Live Daily — Country legend Hank Williams Jr. will set out on a North American trek this summer in support of his forthcoming June release, "127 Rose Avenue." The outing, which kicked off with a couple Indiana shows in April, continues May 23 in Solomons, MD, hit... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — This post courtesy of Listener Thomas G. Johnny Paycheck - Cocaine Train Merle Haggard - White Line Fever Lonnie Irving - Pinball Machine Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues Dean Martin - Houston Luke The Drifter - Just Waitin' Tommy Blake... more info

Stereogum — Canadian songstress Serena Ryder's had a productive decade, releasing four albums and three EPs of original material, alongside working as a lead vocalist on this year's Great Lake Swimmers LP Lost Channels, since debuting in 1999. She's marking ten ... more info

There is a growing disconnect between the reality of life in the 21st century and the world in which country music exists. This is especially evident when it comes to social issue songs, which are, with increasing frequency, little more than hollow s... more info

Anaphora Music — You saw it here first, Rehab’s music video for Bartender Song featuring Hank Williams Jr., and it’s been nominated for CMT’s Wide Open Country Video of the Year. I have to say, this duo sings it like they know what their talking about (By the w... more info

All About Jazz — In 1929, a jaunty tune called "Ain't Misbehavin' " made its debut. Performed by pianist and singer Fats Waller, who co-wrote it with Louis Armstrong and others, it was a naughty, saucy love song. A hit back in the Depression day, it's been revived in... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — We had posted these covers back in 2006 and I just rediscovered them recently after someone requested we re-upload them. They don't really touch the beauty of the originals but Beck does a damn good job conjuring up similar vibes, particularly with ... more info

Guardian Music — Even after a 27-year break, the music of Brian Eno and David Byrne is umbilically linked. They talk to Edward Helmore about punk rock, paranoia and the power of singalongsDavid Byrne is sitting outside the ladies parlour, upstairs at the Tampa theatr... more info

JamBase — Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images from: www.hank3.com Hank Williams III/Assjack :: 02.18.09 :: Emo's Alternative Lounge :: Austin, TX Hank Williams III by Ben Cossel Emo's Alternative Lounge was a frenzy of fists pumping, cowboy hats waving, thro... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info