Miranda’s “Revolutionary” EP

Okay, this is pretty cool. Most people already know that Miranda Lambert’s new album, Revolution, comes out in just a few weeks on September 29th. However, this is new: On September 8th (tomorrow), you can go to Best Buy and buy Dead Flowers, a small EP of a few songs:
“Dead Flowers”
“Take It Out on Me”
“I [...]

I am a simple man

Ever have a song just hit you like a ton of bricks?  Sure, you have.  That’s what we’re all looking for when we listen to music.  But sometimes a song just says what you’re thinking – which is a different epiphany altogether.  You have thoughts in your head that you just can’t illustrate with your [...]

Another shot for Blaine Larsen

One of my favorite singers to come along in the past few years is Washington native Blaine Larsen.  In 2004, he released his first album on the small Giantslayer Records, under the wing of the label’s owners Tim Johnson and Rory Lee Feek, now of Joey + Rory fame.  The next year, the 19 year-old [...]

Happy Independence Day

Here’s a selection of some of my favorite songs about America.  They’re not ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’, but they all make a statement about the state of our nation.  And though most of these tracks are 20 years old or more now, their message still rings true.   So Happy Independence Day and enjoy some [...]

Something with a twist to it

Some of the most memorable country songs are the ones which surprise you, the story song with a twist in the tale, or the song which suddenly goes in a direction you really weren’t expecting. Sometimes the effect is desigend to make you laugh; sometimes it may bring you to tears; there are some songs [...]

More than one outlet

Hank Williams recorded under the guise of Luke the Drifter in the early 1950s, Garth Brooks was Chris Gaines, and George Jones as a rockabilly singing duck.  These are just a few of the alter egos country music has created.  An alter ego is a second self – ‘the other I’.  So what drives a [...]

YouTube Finds

Once in a while I still marvel at technology – even things we take for granted now – like YouTube.  It’s been just over 4 years since 3 former PayPal employees created the video sharing site, but it seems that it’s always been there now.  What would we do without music videos and all these [...]

Just a recommendation …

I’ve written about this song on various occasions before in comments on other sites.  But, here is my official recommendation for ‘Nashville Girls’. The track was recorded back in March 2008 for Terri’s album, In My Next Life – scheduled to be released April 29, 2008.  It features guest vocals from Reba, Sara Evans, and [...]

Remembering March 16, 1991

In the early morning hours of March 16, 1991, a plane crashed into Otay Mountain in southern California. The crash, which left no survivors, occurred shortly after the Hawker Sidley aircraft had taken off from Brown Field, a private airport about 15 miles southeast of San Diego.  In addition to the pilot and co-pilot, Jim Hammon, [...]

Remembering March 5, 1963

Forty-six years ago today, on one of the darkest days in country music history, a private plane carrying Opry stars Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Patsy Cline, as well as Cline’s manager Randy Hughes,  crashed near Camden, Tennessee, killing all on board.  They were returning from Kansas City, where they had taken part in a benefit [...]

FYI: Comment Threading

Just as a notice: WordPress.com upgraded how comments work.  I altered the settings so you can now directly reply to a comment. Your new comment will be under the comment you replied to. Just hit the link that says “reply” on the comment that you want to reply to.
I’ll demonstrate how it works in the [...]

Rare tracks: Sara Evans

Since the recent discussion about Sara Evans generated a lot of comments, I wanted to share this track which many of you may not have heard.  It appeared on a 1998 tribute album to Dwight Yoakam.  This is the sort of thing I’d like to hear Sara sing all the time.  Hope you enjoy it:

The [...]

A mess and a blessing …

As you all stop by the My Kind of Country blog today, you may notice that the pages are changing as you read.  We’re trying to get the header tweaked to match the new theme.  Designing the header turned out to be more work than I realized.  But, it wasn’t done by me.  I tried. [...]

Free Download! Neko Case – ‘People Got A Lotta Nerve’

You have probably seen this on The 9513, but here is a free download of Neko Case’s new single, “People Got A Lotta Nerve”.
From Neko’s Myspace page:
“The promotion will run from January 13 to February 3, 2009. Five dollars will be donated [to the Best Friends Animal Society] for every blog post and one dollar [...]

Country First

This is a reminder that everybody’s favorite country music blog is representing country music as a finalist in the 2008 Weblog Awards. Don’t forget to go vote for them here, and then go back every 24 hours and do it again. The 9513 was my introduction to country music blogs and how great [...]

Things Are Tough All Over

I just finished watching President-elect Barack Obama give a speech at George Mason University – ok, I admit, I only caught it because it pre-empted the Price Is Right. But I still watched and listened intently as the future leader of the free world apparently had something to say.
During his 20 minute speech, he [...]

CMT Insider – 2008 In a Nutshell

I just wanted to bring everyone’s attention to a special edition of CMT Insider this weekend titled ‘2008 In A Nutshell’.
I tape the show to my DVR each week, and never miss an episode – I am an uber Katie Cook fan. And I think this week’s is the best episode of the show [...]

Happy New Year!

Have a safe and Happy New Year!  From all of us at My Kind Of Country. And may you have a wonderful 2009 …