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Girlyman, Supernova Shine Bright: Download the Album's First Single

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.07.2012

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Michael Bialas

To celebrate the May Day online release of its fifth studio album, Supernova, Atlanta-based folk-rock-pop quartet Girlyman is offering an exclusive free download of "Empire of Our State," the album's first single that is making its premiere on my blog at The Huffington Post.

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Amy LaVere Among the Wander(ing) Women Here to Stay

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Memphis, Otha Turner, Grace Zabriskie, Shannon McNally, Karen Dalton, Valerie June, Sharde Thomas, Luther Dickinson, Cd, Amy LaVere, Craig Brewer, Mississippi, Movies, North Mississippi Allstars, South Memphis String Band, The Wandering, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Even though she's lived and worked in Memphis since 1999, singer-songwriter-actress Amy LaVere isn't tied down to one place or, for that matter, one career.

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Like Peter Pan, Butterfly Boucher Really Does Know How to Fly

Michael Bialas | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Jack White, Australia, Nashville, Ten Out of Tenn, Missy Higgins, Butterfly Boucher, Cd, David Bowie, Lilith, Sarah McLachlan, Katie Herzig, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Butterfly Boucher has experienced a roller coaster of emotions in life, love and career since coming to America from her Australian homeland in 2001. On her self-titled third album, she shares all those feelings with you.

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Just In Case It Matters: Dr. Thompson Goes to the Derby

Dan Lybarger | Posted 04.02.2012

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Dan Lybarger

In a development that ended up defying the odds, the 7,000-word essay "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" and its author, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, wound up inventing an entirely new type of journalism.

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How Jewel Inspires

S.Z. Berg | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Project Clean Water, You Were Meant for Me, Hunger, Alaska, Jewel, Here's Hope, Who Will Save Your Soul, The Voice, Homeless, Pieces of You, Album, Cd, Conagra, Child Hunger Ends Here, Platinum Recording Artist, Celebrity News
S.Z. Berg

It wasn't like Jewel was trying to "make it" when it happened. She was just trying to make it from one meal to the next. No, her hunger wasn't for fame, it was the real hunger, the kind that having the misfortune of being born into poverty brings.

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Valentine's Day Video Premiere: Getcha Some Sugar + the Hi-lows

Michael Bialas | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Marc Broussard, Nashville, Amy Stroup, Rockabilly, Music Video, Cd, Trent Dabbs, The Civil Wars, Soul Music, Ten Out of Tenn, Sxsw, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at8.37.13AM.jpgWhat started out as a mild infatuation developed into a deep affection. So after repeated spins of Sugar + the Hi-lows' debut album, it's time to spread a little lovin'.

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He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

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Natalie Pace

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

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The Making of MiniDisc

David Julian Price | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Aac, Minidisc, mp3, Sony, Ipod, Apple, Cd, Md, Japan, Morita, Technology News
David Julian Price

MiniDisc was surely the last hurrah of Sony's heroic age. It was a time when Sony was driven by engineering purity rather than sales and marketing commonsense.

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Faces of Telluride, Part 3: Nora Jane Struthers, Fresh Face

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.15.2011

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Michael Bialas

Along with her band the Bootleggers, Nora Jane Struthers has followed the formidable footsteps of bands such as the Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek by winning the prestigious Telluride band contest.

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Faces of Telluride, Part 1: Abigail Washburn, Friendly Face

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Uncle Earl, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, Sparrow Quartet, Darrell Scott, Mumford and Sons, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Abigail Washburn, Cd, Colorado, Colorado College, China, Kai Welch, Bela Fleck, Flecktones, Planet Bluegrass, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

If Abigail Washburn didn't already have a job as an earnest clawhammer banjo player who takes adventurous side trips away from the bluegrass realm that has served her so well, the singer-songwriter could run for mayor of Telluride. And win.

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Swing in the Ring: The Sweetback Sisters Are Looking For A Fight

Michael Bialas | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Hazel Dickens, Zara Bode, Patsy Cline, Davis Sisters, Sweetback Sisters, Skeeter Davis, Brooklyn, Emily Miller, Massachusetts, Cd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hank Williams, Jesse Milnes, Music, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

With Looking For A Fight, the Sweetback Sisters could turn out to be the decade's Bring It Girls. Showing true grit and wit, they are a genuine blast from the past -- no matter how far back you want to go.

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Why Pieta Brown Digs the Music of Dylan, Dire Straits and her Dad

Michael Bialas | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Cd, Bo Ramsey, Pieta Brown, Iowa, Dire Straits, Iris DeMent, Carrie Rodriguez, Bob Dylan, Denver, Mark Knopfler, Greg Brown, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

When you're a performing artist as deeply personal as Pieta Brown, trying to carve out a living by sharing your innermost thoughts can be a delicate balancing act. Especially when you'd rather keep those feelings to yourself.

