The rigors of the road took a toll on Drew Holcomb. Around the release of 2017’s Souvenir, the sturdy-voiced Tennessee troubadour — originally from Memphis, but now based in Nashville — was exhausted by the nonstop cycle of churning out albums, then touring relentlessly in support, and wound up hospitalized for eight days with meningitis. After a much-needed breather, he decided to ask friends for help. The result is the collaborative and restorative album Dragons.
“I was itching to create in a different way, and co-writing was a way forward out of that funk,...
“I was itching to create in a different way, and co-writing was a way forward out of that funk,...
- 10/21/2019
- by Jedd Ferris
- Rollingstone.com
Little Big Town’s newly released official music video for “The Daughters” represents three distinct time periods — the Fifties, Eighties and present day — and a young woman’s perceived place in them. Incorporating the young dancers seen in the previously released “Dancer’s Cut” version of the clip, this version renders the tune’s already potent message even stronger, presenting the lead character’s evident-yet-unspoken conflict as she dares to challenge gender roles and expectations in a high-school environment.
Both this video and the previous version, which focused solely on...
Both this video and the previous version, which focused solely on...
- 4/12/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Morgan Wallen performs a reverent cover of Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up,” Lucette goes for retro Wall-of-Sound glory with “Angel” and Little Big Town make a powerful plea on behalf of women in “The Daughters” in this week’s group of must-hear songs.
Justin Klump, “The Other Side”
“I’ll keep holding onto you, darling,” Justin Klump sings during “The Other Side,” a gentle folk-pop song inspired by a friend’s bravery in the face of an upcoming operation. Written on the piano and laced with light instrumental touches,...
Justin Klump, “The Other Side”
“I’ll keep holding onto you, darling,” Justin Klump sings during “The Other Side,” a gentle folk-pop song inspired by a friend’s bravery in the face of an upcoming operation. Written on the piano and laced with light instrumental touches,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Little Big Town offered a powerful performance of their new single “The Daughters” at the 54th Acm Awards. Surrounded by an army of choreographed female dancers, Karen Fairchild — singing lead — and her bandmates in Lbt shined a light on the expectations placed on young women.
“Girl, don’t be weak and don’t be strong, say what you want just as long as you nod your head with your lipstick on/And pose like a trophy on a shelf and dream for everyone but not yourself,” she sang, before delivering...
“Girl, don’t be weak and don’t be strong, say what you want just as long as you nod your head with your lipstick on/And pose like a trophy on a shelf and dream for everyone but not yourself,” she sang, before delivering...
- 4/8/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
“The Daughters,” the first taste of Little Big Town’s forthcoming ninth studio album, is a deeply evocative ballad built around razor-sharp lyrics tinged with irony and, ultimately, a message of empowerment. The incisive tune, penned by the group’s Karen Fairchild with Sean McConnell and Ashley Ray, highlights both the mixed messages frequently received by young women and the ongoing search for strong female role models in a patriarchal society.
In a newly released music video, the quartet, with Fairchild on lead vocal, performs the song in an empty gymnasium,...
In a newly released music video, the quartet, with Fairchild on lead vocal, performs the song in an empty gymnasium,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs has announced today the winners and honorable mention recipients of its 2018 Feature Screenplay, Television Pilot and Acting for the Camera Pitch competitions, as well as the winner of the 2018 Nate Wilson Joie de Vivre Award.
The winners were chosen by industry professionals and UCLA alumni and among those honored was Carlos Marulanda who was the Advanced Screenplay winner for his drama Cancuncito. He previously won the Professional Programs’ Nate Wilson Joie de Vivre award in 2015 for his screenplay Skin. Matt Schroeder was the Screenplay winner for his action-thriller The Akhlut. Marulanda and Schroeder were each recipients of a $500 prize. Cathal Eric Power received the Screenplay Honorable Mention for his fantasy-adventure The Badhran.
Rasheeda Garner won the Drama Pilot Competition Award for her family drama-procedural The System while Kayla Baken was the Comedy Pilot winner for her comedy Splitsville. Each received a $500 prize.
The winners were chosen by industry professionals and UCLA alumni and among those honored was Carlos Marulanda who was the Advanced Screenplay winner for his drama Cancuncito. He previously won the Professional Programs’ Nate Wilson Joie de Vivre award in 2015 for his screenplay Skin. Matt Schroeder was the Screenplay winner for his action-thriller The Akhlut. Marulanda and Schroeder were each recipients of a $500 prize. Cathal Eric Power received the Screenplay Honorable Mention for his fantasy-adventure The Badhran.
Rasheeda Garner won the Drama Pilot Competition Award for her family drama-procedural The System while Kayla Baken was the Comedy Pilot winner for her comedy Splitsville. Each received a $500 prize.
- 7/25/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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