Randy Travis

Blogs
February 5, 2013
Tim McGraw Gets Sober, Kills Only Chance of Revitalizing Country Music
Country music has always mystified me. On the one hand, the songs always seem to focus on alcohol, failed relationships, and poverty - subjects that have spawned fantastic art for years. On the other hand, popular country music has been virtually unlistenable for at least the last twenty years.
Blogs
September 18, 2012
How to Avoid Becoming a Walking Country Song in Five Easy Steps
Like many people, I had a brief but intense relationship with country music in the mid-1990s. College couldn't come quickly enough, and, with it, an appreciation for music that delved a little deeper than, "Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee/It gets hotter than a hoochie cootchie." Of course, tha ... More >>
Music
November 28, 2007
Carrie Underwood
Carnival Ride
Music
November 21, 2007
Carrie Underwood
Carnival Ride
Music
February 21, 2007
The Linemen emerge as the best straight-shooting country band in town.
(And please don't call 'em "honky-tonk.")
Music
February 23, 2005
Oppression Rock
We speak out against democracy, worry about Snoop and let Team Tomato give themselves a hand
Music
September 1, 2004
The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock
(Besides Sting)
Film
November 28, 2001
Film Openings
Week of November 28, 2001
Music
November 29, 2000
Union Made
The music made inside Velasco's bar in Florissant is both defiant and relaxed
Culture
December 16, 1998
The Cowboy Way