Lori McKenna’s latest release, “Lorraine,” is by far her best yet.  Certainly a step up from her previous release, the overproduced piece of pop fluff she recorded under the tutelage of country artist, Tim McGraw.

Take a bunch of college guys, throw in a snow day, add a Katy Perry song and see what you get.  If you're Van Buren's Devon Park the mix results in a little thing called global recognition.

Once called the greatest white blues singer ever, Gregg Allman has been making records, both solo and with the Allman Brothers, since 1969.  Some are classics, who can deny 1972’s “Eat A Peach,” 1971’s “At Fillmore East,” or his solo revelation “Laid Back” from 1973, and some are not, just check out either of the group’s two releases on the Arista label.  He has never released an album like this.

Their third release, “Love On The Inside,” debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and spawned no less than eight hit singles, leaving country fans wildly anticipating whatever might come next. So what happened?

The cast of "Winter's Bone," including Fayetteville native Lauren Sweetser is celebrating four Oscar nominations.  The cast of the independent film garnered four nods from the Academy including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Ree Dolly and Best Actor for John Hawkes role as Teardrop. 

 

His delivery is impeccable and his voice quivers with emotion.  He is a powerful singer.  He bows his head, as if a great burden is weighing him down, as if he’s had decades to reflect on a life filled with turmoil.

Kid Rock has always been an enigma.  After releasing three albums that went nowhere, he came back loud in 1998 with “Devil Without A Cause.”

Sizzling skillets of fajitas glide by atop waiters’ trays, and groups of diners laugh loudly while enjoying their .99 cent margaritas. In this same restaurant, four hosts of a new talk show sit around a wire-laden table, in a dimly lit corner booth.

Men in cowboy hats and vests, and women in long calico dresses and bonnets, are not who you’d expect when you visit a Christmas-themed attraction. However, Dry Gulch USA, in Adair, Oklahoma, has combined an old west town and old fashioned steam engines to create a holiday hit. Fifty-thousand people each year travel to the small town for this attraction.