Farce the Music

Apr 19, 2011

5 Hip-Hop Parody Album Covers: 2 Pac, etc.

Apr 18, 2011

CD Giveaway: Turnpike Troubadours

Turnpike Troubadours Giveaway

The Turnpike Troubadours are a country outfit out of Oklahoma with a huge following across red dirt country. In fact, their album Diamonds and Gasoline won the Lone Star Music Award for best album of 2010. I mentioned on Twitter that I'd never heard the band, and @kelliegaston quickly remedied that. She hooked me up with a CD for myself and an extra one.

The Turnpike Troubadours have a laid back sound reminiscent of early Reckless Kelly and Steve Earle's more mellow work. It's an unpretentiously catchy album that sounds great in the car with the windows rolled down. If you want hipness-factor, alt-country's gritty defiance or the pop-ness of the current Nashville sound, you don't want this… otherwise, it's for you.

Good news: That extra CD is going to one of you! Just tell me your favorite musical troubadour in this post's comments, on Twitter or on Facebook, and I'll choose one entry to receive the album. It's that easy!

Awkward Gary Levox Photo of the Week

Apr 17, 2011

Country Bumper Stickers 4

Apr 15, 2011

YouTube Gems: Foo Fighters

From their awesome new album Wasting Light, here's Foo Fighters with the awesomely trashy "White Limo." Lemmy!

Apr 14, 2011

Probably inappropriate bumper sticker

Apr 13, 2011

Awkward Gary Levox Photo of the Week

Country Girl A**: a satire

Country Girl Ass

Verse 1

You may surprised to realize

Us country boys get country high

On country girl anatomies

The way they walk, not how they talk

We focus on badonkadonk

If you know what I mean

Build

Butt, I ain't one for subtlety

Hick chick heinie is what I need

Chorus

I love country girl ass

Conversation? No, I'll pass

I love country girl ass

Personality comes last

I'm all about that rural behind

Matter over mind, I'll tell you fast

I love country girl ass

Verse 2

Hey, country girl, shake it for me

That cushion where your thighbones meet

Your dirt road derriere

And I don't care what you've got on

A short skirt, Lees or a little thong

Long as you got junk to spare

Build

And I don't want to date you girl

Just give that gluteus a whirl

Chorus

I love country girl ass

Be a gentleman? No, I'll pass

I love country girl ass

Coveting booty, that's my task

I'm all about that rustic rump

Just make it pump till you get a rash

I love country girl ass

Bridge

Now I like Jesus, I like NASCAR

And American red, white and blue

But I love the place where your flesh parts

I wanna railroad your caboose

I love country girl ass

Posterior baby, or I'll pass

I love country girl ass

I prefer a thick-figured lass

I'm all about that backwoods butt

The place God cut the kindest slash

I love country girl ass

Apr 12, 2011

Top 10 Ways to Complete This Analogy: Justin Moore is to "outlaw" as _ is to _

Justin Moore's new album is hilariously entitled "Outlaws Like Me." FTM pondered other incorrect labels/comparisons in this edition of Top Ten.

Top 10 Ways to Complete This Analogy:

Justin Moore is to "outlaw" as ___ is to ___

10. Rebecca Black is to timeless

09. Barry Bonds is to hero

08. Eric Church is to more outlawer than him

07. World Series Champions is to Cubs

06. Bucky Covington is to MENSA member

05. The White Family is to functional

04. Tyler Perry is to comedy genius

03. Reba is to "all natural"

02. Vince Young is to Hall of Fame

01. Blogger is to oversexed

Apr 11, 2011

Country Day: Bonus Tracks

Apr 10, 2011

Country Day April '11

Apr 9, 2011

Awkward Gary Levox Photo of the Weekend

You go, boy!

Apr 8, 2011

Larry Lee the Primitive Baptist is now on Twitter

Larry Lee the Primitive Baptist is now on Twitter. Praise be!
http://twitter.com/#!/larryleeturnage

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YouTube Gems: J. Roddy Walston and the Business

From their 2010 self-titled album, here's J. Roddy Walston and the Business with "Used to Did."

Apr 7, 2011

How'd I Miss This?

J. Roddy Walston & The Business

My bearded buddy from A Truer Sound was recently engaged in a conversation about this band on Twitter. My curiosity led me to seek out the band's 2010 album ($5.99 at Amazon!!) and I was knocked on my rear. How did I miss this???

