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      By: Andrew Vaughan 1) What is your favorite Holiday memory as a child? "I don't know what it is about toys, but I love to collect them. Lately, I've been thinking about my Fisher Price Cash Register. I got this toy from 'Santa' for Christmas when I was five years old. I still have it today (with all of the pen marks and colored-in, ripped decals),...
    • Devils with Strings: Mumford & Sons at War Memorial

      By: Emily J Ramey Photos By: Kelsey Naville It seems like the majority of the English-speaking world could at least tap a foot along to “Little Lion Man” these days. Beyond that, I’d be willing to wager that the majority of that majority’s opinion is that Mumford & Sons are some fierce musicians, the melancholy heroes of the...
    • Top 10 Bonnaroo Artists I Wouldn't Miss for My Life and Other Bonnaroo Lists

      By: Emily J Ramey Although I've lived in Tennessee for most of my life (and in Nashville for the past three years) and claim to be an avid music listener/discoverer/lover, I have never been to Bonnaroo. Yes! It's true. Before I came to Nashville, Bonnaroo seemed like just an idea, it was a far off entity that didn't affect me much. I heard about it, it...
    • Magic Kids

      By: Nathan Cox To say that Memphis is known for its musical history is like declaring the sky blue or the grass green. The city’s legacy in the roots of blues and rock ‘n’ roll has been well documented. Names like B.B. King and Elvis are so much a part of American mythology that on the seriously slim chance you’ve never heard their...
    • Terrible Celebrity Sickness - Overwhelming Pop Culture in 2009

      By: Andrew Vaughan As dust settles on the Michael Jackson death, funeral, tribute, and media circus, I'm left with one curious thought: have we really learned anything in the thirty-odd years since the untimely passing of another pop culture icon, Elvis Presley? Fame and celebrity has become increasingly intrusive since the 1960s and the beginning of the...
    • The Luminosity that is LIGHTS

      By: Molly Silver The young artist LIGHTS is nothing short of a breath of fresh air. During our interview, you can tell that she is full of optimism and creativity. LIGHTS is a go-with-the-flow kind of girl, and wants everything to evolve organically. On September 22nd, her album The Listening debuted in Canada, and will debut in the US on October 6th. She...
    • Music 3.0 - The Historical Premise

      By: Paul Schatzkin The glimmer of a new beginning came at the end. The "end" in this case is the final scene of a documentary called "Any Day Now," which follows the summer 2008 tour of a Nashville-based musicians' collective called "Ten Out Of Tenn."
    • "On a Bold Horizon" with Brendan James

      By: Emily J Ramey Brendan James approaches the pop world with an uncommon and bright new image - himself. James chooses to share with his audiences truth and life and knowledge, but all of his own. Instead of playing a part, James portrays himself exactly as he is - warm, introspective, kind - and has therefore achieved abounding success on his terms.
    • Interview with The Bravery

      By: Nikki Spalaris Some time ago, I was listening to my Sirius/XM radio and a song came on to what I THOUGHT was an all 80’s music channels. I couldn’t recognize who it was, but it sounded familiar and it had all the elements of a great 80’s song. Now given my age (which we won't mention), I thought I knew EVERY band from the 80’s. I...
    • Conversation Corner with Chet Atkins

      By: Andrew Vaughan It’s almost seven years (June 30, 2001) since Nashville icon Chet Atkins passed away, and to mark the anniversary, Chet’s favorite pupil, Steve Wariner, is releasing a very personal tribute album. More on that album at a later date when we talk with Steve, but first it makes sense to remember one of the men who made Nashville...
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    By: Andrew Vaughan

    It’s not often that a concert surprises me these days. I’d hate to count the number of gig hours I’ve clocked writing about music these past twenty years and the truth is, sadly, that shining lights of pure musical wonder become harder and harder to find.

    Taking all that into consideration and throwing in the couple of hours driving to Huntsville, Alabama to see a show, it needed to be a pretty good show to knock me off my seat.

    But that’s what I got. It was Victoria Shaw and friends. For anyone wondering, Victoria Shaw is one of Nashville’s pre-eminent songwriters, responsible for several number one hits, such as Garth Brooks’ immense, "The River,” and several top notch solo albums.

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