You can read Josh’s full essay when you subscribe to our Patreon. CONTENT WARNING: Non-graphic mention of a suicide attempt. As I write this, Travis Tritt is boycotting Anheuser-Busch over the company’s inclusion of a trans person in a beer…
Howdy, cowpokes, Sorry it’s been a minute! I’ll tell you a little bit about my Nashville adventure in a second, but I also want to make two announcements: As for Nashville, I was there to see Adeem the Artist play…
Howdy, cowpokes, This will be a superpost! Not only are cities around the country gearing up for Pride celebrations this weekend, I also skipped last week. I threw my back out and had been staring at my computer all week…
Data journalists Jan Diehm and Dr. Jada Watson did a deep dive on just how often women (and other marginalized groups) are played in country radio. The results aren’t great, but they’re presented as a visual essay on The Pudding…
Howdy, cowpokes! First of all, thanks so much to everyone who has so generously contributed to the Rainbow Rodeo issue 3 fundraiser! In just 5 days, we’ve raised $1180! Only $220 to go, so consider pre-ordering your copy of the…
Howdy, cowpokes! This article is EXCLUSIVE to those who pre-order issue 3 of Rainbow Rodeo! We’re in the midst of raising funds for it, so click here to donate or subscribe to the zine! Dolly Parton has had a busy…
Hey, cowpokes! It’s Pride! And I can only hear that phrase in the “It’s corn!” kid voice. I have somehow become an avid baseball fan and so a lot of the Pride Discourse I’m seeing these days is which teams…
Howdy, cowpokes. I don’t have much to say this week that hasn’t been said better by other, smarter folks. (Also, my brain is completely shot from doing layouts and formatting for issue 3 of the Rainbow Rodeo zine! A great…
To be honest, I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the ills of the current Nashville industry than I do for country music lyrics, so I had to Google country songs about mistakes (yeah I know there are a zillion) and…
Howdy, cowpokes! Things have been a little quiet this week as I (Rachel) rounded the corner on finals. Two great albums came out today, though: Jude Brothers‘ render tender / blunder sunder and hotshot guitarist Michelle Malone’s Fan Favorites, Vol.…