Some bloggers and music writers hate comparisons, but I love 'em… so: J. Roddy Walston & The Business Sounds like what would result if you threw The Black Crowes, The Replacements, Appetite era Guns n' Roses, The London Choirboys and Faster Pussycat in a blender. Hair metal haters, never fear. They lean a lot more to the blue-collar 'Mats side of things, but there are large, unhealthy dollops of sleaze rock in every song. There's even a hint of Felice Brothers style folk, but this is a rock album through and through.

J. Roddy apparently leads a debauched lifestyle that Larry Lee Turnage would not approve of. The lyrics are primarily about sex, drinking, questioning religion, drugging and sex. However, he leads us down that well trod rockstar life path with engaging and solid lyrics.

This is fiery, exciting stuff that I wish I'd heard earlier, but I'm just glad to finally discover this rocking band.

RIYL: All the bands I listed above, The Stones, Deer Tick, Javi Garcia and the Cold, Cold Ground, Two Cow Garage, Lucero

You can put your email in and get a free track at the link in the title.

Songs Illustrated #48

Apr 6, 2011

Found on E-Bay: Keith Whitley (Schlitz/Overstreet) lyric sheet

This scrap of Keith Whitley (Schlitz/Overstreet's) fin
al lyric sheet only cost me $119.95 plus S&H!

Feel Bad For You Mixtape: April

This month's edition of the Feel Bad For You compilation features tracks from Bob Dylan and the Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Wrens, Charlie Rich and more. Stream it here.

Visit the site for track information, a download or to leave comments here: http://feelbadforyou.atruersound.com/

Apr 5, 2011

Larry Lee the Primitive Baptist Reviews: Justin Moore - If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away

Justin Moore - If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away

I was excited for a moment when I read the title of this new country music composition. It even started off nice enough too. But as you might expect, things went to the opposite of Heaven pretty quickly.

Mr. Moore ponders the things he might do if Heaven weren't beyond the reach of human hands. Well, Justin, if Heaven were as far as from here to Greenwood, MS, who would even care to go there once their earthly toil were finished? I don't even want to go to Greenwood, for that matter. It smells like rotten eggs and soybeans.

As spotless as my record has been (after that short stint with the pill-popping Gypsies in college), I might even turn to a life of worldliness if Heaven wasn't a perfect escape from this sinful plot of soil and strip malls.

In John, Jesus tells us that he has gone to prepare a place for us and will come and get us later on. He DOES NOT say to drop by when you're on furlough from the prison. Where's the specialness in that? If we could drop in and visit Aunt Martha any old time (not that I want to, I bet she still has that B.O. problem), there would be no sorrow in this world to teach us the benefit of withholding pleasure. People might be having unsanctioned intercourse in the streets with that little inherent limit on desire.

That's not even the worst thing about this song. Justin claims he'd visit his "ol' huntin' dog" if he could. Animals are not in Heaven. They do not have a soul, therefore, they just return to the rotting soil from hence they were produced. Sorry PETA.

He also says that Janis Joplin is in Heaven. Heaven forbid! If that skank has passed through the Pearly Gates with the Lord's permission… I'd rather stay down here with the dead puppies and kitties. That woman did more drugs every night than my son-in-law did at Ole Miss his entire 8 year college tenure.

In summary, this is a profane and irreligious song gussied up with spiritual subject matter to fool country radio listeners into reducing Heaven to a figurative and demeaned idyll. I wish no part of the knee-high to a stink bug Mr. Moore's debauched entertainment.

Apr 4, 2011

ACMs Wrap-up

Just a few more observations from Trailer's La-z-boy about last night's ACM show. (in no particular order that they appeared on the show)

Ronnie Dunn seemed a little out of sorts and somber without his old partner in crime, Kix, who was seen working a coffee cart backstage.

Jason Aldean struck an even more outlaw pose than ever before.

Not one to be out-outlawed, Eric Church took it a step further. Many think he crossed a line.

We witnessed the triumphant return of the Taylor Face.

We also witnessed quite a dog and pony show of celebs with questionable country cred.

Donnie and Marie Osmond

Rihanna got into the spirit of things.

That famed country crooner Celine Dion made an appearance.

And yeah, this was just nasty...

Apr 3, 2011

ACMs Feedback

Read my Twitter posts from during the big show here, but my general reaction to the show is that you should just watch this.

Also, you should go read this!

Awkward Gary Levox Photo of the Week

Apr 1, 2011

New Steve Earle Cover Revealed

YouTube Junk: Jenna Rose is the Next Rebecca Black

My wife brought this lovely video to my attention. I know it's hard to suffer through, but you must make it to the breakdown. Trust me. Ha ha ha, jack my swag.