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Review: Robert Plant Brings His Grand Band of Joy to the World

Michael Bialas | Posted 07.03.2011

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Michael Bialas

With looser jeans and tighter arrangements, Plant moves a bit slower but still displays the same charisma and gallantry of his previous life. Thankfully, he doesn't totally ignore those prancing "Dancing Days."

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As the Wheels Turn: The Drive-By Truckers Will Take You for a Ride

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

A band built on longevity, sheer stamina, homespun lyrics and double-barreled guitar blasts is a testament to their willpower. Drive-By Truckers get a lot of mileage out of their act, but how far can they go before running out of gas?

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Lee Camp's Chaos for the Weary Cuts for the Quick

Dylan Brody | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dylan Brody

Chaos for the Weary is rife with startling juxtapositions and keen cultural insights on social injustice, economic disparity and rampant consumerism, as Lee Camp keeps the laughs coming throughout.

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Love, Canadian Style: The Wailin' Jennys Are Bright Morning (Afternoon and Evening) Stars

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

Talk about a sweetheart deal hours before Valentine's Day. Three angelic voices in one heavenly group called The Wailin' Jennys were making one of the...

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Eight-Track Museum Gives Slice of Music History a Place in the Sun

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ian Hunter, Buick Skylark, Eight-Track, Record Business, Music Business, George Albert, Deep Ellum, Al Kooper, Jerry Reed, Cashbox, Truckers, Bucks Burnett, Wax-Cylinder, Jimmy Paige, Pete Freedman, Cash McCall, Deep South, Ronnie Lane, Pontiac Firebird, Spinal Tape, Cloud 8, Harry Shearer, Red Sovine, Marmalade, Cd, Spinal Tap, 8-Track, Car Culture, Edward Lear, Dallas Observer, Earl Muntz, Lear Jet, Brian Setzer, Bob Hiemenz, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

My Eight-track's pumpin' out a country song/ About a girl that's done me wrong/ My Eight-track's playing all your favorite songs/ So come on honey sin...

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Steel Magnolia's Heart-On: Delaney & Bonnie and... Bert and Ernie?

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Stewart, Bekka Bramlett, Meghan Linsey, Bonnie Bramlett, Steel Magnolia, Can You Duet, Cd, Robert Pattinson, Country, Nashville, Blake Shelton, Acm, Joshua Scott Jones, Duos, Miranda Lambert, Delaney Bramlett, Bert and Ernie, Cmt, Valentine's Day, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Leave it to a couple of lovebirds to sing the praises of some of their favorite singing partners.

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Hot Duo Steel Magnolia Have A Three-Way... Conversation

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Bekka Bramlett, Meghan Linsey, Nashville, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Perfect Couples, Naomi Judd, Joshua Scott Jones, Can You Duet, Duos, Cd, American Idol, Scott Borchetta, Cmt, Acm, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones seem perfectly suited for that new NBC comedy.

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Carrie Rodriguez Reveals Her Love Connection With Our Country

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

Carrie Rodriguez was cracking up at the very idea, realizing how preposterous this pairing on her most recent album might seem to a perfect stranger.

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Allison Moorer HuffPo Interview: Awaiting John Henry Earle

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Depression, Crows, Levon Helm, Steve Earle, Cd, Lilith Fair, Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan, Justin Townes Earle, Country, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, R.S. Field, Woodstock, Album, Allison Moorer, Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Singer-songwriter Allison Moorer talks about her new album,Crows, the impending birth of her first child and the state of country music.

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Jennifer Nettles on Why This Sugarland Is Your Sugarland

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

Jennifer Nettles, lead singer, songwriter and charmingly take-charge performer of the sweet and sassy duo known as Sugarland, is upfront about her band's latest record.

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How The Fed's Low Interest Rate Policy Is Hurting Savers, Retirees

The Huffington Post | Willam Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the Fed's key interest rate approaching zero, there's rarely been a better time to borrow. It happens to be a particularly bad time to save, howe...

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An Intriguing Neil Finn Makes Crowded House Call

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

Just days before the start of Crowded House's North American tour, Neil Finn is chatting from a hotel room in New York.

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Sweet Pieta Brown Gives Grand Performance for Grandmother

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shannon McNally, June Cleveland, Bo Ramsey, Pieta Brown, Folk, Iowa, Cd, Red House Records, Iris DeMent, Blues, Music, Mark Knopfler, Denver, Concert, Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Ain't grandmotherly love grand? June Cleveland can read Pieta Brown's lyrics at home while still enjoying the music, all along cherishing those precious moments spent with her first grandchild.

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