R.I.P. Amy Winehouse

Drugs are bad.

YouTube Gems: Sammy Kershaw

Sammy was a boss in the 90s.

FTM vs Phil Vassar

Not too long ago, Mr. Phil Vassar followed FTM on Twitter. I'm not a fan of his music, other than the song "Rose Bouquet," but I thought that was cool. Not 12 hours later, I'm guessing after finding out what the blog's really all about, I was promptly unfollowed. Here's a little retribution.

Lyrics Illustrated: Blake Shelton

Jason Fratesi & The Dirt Road Jam Band

Don't worry, they're not that kind of jam band. Check out this massive run-on sentence from my review, then read the whole thing at Roughstock.

Blending the neo-traditional sounds of 90's country acts like Ricky Van Shelton and Neal McCoy with the barroom blues of Delbert McClinton and the contemporary edge of the Zac Brown Band, Leland, Mississippi's Jason Fratesi and the Dirt Road Jam Band are firmly anchored to the roots of countrymusic while presenting a thoroughly modern, radio-ready set of tunes.