Country Music Pride
By Country Music Pride
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Country Music Pride is your online source for fresh-cut country, folk and bluegrass––new content every day, all carefully crafted by people who know and love country. Check back daily for news, reviews, interviews and contests for all of you...'s.
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Country Music PrideCAST: Eric Church Interview | Christine McDonald's interview with Eric Church for Country Music Pride's podcast episode #4 | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Country Music PrideCAST: Casey James Interview | Christine McDonald's interview with Casey James for Country Music Pride's podcast episode #3 More Casey James: Official Website Casey James Twitter | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Country Music PrideCAST: Jake Owen Interview | Christine McDonald's interview with Jake Owen for Country Music Pride's podcast episode #2 | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Country Music PrideCAST: The Eli Young Band Interview | Christine McDonald's interview with the Eli Young Band for Country Music Pride's podcast episode #1 | 7/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exclusive! Colt Ford Interview, part 2: Colt Ford to Carrie Underwood: Don’t F*ck With My Truck | This is part two of CMP’s interview with indy country star Colt Ford. One thing that keeps surfacing is CF’s frustration with getting his music out to his fans through conventional channels, i.e. traditional radio. The interview heats up when we discuss song messages and what music acts or songs get pushed by the industry establishment… CMP: Do you think the lack of radio support is because you are on an indy label vs. the industry clout of a major label? CF: I don’t know. I couldn’t give you an answer. Jason Aldean’s on an independent label. … I know I don’t sound like George Strait…but you know, the great thing is we already have a George Strait. Who is maybe the greatest of all time. So, we don’t need another one. And that’s what the industry needs to quit doing. Stop trying to find another guy that sounds like Luke Bryan or sounds like Jason Aldean, or Tim McGraw…we already have those guys. Find an original guy... I just don’t understand that philosophy…I don’t know…all I can do is make the best songs that I can make and [radio] is gonna play it or not. I can’t control it. CMP: All the collaborations with featured singers on “Every Chance I Get” are great. I saw on your website that you’ve already shot a video for your Nappy Roots collaboration, track #3 “Waste Some Time.” CF: Yeah, I was just looking at the rough cut right before I called you. It’s pretty cool. CMP: So, that’s probably going to be the next single? CF: No, actually it’s not. People just loved that song immediately. And that video is shot really more for MTV. It’s not for CMT. That’s not really made for country radio which is fine. That’s my issue with a lot of it… when you go back and think about albums that you loved, there are probably lots of songs that you loved on the album that weren’t singles. That may have been your favorite song. That doesn’t mean it’s not a great song, just because it’s not a single. And Nashville gets caught up with ’if it’s not a single [then] it’s not a good song,’ and that’s just bullsh*t to be honest with you. That’s a decision being made by somebody who don’t know sh*t about music…Excuse my language…That’s just somebody…who’s never wrote a song or never done anything… sitting up there [in an office] trying to tell people what to do. And they don’t go out and live in that world and really know what’s going on at these [live] shows… Just because it’s not a single doesn’t mean it’s not a great song. You should have songs on your record that are not made to be singles, but they can still be great, great songs. And, so we shot this video really more for MTV. The new single off the record is going to be the ballad I wrote about my daughter called “She Likes to Ride in Trucks.” CMP: That’s a great song. CF: Thanks. That’s gonna be the new single. And honestly, not to sound like I’m at the end of my rope, but if they don’t wanna play that song at country radio I’m not sure that I can ever give them anything that they will. CMP: I don’t think radio is important to your fans. It doesn’t seem to be where your fans learn about you and where they follow you. It would help broaden your fan base but… CF: No, it’s not. But, at the same time it affects my livelihood not being able to be heard on the radio…it affects me not being able to play at some places without being heard a little bit. And it affects me being able to feed my family. And it hurts me for the guys who I write these songs with. If you look at the songwriter’s on my record, it’s the biggest and the best in Nashville. These are guys that are all friends of mine that I write with. And they write with me because they love what I do and they love what we write. But, I wanna be able to get them a song on the chart where it helps them out as well. I feel like we’re all in it together…just like anyone else | 6/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laura Cantrell Sings “Kitty Wells’ Dresses” at Radio Free Song Club | “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” -- Groucho Marx. Despite what Groucho said, this is one club you want to be a part of. The Radio Free Song Club is a group of ten veteran songwriters with a monthly deadline: ready or not, write a new song every month for host Nicholas Hill to play in a regular podcast. Some of the songs are raw and barely finished, while others are beautifully polished. It's a balancing act and you never know what you'll get -- the surprises are half