Music Reviews

Nashville’s Saturday Night Live…with Hugh Mitchell at Blue Bar

14 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Nashville’s Saturday Night Live…with Hugh Mitchell at Blue Bar
Continuing my mission to help spread the word about new and/or independent artists, this edition of Nashville’s Saturday Night Live will introduce you to singer-songwriter Hugh Mitchell. Raised in Birmingham, AL (but born in California) Mitchell grew up influenced by all the diverse musical stylings his hometown has to offer. As a result, his material Read More

CD Review: Meet the Beagles – The Beagles

14 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CD Review: Meet the Beagles – The Beagles
Meet the Beagles – The Beagles   In a town like Nashville, where many extremely talented musicians are carving out their own careers, the most amazing things happen when some of them decide to join forces. Matt Nolen, Rick Huckaby and Ward Davis are all respected songwriters in their own right. Bundled together in new Read More

Single Review – North Country – Rocket Club

14 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review – North Country – Rocket Club
Songwriters: Chris Hawkey, Brian Kroening, Joel Sayles, Don Smithmier Started as a songwriting project between Don Smithmier and Brian Kroening , Minnesota band Rocket Club is getting ready to release a third album. The title track, ‘North Country,’ is the lead-off single. Read More

Single Review: Never Really Wanted – Eric Paslay

14 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriters: Eric Paslay/Walt Aldridge From the very first time I heard ‘Never Really Wanted’ I knew I was listening to a radio hit just waiting for a chance. Now, as the debut single for Texas singer/songwriter Eric Paslay, it finally gets to take a shot at country radio success. ‘Never Really Wanted’ sees the protagonist Read More

Single Review: Give – LeAnn Rimes

14 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriter: LeAnn Rimes For the first release since last year’s ‘Crazy Women’, LeAnn Rimes opted for a self-penned power ballad. Everything about new single ‘Give’ suggests this was the right choice. A simple message is best conveyed by a simple song. ‘Give’ is a retreading of the ‘you have to give to get’ philosophy with Read More