Lady Antebellum's new album Golden entered the Billboard country charts at #1 this week.
The group's previous three outings (four if you include their Christmas album On This Winter's Night) have all rung up to platinum sales (that includes the Christmas album)....Read Full Post More...
Persistence doesn't pay off for Brad Paisley, who's quick with the pickup lines in one of his funniest songs, "Me Neither."
However the tune wasn't rejected by the listening public; they helped "Me Neither" break the country singles top 20 in 2000....Read Full Post More...
Kenny Chesney's Life on a Rock made a #1 debut on the country music charts this week.
That's no surprise for a mega-selling country artist.
But the impressive debut made by the Randy Rogers Band is....Read Full Post More...
Conway Twitty is a two-timin' son-of-a-gun in "(Lying Here With) Linda on My Mind."
The cheating song takes place in the mind of a married man consumed by thoughts of his wife's best friend....Read Full Post More...
The country songs chart got a posthumous surprise from George Jones.
The legend's quintessential tune, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," came barreling full force up the rankings -- leaving Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, and The Band Perry grasping in the dust....Read Full Post More...
Hitting the road this Memorial Day?
Don't leave home without Dave Dudley's "Six Days on the Road."
Released in 1963, the propulsive tune was one of country music's first trucking songs -- sparking a phenomenon that would result in Merle Haggard's "White Line Fever" and Kathy Mattea's "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses."...Read Full Post More...
Lower the flags to half mast, country fans. George Jones died today in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 81.
Few singers have been as influential as George Jones, who counted disciples among such disparate souls as Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen....Read Full Post More...
Florida Georgia Line have not just one, but two singles in this week's country song chart: "Cruise" and "Get Your Shine On."
Both tunes come off the band's debut Here's to the Good Times, which isn't doing too shabby either....Read Full Post More...
Country music moves to the big city in this song from Ray Price, written by songwriting sage Bill Anderson.
It paints a devastating picture of urban isolation -- where heartbroken men search for places to "cry when things don't turn out right."...Read Full Post More...
There was no such thing as bad publicity for Brad Paisley, whose new album Wheelhouse landed at #1 on the country album charts.
Despite the hubbub over "Accidental Racist," or likely ...Read Full Post More...
On tonight's episode of Jimmy Kimmel, Warped Tour alumni *Bad Rabbits (http://www.badrabbits.com)* performed "Can't Fool Me" and "We Can Roll", both from their brand new record, American Love (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/american-love/id632332239). You can check out the performances in the... More...
*Kanye West (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kanyewest)* projected video footage of a new song titled "New Slaves" at 66 locations across the world (http://www.kanyewest.com/) tonight. You can see a few video clips of the projections here... More...
*Paradise Fears* (http://www.facebook.com/paradisefears) have announced that they will release their new EP, Antebellum, on June 25th. You can find the album artwork in the replies.
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01) Warrior
02) Lullaby
03) What Are You Waiting For?
04) Who You Are
05) Fought For Me
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Bridge 9 (http://www.bridge9.com/) has launched (http://www.bridge9.com/read/2902/b9-discography-is-now-available-on-bandcamp) their official Bandcamp page (http://bridge9.bandcamp.com). You can stream (and buy, of course) the entirety of nearly every release in the catalog.
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In the replies, you can check out *The Wonder Years (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thewonderyears)* performing an acoustic rendition of "There There" at the band's New Jersey in-store yesterday.
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You can check out *The Devil Wears Prada (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedevilwearsprada)*'s second studio update in the replies.
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*From Atlantis* (https://www.facebook.com/fromatlantis) has broken up.We would like to thank everyone who has supported From Atlantis for the last few years and anyone else has helped us get to where we are today. Recently the band has come to the agreement to part ways and no longer continue... More...
*Park* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/park) have announced on a local Illinois radio show that they have reunited and are recording a new album.
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*Relient K (http://www.absolutepunk.net/relientk)*'s new album Collapsible Lung will be out (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151618397549805&set=a.62933329804.71196.5433804804&type=1&theater) July 2nd. Artwork is in the replies. More...