the fun. Kate Jacobs created the series, which debuted in January 2010, and it's reminiscent of the old Brill Building days of songwriters like Carole King and Neil Diamond cranking out songs on deadline. Recorded at Gary's Chop Shop in SoHo (NYC) overlooking "the beaufitul skyline" of Hoboken, NJ, Session Number Two (the latest) features in-studio performances by Kate Jacobs ("On My Monitor") and Freedy Johnston ("A Little Bit of Something Wrong"), as well as phone conversations with Victoria Williams and Laura Cantrell. Listen to the program or check out the featured songs. Especially nice is Laura Cantrell's "Kitty Wells' Dresses" written by Laura with Amy Allison, and performed by Laura and Mark Spencer. Laura, a Nashville native, considered herself Kitty Wells' number one fan for years, having grown up in a family of Grand Ole Opry fans. The broadcasts offer a unique glimpse into the creative process involved in songwriting. There is a delightful intimacy, as if you're sitting around a comfy livingroom chatting with talented and intelligent musicians. The latest show ends with Hill (not known for his singing prowess) and Dave Schramm paying tribute to the late Vic Chesnutt in a moving live performance. Mr. Hill probably states it best. "This show is a balancing act. An album of sorts. A radio program with no FM modulation. A broadcast that you will seek out. You will find it right here monthly, where it lays in wait for you." Well said. Radio Free Song Club is a gem. | 3/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Monsters of Folk unleashed from the depths | We first wrote about Monsters of Folk, the mysterious folk supergroup featuring Conor Oberst, Jim James Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, singer-songwriter M. Ward and Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis, while fawning over Yames's Harrison tribute EP last week. Now, "Say Please," the first track off their album, is available for download on MonstersOfFolk.com. All you have to do to get it is type in the ol' magic word. With guitars ranging from jangle to fuzz and excellent harmonies, the song is a nice taste of what we can expect from the album, out September 22nd. The release will be followed with U.S. and European tour dates (via Brooklyn Vegan) Monsters of Folk - "Say Please" M.O.F. Fall '09 Tour Dates: 10/13: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum 10/14: Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 10/15: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 10/17: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 10/18: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 10/20: San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre 10/21: Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater 10/22: Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 10/28: Omaha, NE @ Holland Center 10/29: Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre 10/30: Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre 10/31: Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre 11/02: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 11/03: Boston, MA @ The Orpheum 11/06: New York, NY @ United Palace 11/08: New York, NY @ Beacon Theater 11/09: Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music 11/12: Stockholm, SE @ Philadelphia Church 11/14: Berlin, DE @ Huxleys 11/15: Copenhagen, DK @ Vega 11/17: London, UK @ Troxy 11/18: Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre 11/19: Koln, DE @ E-Werk 11/21: The Hague, NL @ Crossing Border 11/22: Antwerp, BE @ Crossing Border | 7/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Justin Moore – Joe’s Bar, Chicago, IL | by Jeremy Climer Friday, August 22 While browsing iTunes on day in the spring, I came across a song called, “I Could Kick Your Ass”. I gave it a quick listen, liked it and decided it was worth my $0.99. The more I listened to the song, the more I liked it and I eagerly awaited the chance to see Justin Moore live. Before I got the chance, he released “Back That Thang Up” as a single and while it was catchy, it was pure novelty and I was hoping this was a record company ploy more than anything (especially after viewing the YouTube home video of his beautiful song, “Grandpa”). My wife and I took our friends and went to Joe’s expecting a killer show, but what we got was pure shtick. This night Justin was opening for a local cover band called Rock Candy and when he came out on stage, I was surprised to see the guy who sang, “I Could Kick Your Ass” was about 5’4” from the bottom of his boots to the top of his Stetson. When he sings, “You’re a little too small to be calling me names”, I wanted to know who the hell he was talking about. He proceeded to play his rap-country blend of music for 40 minutes, with his lyrics consisting of nothing but tired country clichés, such as his song, “Hank It”. Halfway through the set he had lost our attention, and the attention of all but a few young women in the front (there were only about fifty people in attendance). Make no mistake, despite his size; Justin Moore has a huge voice. In real life, he’s the real deal: small town, Arkansas country boy. Unfortunately, whether through the fault of himself, his label or a combination thereof, he attempts to re-invent the Big & Rich wheel with little success. Listen: Justin Moore - Back That Thing Up | 11/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Old Crow Medicine Show | by Jesse Hill On September 23rd, Old Crow Medicine Show will release their third album Tennessee Pusher, a beautifully cinematic and empathetic album about a people and from a people, the American people, the people from which this musical tradition i... | 9/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Episodes |
