Posts tagged ‘Alan Jackson’

Wrong Message

I believe a music video should be only one of three things:  a performance, a literal depiction of the story like Martina McBride’s Independence Day, or something funny.  That’s it.  Don’t try to throw any extra messages in it unless they are inherent in the song itself. A recent example of a video gone wrong [...]

2010 HonkyTonkJunkie Music Awards (The Junkies)

Yes, it’s Country Music Association (CMA) awards time again so of course that means it’s also time for the 2nd Annual Honky Tonk Junkie Music Awards.  My approach to the award process is quite a bit different then that of our mainstream counterparts.  First of all, there are no nominations, only winners.  There is none [...]

Honky Tonk (Cover Song) Blues (2009)

A while back I got criticized for playing the Hank Williams song, Honky Tonk Blues, on HonkyTonkJunkie.com. But how can that be, you ask? It’s Hank Williams and it’s got the words honky tonk in it; wouldn’t that song be tailor-made for the station? Well, yes. Sort of. True, it was written by Hank Williams [...]

Evolution (2009)

If one were to take a good look at me, one could make a few assumptions. One would be that I eat too much of the wrong things and don’t get enough exercise. That assumption would be true but that’s not the one I want to talk about. Ever. If the honky tonk tattoos, band [...]

A Sad State (2008)

I went on a hunt for a CD recently and the experience left me depressed.  My girlfriend Jennie’s birthday was coming up and I had just heard Carolyn Wonderland’s Miss Understood online.  I knew Jennie would love it but since I discovered Carolyn’s music three days before her birthday, I decided that in order to [...]

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