The CMA Awards are the talk of the country music world right now, and unfortunately for them, it’s not the kind of press you want. The 60th annual CMA Awards are set to take place on November 18 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and ahead of the ceremony, the CMAs announced that the show would pay heavy tribute to ’90s country, which is awesome… that’s the era that I grew up in, the era that shaped my country music fandom. […]
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Tyler Reddick doesn’t get to listen to much music in his car when he’s at work these days. But when he was growing up, he got to hear all kinds of new music – before it was ever released. That’s because the NASCAR Cup Series driver is the grandson of Benny Brown, is a legendary music executive who founded Broken Bow Records, among other country music labels. Brown got his start in country music while owning a car dealership in […]
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Tony Stewart thinks he has exactly what it takes to fix all of the problems that have been plaguing NASCAR in recent years. Many fans of the sport have argued that it’s lost its way as of late. Television ratings have gone down as fans have not-so-privately grumbled about NASCAR abandoning its roots to chase new fans that it never seemed to attract. If you take a look at the past decade or so, NASCAR has decided to take races […]
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I can’t say I saw this collaboration coming, but I’m sure not surprised it turned out this great. Several months ago, the up-and-coming jamgrass outfit Mountain Grass Unit met up with legendary Texas songwriter Hayes Carll to write a song, and the result is a modern bluegrass classic that briefly unites two scenes that don’t typically overlap. Titled “Railroad River Junction,” the Vance Powell-produced track is a fast-paced bluegrass tune that speaks to the importance of community and brings to […]
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Wolves have long been one of the top predators in North America, having once roamed over 2/3rds of the continental United States and pretty much all of Canada. They have few natural predators and can take down creatures many times their size by pack hunting. They rely on a devastating combination of marathon endurance and burst speeds of up to 40 miles per hour to exhaust and overwhelm their prey. Rather than depending on stealthy, explosive ambushes like big cats, […]
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