Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
May 26th, 2004
Here is Lynn’s first studio album in 12 years, and it’s one of her best ever thanks to production from Jack White. Yeah, that Jack White, of The White Stripes. The combination of Loretta’s high lonesome voice and Jack’s musical composition is actually very good. Add White to the list of rockers such as Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, and Rick Rubin – people who are making better country music than much of Nashville. Thanks to him Loretta makes an amazing comeback despite the best efforts of country radio to keep her down. You catch the video for Miss Being Mrs. on CMT, and read some reviews of the CD at Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.
Rush hour lottery
May 25th, 2004Great link from Riotgeek: A bag of money falls off of a truck and blocks traffic on I-70. It might almost make negotiating the Benton and Jackson Curves worthwhile, but not quite.
Nigel Hamilton – Bill Clinton : an American journey : great expectations
May 24th, 2004
Here’s a Clinton biography covering his life from birth up through the first presidential campaign. It’s burdensomely thorough, but still very interesting with lots of juicy details on the various scandals, mistresses, and oral sex – but stops short of the cigars and DNA stains. It’s also a little bizarre the British author’s almost enographical analysis of Arkansas and it’s people. While the book goes way too far into psychoanalysis, it is still a good insight into what made Clinton one of the best (and worst) presidents of our time.
Susan Susanka – Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
May 14th, 2004
An architecture book advocating better, not bigger, houses. Susanka emphasizes the importance of building high-qualilty, well-designed homes – instead of giant, sterile McMansions. This book is a great resource for anyone looking at a construction or renovation project.
Emo, Y’all
May 13th, 2004Usually CMT’s Crossroads program features great pairings of country and non-country artists. For example… Hank Jr. and Kid Rock, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow, and Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge. However the latest duo is downright scary: traditionalist Brad Paisley and Emo rock poster boy John Mayer. For the love of god, what’s going on??
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