We are extending the voting period for September’s tunes due to the fact that there was a TIE!! Not gonna tell you which one’s though =) so keep voting for your favorite and thank you always for stopping Read More »

“Table Top Dancing” was inspired by the oh so famous tune “Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy”. Now you might be wondering how my song relates in ANY way to the Big N Rich tune, but that’s why I write these little informative blogs. =)

Living in NYC we are one of the few American cities that get absolutely ZERO country music radio stations. I say “Big N Rich” and these New York folks think I’m calling them fat and sarcastic. However, somehow that song managed to penetrate the local bar...

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“Aruba, Jamaica…Oooh I wanna take ya”! (Sigh) Oh to be back on the boat.

I recently got back from a nine day cruise to Bermuda, Grand Turk & the Bahamas and man is it a bummer to check back into reality. I had such an amazing trip. Cruising is completely magical to me. You go to bed one night to a dark abyss of ocean with no land in sight and when you wake up, Ta Da! You’re in Paradise!! Let’s also not forget the never-ending buffets of food and entertainment. LUVS IT!! Some of...

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“Another Round” was written by myself and a talented man by the name of Larry Wayne Clark. This was the first song we ever wrote together and it seemed to happen as easy as breathing.
I was in Nashville at the time, having two a day writing sessions and I remember thinking…“I have no idea what I’m going to write about with Larry. My brain is fried!” However, once he showed up and started tinkering away on his guitar I was suddenly inspired. I started thinking about double meaning...

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By Brian Gilmore

Elbow room was at a premium, and the bar three deep, for Saturday’s showcase of a bright singer-songwriter—a radio-ready Kentucky girl (via the West Village) whose ten song set ranged from soaring to bittersweet and back again.

Rhodes, a finalist for American Idol’s songwriting competition in 2008, is an engaging presence, with a quick wit and quicker smile that nearly distracts from her grounding as a careful craftsman. Along with co-writer, guitarist and Read More »