When it comes to country music, the 1990s and 2010s tend to have strong narratives and elicit strong opinions: The 90s were a neotraditional revival, and the 10s were a time of experimental (and controversial) genre-fusing. In contrast, the decade wedged in between these two eras lacks a similarly strong identity: It was mostly a … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 11: A Defense Of The Aughts
There’s an old line I use a lot that goes something like this: If someone is celebrating the past, it’s because they have nothing to look forward to in the future. You see this a lot in the sports world (teams are forever putting on grand anniversary celebrations in the middle of a horrendous season), … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 10: The Song Remembers When
If you think you’ve been waiting a long time for another deep dive post, imagine this: The last volume of LITS was posted over a year ago now. Of course, this is understandable: The series was essentially a set of filler posts, and the switch to my current three-posts-per-week schedule late last June eliminated the … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 9: Moving Forward By Looking Back
After a crazy week and a looong deep dive into Randy Travis’s career, I am honestly burnt down to cinders right now, and would like nothing more than a good three-day siesta. —Kyle, Jan. 24th, 2020 Oh boohoo, past Kyle. You can’t even spell “coronavirus.” I don’t wanna f—ing hear about it. —Kyle today So…yeah. … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 8: Quarantine Fatigue
As open-minded as I try to be about the sound of country music, there will admittedly always be a place in my heart for the Randy-Travis-inspired movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Still songs songs were better than others, and I think it’s time to take a trip down memory lane to see … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 7: Kneotraditional Knights
After a crazy week and a looong deep dive into Randy Travis’s career, I am honestly burnt down to cinders right now, and would like nothing more than a good three-day siesta. The blog must go on, however, and so I decided to trot out the first LITS of the year to at least give … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 6: Naptime Blues
Greetings from the far side of the world! You know, the side that has neither WiFi nor cell coverage and you have to travel two towns over just to find a signal. The past few days of turkeys, touchdowns and terrible weather have made maintaining the blog a challenge, so I’ve decided to hit the … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 5: The Mysterious Mr. L
I know, I know, I owe people a deep dive soon, but tonight I need a stiff drink and a random playlist… The concept of LITS is simple: Hit the shuffle button on my old iPad, listen to ten songs chosen by whatever random number generator Apple uses (which could end up being anything from … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 4: Workout Special
If it’s Friday, Kyle is probably getting shipped to a random destination somewhere in the world, which means it’s time for another episode of Lost In The Shuffle! The concept is simple: Hit the shuffle button, listen to ten songs chosen by whatever random number generator Apple uses (which could end up being anything from … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 3: Road Trip Roller Coaster
It’s never a good idea to say “hey, I’m starting a new weekly series!” and then wait several weeks before the second post. When the RNG gods saw me making another series, however, they decided that I must have far too much free time, and buried me under a mountain of bureaucracy and tedium. Thankfully, … Continue reading Lost In The Shuffle, Vol. 2: An Alan Jackson Overdose
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