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June 9th 2006 in From where I sit

There’s a great article on the Dixie Chicks fracas from Dave White at MSNBC. The gist is that if you were offended by what Natalie Maines said in London three years ago and are still carting a grudge even though now a majority of Americans now agree with her, well, tough noogies!

As much as their new CD “Taking the Long Way” initially left me cold with it’s more adult contemporary sound, the lyrics and the defiant spirit has me coming back to listen to it again and again. I even plunked down a hefty fee to see the Chicks at Madison Square Garden this August.

WILLIE NELSON – The Complete Atlantic Sessions

Release Date – 06/20/2006

THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SESSIONS contains remastered versions of Nelson’s two groundbreaking Atlantic releases — Shotgun Willie, his 1973 debut and “possibly his finest album ever” (All Music Guide), and Phases And Stages, his 1974 follow-up and “one of the great concept albums overall” (All Music Guide) — expanded with studio outtakes, alternate versions, and unreleased music. The third disc, Live at The Texas Opry House, features rare and unreleased performances recorded in Austin in [...]

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Interview with Allison Moorer

PopMatters features a nice interview with alt-country chanteuse (and Steve Earl’s main squeeze) Allison Moorer. An excert:

How do you feel about mainstream country?
I don’t know. What’s happening there? I have no idea. I don’t keep up just because I don’t belong there. I never did. It’s unfortunate that I didn’t because, truly, when I started making records I hoped that I did belong there because I really love traditional country. It’s a really great thing when it’s done with heart. [...]

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