Rocks Off has the worst luck with Gary Allan. It's starting to give us a complex. It's ironic, because out of all the artists who get semi-regular play on country stations we hardly ever listen ... Continue reading "Slideshow: Gary Allan At RodeoHouston" >

by teepoo I know its thanksgiving but I already did a playlist on turkey for Canadian thanksgiving so here's a playlist on planes instead. 1. M.I.A.- Paper Planes 2. B.O.B.- Airplanes (Featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams) 3. Human Hands- Trains Vs. Planes 4. Paperfangs- The Fastest Planes 5. Gary Allan- Watching Airplanes 6. The Innocence Mission- Small Planes [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , Between the Notes Like so many country singers, Gary Allan has gotten a lot of mileage out of his love life. His 1996 debut, released when the onetime car salesman was not yet 30, was called 'Used Heart for Sale.' By the time he recorded his third album, 1999's 'Smoke Rings in the Dark,' he was in a melancholy mood over the abrupt failure of his second marriage, to a Versace model. By then, he already had [...]

Johnny Cash was born 78 years ago today in Arkansas and, like most popular musicians following their deaths, his records are still being released and his music is as popular as ever. The sixth and, presumably, final release in the Rick Rubin-produced American Recordings series came out this week. American VI: Ain't No Grave was put together from songs left over from the sessions for the previous instalment. Like most of the albums in the series, the songs deal with death and mortality. To aid my research I've been reading a graphic novel about Cash that I've borrowed from my [...]
As national tours go, there's really only so much going on this weekend--as evidenced by the fact that, unless I'm forgetting some, we only previously spread word on three weekend shows already: the L... Continue reading "Good Friday: Les Americains, Black Joe Lewis, Sarah Jaffe, RTB2, Jack With One Eye, Hayes Carll, Joe Ely, Gary Allan,Justin Nozuka, Automorrow, The Golden Boys, Daniel Francis Doyle, The Steps, Salim Nourallah, 100 Damned Guns, Loretta Lynn, Starhead" >
Gary Allan- The live version Ryan and Lane singin' Songs About Rain at their buddy's funeral
For those who've been emailing wondering where I've been and what's taking me so long to finish up my year end lists, it is with a heavy heart that I explain that my family suffered a great loss last week and all of my time and attention has been focused on keeping busy so I don't have to think about the gaping hole we've no way to fill. In November I made a post and mentioned my Grandpa and