Dixie Chicks

Actor Matthew Marsden Hides Right-Wing Political Views

Jackson Williams | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

If Matthew Marsden is really honored to hang out with anti-gay, religious-right hate mongers -- and that's who he flew halfway across the country to be with in private -- then he should do it in the light of day.

Huh?

Dave Hackel | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media


Dave Hackel

Everyday the news is filled with statements that just don't make any sense. I write them down and then I study them later. Many still puzzle me. Maybe you can help me make sense of them.

What is Work? Listening to Inspiration, With Songwriter Darrell Scott

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


Sharon Glassman

Two years ago, during a working trip to Lyons, musician Darrell Scott visited an energy healer. It changed the way he thinks about music.

A Dream Goes On Forever: A Playlist for Senator Ted Kennedy

David Wild | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


David Wild

Senator Ted Kennedy loved to sing. And so it seems only fitting to make a playlist in memory of this singular American icon who did so much for so long to help so many.

Dixie Chick Ex Charlie Robison Sings Of Break Up

AP | JOHN GEROME | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country rocker Charlie Robison didn't have to retreat to a cabin in the hills or listen to old records to find inspiration fo...

David Feherty's Triple Bogie

Stu Kreisman | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

Feherty insulted every person who puts on a uniform to fight for the US. He cast them all as hate mongers willing to assassinate members of the government that he doesn't care for.

The Pianist: Polish Political Protest

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

There is something profoundly venerable about an artist who is not afraid to speak up. Krystian Zimerman spoke out against President Obama intention to press ahead with George W.'s plans to install a missile-defense shield in Poland.

Rush Limbaugh vs. The Dixie Chicks

Paul Reiser | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics


Paul Reiser

You wanna say, "Boy, I don't think this is gonna work," or , "This is the dumbest plan I've ever seen" -- great. God bless. This is America. But to incite millions to hope for failure?

Dixie Chicks Singer Sued For Defamation

AP | CHUCK BARTELS | Posted 01.04.2009 | Entertainment


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines is the target of a defamation lawsuit by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys s...

A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

Home: Finding Out Just Where That Is

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


Cathleen Falsani

In hindsight, I'm certain I was in shock. Shaken. Utterly broken. I turned on the radio dial to Chicago's WXRT as I drove and heard a familiar voice singing.

BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

[Today's Hallowe'en column is in two ghastly parts -- one frightful, fingernail-chewing tale for each side of the corpse-ridden and zombified politica...

Culture Zohn: Lessons from Lenny

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Patricia Zohn

2008-09-25-BernsteinconductingbyWalterStrateStudioCourtesyoftheNewYorkPhilharmonicArchivespull.jpg Let's hope in the current economic meltdown, we find a way to keep our artists and composers close to home.

Lionsgate Too Cheap For New Dixie Chicks Song

New York Post | Posted 10.12.2008 | Entertainment


THE Dixie Chicks wrote and recorded the red-hot title track for the new indie flick "The Lucky Ones" - but you won't hear a single note of it when th...

Dixie Chick Emily Robison Divorces After "Conflict Of Personalities"

AP | Posted 09.07.2008 | Entertainment


SAN ANTONIO — Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her husband, singer Charlie Robison, have divorced. The San Antonio Express-News reported that Char...

Not Ready To Make Nice, Redux

R.T. Eby | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home


R.T. Eby

Natalie Maines and The Dixie Chicks were vilified for criticizing a U.S. political figure and his policies on foreign soil. Oh the outrage! But didn't Bush just do the same thing from the well of the Israeli Knesset?

Dixie Chick Starts Defense Fund For Convicted Killers

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The Dixie Chicks have a new controversy on their hands. In particular, lead singer Natalie Maines has started a defense fund for three Arkansas men th...