Merle Haggard

Songs about Revolution and America

on July 4, 2012 at 10:25 am ×

American songs to celebrate Independence Day “The Fightin’ Side of Me by Merle Haggard “If you don’t love it leave it.” “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” by Townes Van Zandt Roses […]

Turnstyled, Junkpiled Pimp Podcast

on November 6, 2011 at 10:44 pm ×

Straight out of Sin City, it’s the Turnstyled, Junkpiled Pimp Podcast, where Rolling Stone meets Hee Haw, with hosts, Buffalo Badass and her sidekick, Little Squirrel, the self-proclaimed Pancho and Lefty of Podcasts. Bringing the […]

Review: Buck Owens “Bound For Bakersfield”

on November 4, 2011 at 1:10 pm ×

Buck Owens Bound For Bakersfield: The Complete Pre-Capitol Collection (Rockbeat) Filled with outtakes, re-takes and double-takes, Bound for Bakersfield demonstrates what the eventual Honky-Tonkin’ Hee-Haw host had at stake before he ever said “Buck it” […]

Review: Merle Haggard “Working In Tennessee”

on October 17, 2011 at 1:14 pm ×

Merle Haggard: Working In Tennessee (Vanguard) by Courtney Sudbrink, Editor If there was a Country Mount Rushmore, Merle Haggard would be front and center. A man Johnny Cash called an “American icon,”the Hag’s two-stepped it […]

Get Country, Get Down

on October 14, 2011 at 11:31 pm ×

Tired of standing in line outside of LA clubs? Ever wish you could get down to Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver? With Get Country, Get Down, Turnstyled, Junkpiled brings you a playlist […]

5 Artists to see in LA this Fall

on September 17, 2011 at 2:41 pm ×

1. Glen Campbell Campbell, whose battle with Alzheimers sends him on a farewell tour, will be performing at Club Nokia on October 6. 2. Justin Townes Earle I saw JTE in February at the Autrey Museum. […]

A list of songs to sulk to

on September 16, 2011 at 8:12 pm ×

What better way to start a weekend in Los Angeles than with a list of Country songs about heartache and disappointment…. 1. “Cold, Cold Heart” by Hank Williams Sr. Here, Williams tells the story of […]

Carmageddon Playlist

on July 15, 2011 at 12:57 pm ×

If you live in LA, the closing of the 405 is being talked about like the apocalypse. So here’s some songs to listen to whilst hiding in your house this weekend. Carmageddon Songs… Guy Clark […]

Ten artists to see this summer (wherever you may be)

on May 28, 2011 at 7:10 pm ×

1. Guy Clark I’ve been hearing rumors that Guy Clark isn’t in the best of health. True or not, he will be appearing in the Texas area, Louisiana, Montana and all the way up north […]

Merle Haggard: I Am What I Am

on May 20, 2011 at 8:48 am ×

The Hagg tells it like it is with his latest album, I Am What I Am. Arguably the greatest country singer/songwriter of all time, there just ain’t no one like him. I am What I […]