20 years ago, Joel and Ethan Coen released one of their most famous movies, "O Brother, Where Art Thou". I was a big fan of their movies, particularly Fargo, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing and of course the iconic big Lebowski, so I watched it in my movie theater as soon as it was released. I... Continue Reading →
Johnny Cash: “How many of these people have filled a cotton bag, once in their life?”
Johnny Cash would have been 88 years today. I'm actually reading his autobiography, "Cash: The Autobiography", cowritten with Patrick Carr and published in 1997, 6 years before his death. It's a captivating book and, today, I want to share with you what he wrote about the evolution of country music, some 23 years ago. Please,... Continue Reading →
Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Night in LA
February 10th 2019 was a very special day for Texan country singer Kacey Musgraves. She won all of its 4 nominated Grammy awards category: the most prestigious, the best album of the year award for her splendid third studio album "Golden Hour", but also the best country album award, the best country solo performance award... Continue Reading →
Kacey Musgraves’s golden hour
March 30th 2018. It was Springtime, and Kacey Musgraves was releasing her fourth album, "Golden Hour". Since the very first moment I listened to it, I loved it and I considered it was a masterpiece. It was 7 am today, in France, when I read the news on my laptop and was informed that CMA... Continue Reading →
Please, don’t “dixiechick” Brothers Osborne!
Country duo Brothers Osborne, deservedly awarded in 2017 by the CMA in 2 categories, "vocal duo of the year" and "music video of the year", recently posted some tweets with political content. I'm not here to enter into the debate they created or to talk about this content. This blog is about music and nothing... Continue Reading →