Busy as a bee — Hi! Just wanted to give a quick little update on what I’ve been doing, and why I haven’t been posting a ton (again). It’s starting to crack into spring time here in North Carolina, and that means all sorts of things are starting to ramp back up for me! First…

Sometimes it’s okay to judge an album by its cover — I love photography, and the visual arts in general. Since I practice photography on the regular, and I’m decent at it, I think I have a pretty good eye for it. Sometimes I see a photo or piece of art that just stuns me, and I stare at it for…

A fresh take on country, without compromising the genre. — The Canadian country music scene has been on fire for the past few years, producing acts like The Dead South, and Colter Wall. I’ve always been intrigued by the strong scene from up north, and like to check out any new artists coming from the region, as they often have…

A Rockin’ Month Number Two! — Hello, and welcome to the second little wrap-up of 2022! This month I’ve been in a bit of a fog, especially in the latter half, lots of writers block, but I never stop playing music, so here’s a few tunes that kept me (somewhat) sane! “Wilder Days” by Morgan Wade I think this will…

An unexpected instrument. — When I was writing my rankings of every Kacey Musgraves song, I stumbled across this credit from her album, Same Trailer Different Park: “Waffle House background noise on “Blowin’ Smoke” recorded by Luke Laird” I got a kick out of this, and it reminded me of a legendary credit that…

This could be a pivotal moment for modern country music. — A few months ago Luke Combs announced this stadium tour, set to take place in 2022. It will be coming to Denver, Seattle, and Atlanta. This is great in its own right, but the really amazing part of the whole thing, are the openers. Country music is in a very…

An astral poem. — Deep within the moonlit meadows of my mind She lies there, every night Dormant Until I venture into that valley Then, she awakens, ready to dance Awake, alive We laugh, we cry Our tears, falling into puddles Mingling into a reality that had ne’er been She bounds into my arms…

Banning things almost ever works out. — Recently, Terry Barr published an article on the banning of the book, Maus, in a Tennessee school district. Since reading that, I’ve looked more into it, and it seems as though banning the book actually caused a much larger group of people across the nation to read it. The McMinn Maus Trial Banning books — the American Dreamterrybarr.medium.com This phenomena…