhere! Honestly, could CMA Fest

Random Thought

September 6, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 18

Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough… look a lot like old school Dixie Chicks.

Discussion: The Trouble with John Rich

June 30, 2008 Leeann Ward 14

We all know of John Rich. He’s the guy from Big & Richwith a silky smooth voice who has a personality that doesn’t match. He has made more than one controversial statement and has an

Dolly Parton Night on American Idol: Rating the Performances

April 1, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

I’d be hard-pressed to name a better catalog of country music to choose from for American Idol than Dolly Parton’s. It’s deep with fantastic songs, and she’s recorded them in enough styles for them to

Cascada Covers Rascal Flatts

January 21, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 26

After they desecrated “Revolution”, Rascal Flatts doesn’t have the right to complain about people covering their songs, though I imagine this quickly rising pop hit will not go over well with their die-hard fans: There

Sugarland covers Beyoncé

September 20, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 4

Jonathan from over at Slant gave me the heads up today about this video circulating on YouTube. Apparently Sugarland has been doing quite the unexpected cover song in concert lately: When I first heard “Irreplaceable”,

Trisha vs. Trisha

August 13, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 12

Two Trisha Yearwood albums are on the way this year. The first is Greatest Hits, a compilation of fifteen of her bigger MCA hits along with two previously unreleased tracks, on Sept. 11. The second

Bad Moments in Album Cover Design

August 5, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 6

What the heck is going on with this album artwork for the new Reba CD? Who came up with the brilliant idea to take a quite stunning picture of Reba McEntire and put a ton