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The lineup for Stagecoach 2013 has been announced. It will be held April 26-28, 2013 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. See also: *Stagecoach Festival: The Fashion Report *Stagecoach Festival: The Music *Johnny Cash's Anti-Semitism Touched On In New Documentary The headliners are Toby Keith on F ... More >>

Johnny Cash's Anti-Semitism Touched On In New Documentary

By Peter Gerstenzang "It wasn't the drugs and arrests and no-shows that broke Saul and Johnny up," says Jonathan Holiff. He's the son of Saul Holiff, the manager of Johnny Cash in the 1960s and early '70s, a time that included the prison LPs, the jail stays, and Cash's reawakened fundamentalism ... More >>

If You Don't Like Country Music You're a Blue State Elitist

See also: Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup": Why This Song Sucks Asking people what kind of music they like can be a loaded question. People want to seem open-minded, yet cool, which for some reason tends to inspire this insipid response: "I like pretty much everything. Except country." (The hipster var ... More >>

Top 10 Simpsons Food Episodes: Tomacco Ribwich with a Side of Guatemalan Insanity Peppers Skittlebrau

​Food writers have been stoked this week about the The Simpsons' upcoming episode on gastro culture. Our own Margy Rochlin interviewed Simpsons Executive Producer Matt Selman, who admits he's a big fan of Jonathan Gold. "We kind of make fun of foodies," he says, "but in real life we actually l ... More >>

Top 5 Weekend Food Events: The Big Lebrewski, Whole Beast Feast, Septemberfest, Pesto Madness, Social Sundays

The Big Lebowski, where the White Russians never stop flowing.​We've already mentioned the three-day Precious Cheese Feast of San Gennaro (think: Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, food and carnival games), and in case we forget, Jar is also celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special dinner bene ... More >>

The Five Best Cover Songs Ever Covered, Rediscovered!

​ Sometimes the artist who authored a song does a bang-up job in the recording and you never need hear from the song again, except to hear it over and over and enjoy its overwhelming awesomeness. And sometimes an artist writes an incredible song and does an amazing job, and later on, some oth ... More >>

X, The Blasters and Kris Kristofferson Turn In a Ring of Fiery Performances at Johnny Cash Music Festival

Lina Lecaro Exene Cashes in.​ Few music icons (dead or alive) come close to the enigmatic spirit of Johnny Cash. He may have been a country fella, but he was a whole lotta rock n' roll, too. His outlaw swagger, black attire and risky, rebellious choices (from jail jamborees to Nine Inch Nails ... More >>

Music Picks: Roseanne Cash, Theophilus London, Acid Mothers Temple

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Top 10 Gratuitous Acoustic Pop Covers

​Watching Katy Perry's cover of Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" reminded us: In college, roughly 68% of undergraduates (a figure we made up for purposes of sounding researched) take up the acoustic guitar. Think of it as a rite of passage marred by awful covers of Neil Young and the inevitable Bla ... More >>

Johnny Cash's Demo for "I Walk the Line"! (Listen)

​Pitchfork has the tracklisting for the new compilation of Johnny Cash rarities from the very good years (1954-1969). It includes fantastic material like a '50s radio broadcast from Memphis, demos for "I Walk the Line," "Get Rhythm" and "Belshazzar," rare Sun records recordings, and versions o ... More >>

Top 10 Songs For the Apocalypse (Bird Death? Crabicide? Snooki's Book? Signs of the Endtimes!)

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Top 10 Songs About Hangovers, One Night Stands and That Rough Morning After

Top 10 Songs About Hangovers, One Night Stands and That Rough Morning After

Read Johnny Cash's Homoerotic, Biracial Fantasy in His Own Handwriting!

​The recent auction of Johnny Cash's own memorabilia yielded some interesting web commentary, but buried in the catalog we found an incredibly strange item that made us reassess the super-macho image that the Man in Black unwaveringly projected. Could these handwritten lyrics perhaps point to ... More >>

In Search Of: Chad Brown on Rare Country From Prison, Johnny Paycheck and the Phillipines

courtesy chad brown​ Chad Brown is an L.A.-based DJ and the singer/guitarist in CB Brand, and he may well know more about country music than anyone you're likely to encounter in this city. He is a true historian who recalls the backstories of each record in immense detail--from how he found i ... More >>

Johnny Cash's Guitar, Song Books, and San Quentin Jumpsuit Up for Auction

Johnny Cash's Guitar, Songbooks, and San Quentin Jumpsuit Up for Auction

Haiku News: Kanye's Meh Mini-Movie, Jónsi Cancels In-Store Tour, Local Natives' New Vid, Katie Perry Gets Branded

Haiku News: Kanye's Meh Mini-Movie, Jónsi Cancels In-Store Tour, Local Natives' New Vid, Katie Perry Gets Hitched

Top 10 Country Radio Songs to Open Your Mind (Even if You Think You Hate Country Music)

Eazylanish/Flickr​We've seen it over and over on Facebook profiles. Music: "I like just about anything...except COUNTRY, of course!" As if admitting to liking mainstream country music (because, sure, everyone likes Johnny Cash) is like admitting to having a Beanie Babies collection. It's sham ... More >>

Winery Road Trip: Cliff Lede's New Platinum Playlist Classic Rock Tasting

There are certain specific rules for drinking and listening, say, Johnny Cash with cheap beer (should prison water prove difficult to procure) and just about any wine with jazz. Unless you're opening a bottle of Cliff Lede, which is a classic rock-only leaning vineyard. When it opened several year ... More >>

Celebrate 5 de Mayo with the Controversial "El Corrido de Arizona" by Los Cenzontles

Corridos are narrative ballads in Spanish, a much-loved form in popular song among Mexicans and the Spanish-speaking populations of the Southwestern US. (Note to gringos: If Johnny Cash had been Mexican, he would have sung corridos). One of the most interesting aspects of corridos is that, since th ... More >>

West Coast Sound's Top Ten Cover Songs of the Decade

Cover songs are a massive gray area for music fans. If a band sticks too close to the original, they might be perceived as a cheap knock-off, but if the band makes a drastic diversion, the results might only be amusing for a moment. When a cover works, though, the payoff can be massive. Fans can be ... More >>

Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Antonino D'Ambrosio and Shepard Fairey at Subliminal Projects: Bitter Tears, Fury, and Politics

By Barbara Celis Art is the antidote. This timeless truth became clear once again on Saturday night when Subliminal Projects, the Echo Park art gallery owned by Shepard Fairey, hosted a politically- and musically-charged event that celebrated artists as activists and art as a way to agitate conscio ... More >>

Fun With Johnny Cakes

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Henry Fonda Theater

Amidst false stops and starts, including a scheduling lapse that caused us to miss Health (we're hoping to see them tonight at the Troubadour), the Nine Inch Nails show last night at the Henry Fonda Theater was punctuated by interruptions and surprises, most of them pleasant, and all mediated in r ... More >>

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