On 'Old Town Road', with Chris Molanphy
The expert charts critic joins the pod to talk about his new book on the record-breaking county-hip-hop-pop hit.
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Brit Taylor (and Me) on the First Year Of Motherhood
Brit Taylor is a wonderful Nashville singer-songwriter responsible for two of the best, most consistent front-to-back country albums of the past five years; the vocals are flawless, the sound is a well-honed '90s-country-bluegrass-pop blend that, of course, is that amazing sweet spot
Put A Record On: Bandcamp Friday Edition
Taking down the paywall this week to just share a bunch of new, great music that you can buy — it's Bandcamp Friday, which means that every cent you spend goes directly to the artists (instead of Bandcamp taking a cut). Marissa did a Bandcamp-centric post a couple
The Don't Rock the Inbox Proust-Ish Questionnaire: American Aquarium's BJ Barham
This past Americana Fest, I was lucky enough to moderate a great panel with Raye Zaragoza, Chris Pierce, Mary Bragg and Mon Rovîa about art and activism. And one of the things we spoke about, naturally, was protest music. It's something we're obviously interested in here
Country Music and Politics: 'Choosin' Texas' Edition
The historic reign of "Choosin' Texas" (as of this week it's officially the longest-running Hot 100 No. 1 song ever, without a clear end in sight) is sparking all kinds of takes — that it's slop (all respect to Robin James, whose work