Farce the Music: Gretchen Peters

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Aug 24, 2022

Gretchen Peters w/Barry Walsh Performs "On a Bus to St. Cloud"

This is one of the great songs performed on Gretchen's new live album The Show: Live From the UK.

Aug 11, 2022

Number of Co-Writers to Crappiness of Song Ratio 2

Did this back in 2013. Not an exact science and honestly just cherry picking for clickbait ...many of the best songs were written by 2-3 people, but who cares when you're deriding committee written dreck?

Mar 13, 2019

CXCW Classic / Gretchen Peters / "Blackbirds"

Apr 6, 2018

Top 10 Biggest Country Singer/Songwriter Jerks

Some would imagine that relatively under-the-radar country singer/songwriters would not be as likely to be divas and d-bags as the ultra-hyped superstars. However, this is not to be.

Here are some of the most egregious offenders.

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10. Brandy Clark

Keeps "Draw 4" up sleeve when playing Uno

Tour rider requires Koolaid pickles, a Creed prayer candle, and 5 bottles of Olde English

9. Ed Hill

Thinks Farce the Music is hilarious

Actual crisis actor

8. Mac McAnally

Thinks Soulja Boy is better than 2Pac

Donates to charities promoting homelessness

7. Josh Grider

Does not tell someone if they have a booger

Hobby: Martin Shkreli fan fiction

6. Gretchen Peters

Has been kicked off multiple flights for fighting and drunkenness

Personally puts tiny scratch on each vinyl album ordered through her website

5. Will Hoge

Wears awkwardly short shorts to co-writing sessions

Default font on all emails? comic sans

4. Lori McKenna

Performs thorough and morally judgmental background check on co-writers

2 can a day Copenhagen habit

Wears big hats to church and sits in front of short people

3. Travis Meadows

Spreads nasty rumors about Whiskey Jack's hygiene

Argues with cashiers over expired coupons

Changes Alan Jackson online set lists and Wikipedia page to say AJ covers Lil Wayne, Future

2. Mandy Barnett

Writes "Nice" on page 69 of every library book she checks out

Coughs on buffets

Still wears a bluetooth earpiece

1. Kendell Marvel

Refused shot, gave 73 people flu this year

Secretly writes bro-country songs under pen name Chris DeStefano

Doesn't refill the Keurig

Claims world's largest laserdisc porn collection

Dec 28, 2015

FTM's Top Songs of 2015: 21-40

I'll post my Top 20 songs of 2015 tomorrow, but here are 20 more songs that moved me in 2015. The depth of talent (mostly, but not entirely outside the mainstream) is staggering in recent years, so it's always difficult to narrow songs and albums down to a ranking at the end of the year, but I felt like these all needed some recognition.

In no particular order, though my favorites are generally towards the top of the list.

Jason Isbell - 24 Frames

American Aquarium - End Over End

Courtney Patton - So This Is Life

The Lone Bellow - Diners

Faith No More - Matador

Clutch - X-Ray Visions

Sam Outlaw - Ghost Town

Houndmouth - Sedona

Kacey Musgraves - Late to the Party

Lucero - Went Looking for Warren Zevon's Los Angeles

Alan Jackson - The One You're Waiting On

Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'

Red Shahan - Black Veins Pt. 1

Adele - Hello

High on Fire - The Cave

The Yawpers - 3 A.M.

Gretchen Peters - The Cure for the Pain

Vince Staples - Norf Norf

Eric Church - Knives of New Orleans

Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands

Mar 30, 2015

New Video: Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds

Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds from Eric Power on Vimeo.

Jul 10, 2014

Country TwitterWIN: July '14

Jan 2, 2013

FTM Top 75 Albums of 2012: 51-75

First of all, 2012 was an utterly amazing year

in (mostly) non-radio music.

That being said, placing on FTM's Top 75 of 2012 meant an album was very strong and worthy of much acclaim and multiple listenings. In fact, I was upset to have to place some of these so "low."

