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It might surprise people to know that I love country music. I’m from Boston, politically liberal, and would be considered by some to be a member of the coastal elite. My love of music came through my exposure to the unforgiving punk rock movement of the late ‘70s. And I worked for Sub Pop at the height of the grunge era. I can’t deny that I am a music snob. But in college, my

With a controversial new music video, Jason Aldean has fashioned himself the anti-woke hero of the moment. Joyce Linehan is concerned about what Aldean and his ilk mean for country music over all.

There’s plenty of thoughtful music and plenty of entertainment in today’s Pastures of Plenty. The music starts with Alison Krauss and Union Station - "Pastures of Plenty", and ends with Michael Hearnes - "I’m a Senior", a humorous look at human conditions that visit almost everyone late in life.  Between those bookends, you’ll hear musical thoughts such as   "Don’t Think

Updated / Friday, 2 Apr 2021 17:49 Former Revelino front man Bren Tallon has released his debut solo single, Old Man Superman, with an album to follow this summer. We asked him the BIG questions . . . The song is inspired by the story of the Skilled Veterans Corps, a group of several hundred retired Japanese engineers and specialists, who volunteered to undertake the dangerous and difficult task of cleaning up the Fukushima power plant in Japan after the nuclear disaster in 2011, in order to...