Best of 2010: January

Yeah, it's way early, but there have already been some solid music releases (or soon will be):

Top Albums 2010

1. Retribution Gospel Choir - 2

*2. Great American Taxi - Reckless Habits (March 2)

3. Reckless Kelly - Somewhere in Time (February 9)

4. Ray Wylie Hubbard - A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C)

*5. Kasey Anderson - Nowhere Nights (February 16)

6. Joe Pug - Messenger (February 16)

7. I See Hawks in L.A. - Should've Been Gold

8. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

9. Vampire Weekend - Contra

10. Spoon - Transference

11. The Honey Dewdrops - If the Sun Will Shine

12. Freedy Johnston - Rain on the City

13. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor (March 9)

14. T-Model Ford - The Ladies Man

15. Raina Rose - When May Came (February 10)

Honorable mention: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

*More on these 2 soon!

Hair Metal Parody Album Covers

John Rich's Songwriting Tips #28

Keep up with news and pop culture. You gotta stay current with your message to keep the dead prez in your pockets. I've already got a song written and recorded about Tiger Woods cheating on his sexy ass wife (Hey Elen!). It's the lead single for my next, uh, the deluxe super limited edition re-release of my current album. It's called "Nine Wood to the Nuptials"; ain't that catchy? Watch your Fox News, children. That's where the wisdom's at. Especially when I'm a guest on there.

*Not actually written by John Rich.

YouTube Gems: The Devil Makes Three

Here's a cool new video of "All Hail" from The Devil Makes Three!

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A new look for the B.O.M.

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