A few rules: No live albums, no albums including a majority of previously released songs, no EPs.

Without further adieu, here's the FTM Top 75 Albums of 2012: 51-75:

51. Willie Nelson - Heroes

52. Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream

53. Bob Wayne - Till the Wheels Fall Off

54. Kasey Anderson and the Honkies - Let the Bloody Moon Rise

55. Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson - Wreck and Ruin

56. Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

57. Lincoln Durham - The Shovel vs The Howling Bones

58. Some Dark Holler - Hollow Chest

59. The Lumineers - s/t

60. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - The Lion The Beast The Beat

61. Bart Crow - Dandelion

62. Truckstop Darlin' - Hope and the Heart it Breaks

63. The Shins - Port of Morrow

64. Josh Abbott Band - Small Town Family Dream

65. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

66. The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania

67. Green Day - Uno

68. Jackson Taylor & The Sinners - Bad Juju

69. The White Buffalo - Once Upon a Time in the West

70. The Sword - Apocryphon

71. Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Home

72. Otis Gibbs - Harder Than Hammered Hell

73. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball

74. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual

75. Walt Wilkins - Plenty

Sep 10, 2012

OMG Rant: Modern Country Music

by Brittany Fant, 14-year-old music fan and aspiring reviewer

OK, I'm getting sick of all of u and TRAILER(!) picking on the music I like!!! U people are all old and out of touch with what's cool in America these days, so why should I listen to what u have to say? I mean, u listen to stuff that's like sooooo depressing - u need to get on some meds like my mom and cheer up! Jason Eady? Cute, but depressing. Gretchen Peters? OMG, she makes me wanna go to a shrink. Lucero? Even their fast songs are sad and that guy sings like he just ate a Brillo pad or something. What's the deal with u folks? My real life is already hard enuff. I just want my music to make me smile or dance or kiss my boyfriend or punch his ex in her peppy cheerleader face. I'm on the backside of puberty y'all, I need some happy!!! That's why Taylor Swift and Hunter Hayes (<3) and Brantley Gilbert and stuff like that are all that's on my iPod. And that motorboatin' song, LOLZ! I don't even know what that means but my boyfriend laughs his butt off and looks at my chest every time. Listen, Taylor speaks to us girls. I mean, I am NEVER EVER getting back with my ex. All he wants to do is play Assassin's Creed all day and never ever return my texts. What a loser. And my someday boyfriend Hunter Hunter Hunter Hayes!!! He sings the words that every girl wants to hear. I JUST WANT TO BE WANTED! My current boyfriend doesn't say stuff that sweet, but at least he's on the B Honor Roll and he won me a Plants vs. Zombies doll at the fair. Brantley Gilbert kind of scares me, but "U Don't Know Her Like I Do" is my jam. I always change the words to "u don't know him like I do, that boy's my best friend" and just zone out. It's kind of a sad song, but at least there's lots of guitars! All UR Americana stuff just has guitars that aren't plugged in and violins or something. It sounds like an elephant just lost his best friend. And who cares about country? I don't want to hear some redneck from Dogpoot, Tennessee whining about his woman and his whiskey. That's not real life. Real life is texting and flirting and going to see The Possession on Friday night (don't tell my dad) and laying out in the backyard listening to HUNTER HUNTER HUNTER! So, in summary, country music is about what us kids like and the songs we download on OUR iPhones and what we do after the football game when our parents think we're having a sleepover! It's not about what old people like my parents like. George Strait is old enough to be my grandpop, I don't want my grandpop up on stage in tight western jeans singing about love, gross! So all u people over 25, move out of the way or get run over! Go play Pac-man or listen to Guns and Roses or take ur vitamins.

Mar 7, 2012

Favorite Songs of 2012 So Far

Some of these haven't been released just yet, but Lucero, Delta Spirit and Shooter Jennings all come out next Tuesday. Paul Thorn's new album of cover songs, What the Hell is Goin' On?, is due for release May 8th.

These are in no particular order of preference, though my early fave is "Dance in the Darkness."