The Orville Peck Story is a great introduction to the masked country singer and his work. To get a sense of his style and vibe if you're not familiar, I recommend starting here:
Image: YouTube / Orville Peck
Great profile of enigmatic country singer Orville Peck
Country great, Roy Clark, shredding on guitar for two minutes
Please enjoy this live performance of Grand Ole' Opry/Hee Haw regular, Roy Clark, blazing his way through the 12th Street Rag. Bonus track: [H/t Patton Oswalt] Image: Screengrab READ THE REST
A country music reading list
Over the years, I've become a fan of country music, from its Appalachian and Black roots to outlaw country and cosmic American. There's so much rich history and culture surrounding the genre(s) that I'm grateful for smart guides to the people, places, and stories behind the sound. Last month, I appreciated Elamin Abdelmahmoud's Rolling Stone… READ THE REST
Listen to "Internet Loving," an earnest and delightful country ditty from the 1990s
In the 1990s, country musician Ray Presnell wrote and recorded this delightful ditty, "Internet Loving." At YouTube, Presnell writes, "Internet Loving was an easy one to write for me. I think most us can relate to the song and has spent a lot of time in the chat rooms." (via r/ObscureMedia) READ THE REST
Bright Cellars' personalized wine club turned this beer drinker into a wine person
I consider myself a beer person. My go-to order at the bar is a Miller High Life or Stella Artois. I know the difference between an ale and a lager, and I frequent the local microbrewery. It's not that I only like beer; I just haven't found another drink I like quite as much. Granted,… READ THE REST
The MatrixPad Z10 has all the features of more expensive tablets at just $110
Did you know that 2020 was a surprisingly good year for tablet sales? After several years of stagnant growth and losing business to the creep of incrementally bigger smartphones, the tablet market saw a pretty serious explosion during the pandemic. In fact, tablet sales were up almost 14 percent in 2020. If you're in the market… READ THE REST
The Kyvol Cybovac D6 is a robot vacuum and mopper, all in one
As we continue in our technological march toward Rosie the Robot, we quietly reached a major milestone in that revolution in just the last few years. We've been manufacturing robots to handle all kinds of household tasks for a while now. We have vacuuming robots, for instance. We also have mopping robots. But until recently,… READ THE REST