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Nine Pound Hammer to Release Sex, Drugs & Bill Monroe 2/12/08

December 16th 2007 in Bands, New Releases, News, Rock and Roll, alt.country

After assulting the pop-culture by having a song on Tony Hawk’s latest video game and penning a theme song for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s new feature “12 Oz Mouse!”

Lexington, Kentucky’s cow-punk powerhouse “Nine Pound Hammer” is coming out with their long awaited follow up to Kentucky Breakdown.

“Sex, Drugs & Bill Monroe” drops on Feb.12, 2008 from Acetate Records. Just in time to get the album along with a six-pack of PBR and pork rinds for your sweety.

15 year-old Vince Mira On the Ellen Show

I don’t watch Ellen, but I found this clip over at the Hank III posting board and this kid blew me away with his cover of the June Carter’s “Ring of Fire” (nice shirt too!) Ellen’s gift at the end was pure class!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRzbkAtm0fU[/youtube]

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PopMatters best of 2007

The ever snarky yet entertaining music site PopMatters are dropping their “Best Of…” lists by genre and their list of 2007′s Best Country is an insightful pick of the crop. My three favorite female country crooners of the year, Elizabeth Cook, Sunny Sweeney, and Miranda Lambert made the list as well as some typical Nashville faire. They also take time to take some cheap shots at the Eagles (Linda Ronstadt’s old backing back reinvent itself as the oldest boy [...]

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