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The EP Effect: Ke$ha, Taylor Swift and Adam Lambert Mine Platinum In Under 10 Songs

posted: December 8, 2010

They don’t make albums like they used to. These days, acts like Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé and  the cast of Glee are keeping it short and cheap with the EP” an “extended play” release that…
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Noms and Snubs: 2011 Grammy Awards

posted: December 3, 2010

This year was a curious one in GRAMMY world, with some heavy hitters being shut out and some less popular acts finally getting a chance to shine. The ‘Record of the Year’ category is dominated…
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The Death of the 'Greatest Hits' Album

posted: December 2, 2010

How do you keep the music playing when you’re between new releases? What to do to fulfill that pesky final commitment of a multi-album recording contract with a label you’re no longer thrilled to call…
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The Sons of Sylvia—The Clark Brothers' Father Credited For Family Music Success

posted: December 1, 2010

If you think against-the-odds stories are only the stuff of holiday fables, you have yet to meet the Sons of Sylvia. How else to explain how three brothers”Ashley, Austin and Adam Clark”who videotaped a basement…
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Drive-By Truckers Gear Up to Deliver 'Go-Go Boots'

posted: November 24, 2010

The Drive-By Truckers are ready to deliver the band’s next album, Go-Go Boots, less than a year after releasing The Big To-Do. So what’s the rush? “It is going to be our Valentine’s Day record,”…
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Cherryholmes Sweet Sound Ripens

posted: November 12, 2010

Anyone who was at Nashville’s legendary Station Inn when Cherryholmes played there during the recent Americana Music Festival likely won’t forget the event anytime soon. Although there were a host of big name entertainers in…
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