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Justin Moore Calls Out Fake Country Artists, Teases New Certified Twanger “Put A Boot In It”
This one will get the boots scootin'. It's been a few months since we've gotten new music from Justin Moore (one of the most underrated country artists in the business, but more on that later...stay tuned). Justin dropped his latest single, the sentimental "This Is My Dirt," towards the end of last year. But now he's gearing up to hit us with some more heat. The Arkansas native dropped a teaser of a new song called "Put A Boot In It" that's dropping this Friday, and this one's a certified twanger. From the clip that he dropped, it seems like this one is calling out the current trend we've seen lately from everybody who's seeking to capitalize on the popularity of country music - whether they know anything about actually being country or not: "We can see your BS from a red dirt mile away You ain't foolin' no one with your Realtree or your slang Talkin' like you're one of us, but you're more country club I'm about to take your country club And put a boot in it" I guess we'll have to wait to hear the full song on Friday, but one thing's for sure: This one's going to be a heater. https://twitter.com/JustinColeMoore/status/1815907491823378606
Luke Combs Says He “Bullied” His Dad To Stop Being A Vegetarian: “I’m Putting My Fat Foot Down”
How’s that old joke go? “How do you know somebody’s a vegetarian? Wait 5 minutes and they’ll tell you.”. Now obviously I have nothing against vegetarians. Do I think they’re missing out on one of life’s greatest pleasures? Absolutely. There’s nothing better than a perfectly-cooked steak. And no plant in the world is going to come close to a juicy, grilled burger. Hell, if I could eat barbeque every day of my life I would (although my life would probably be significantly shorter if I did, but still, worth it).
“I Don’t Have A Problem” – Dale Earnhardt Jr. On The Controversial Finish At The Brickyard 400
Any NASCAR fans out there still upset with how the Brickyard 400 finished up? NASCAR returned to the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past weekend, which marked the first time since 2020 that the 2.5 mile oval track was used instead of the road course that has been used in Indy in the previous few years. And the driver of the number five car, Kyle Larson, managed to score his first ever win at the Brickyard 400. However, there was a lot of controversy with how the race finished. During a restart with two laps to go, Larson lined up third, behind...
Everything Coming To (& Leaving) Netflix – August 2024
Where has summer gone? Somehow, we're already staring down the end of July, which means a flip of the calendar over to August. The month of August is still technically summer, but it always feels like it's the worst of all the summer months. If you're anything like me, you associate it with going back to school... even though it's likely been years since you've had to report back. But maybe the summer days have flown by because some of us (yes, I'm talking to you) have spent a lot of the summer season held up inside in the air conditioning, binging...
Koe Wetzel To Release Music Video For “Hatchet” Tomorrow
One of my favorites from 9 Lives. This afternoon, Koe Wetzel announced that a new music video for "Hatchet" will be out tomorrow. The song was written by producer Gabe Simon along with Mike Coogan, and finds Koe reflecting on a former flame and hoping there's some way they can rekindle their romance and "bury the hatchet" for good and start over no matter what happened between them in the past. It's a very well-written, catchy song with an interesting melody that will get stuck in your head from the first listen, and is certainly a softer, more understated take on relationships and...
Great White Shark Rockets Out Of Water To Steal Striped Bass From Fisherman, Almost Flops Right Into The Boat
The taxman always gets his share. Or in this case, he gets the whole thing. Fishermen are always having to keep an eye out for the "taxman," which is what experienced fishers call sharks that lurk behind and around their boats, waiting to steal away their hard-earned catches. It's a really shallow thing to do, but you can't really blame the sharks in the sea for getting an easy meal. In this clip from 2019 out of Orleans, Massachusetts, it appears that a family had gone out on an excursion with Columbia Sportfishing when the striped bass they had hooked quickly turned...
Kacey Musgraves Shares Creative Take On Iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders “Thunderstruck” Dance
Honestly, she should be on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading team... Earlier, Kacey Musgraves shared a funny video on Instagram before what appears to be her headlining appearance at FairWell festival over the weekend, where she looked absolutely stunning in an all-denim getup and some incredible knee-high camo boots. If you've watched anything on Netflix or have been on social media at all recently, you've probably seen ads for, or watched, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The show takes viewers from the first audition all the way through the end of NFL football season for the Cowboys, giving fans an inside at how...
NASCAR Driver Autographs A Fan’s Dentures At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ahead Of Brickyard 400
Gotta keep that autograph somewhere safe. I'm sure celebrities get asked to sign all kinds of weird things. Of course there are the typical pictures, shirts, hats, things that people normally have autographed. But then you have fans who ask their favorite artist or athlete to sign their body to get it tattooed onto them, or people who want their boobs or their baby signed (I hope they're not getting those tattooed). And just a couple of weeks ago, I was at a festival where a guy was holding up his prosthetic leg to get it signed by all the artists. I...
Comedian Tim Dillon To Release Unscripted “Talk Show Style” Special This Fall That Focuses In On Current Events
Tim Dillion returning to Netflix for another comedy special. This time around though, it appears it won't just be stand-up. It was just announced that the popular podcaster (make sure to check out The Tim Dillon Show if you haven't already) will have an unscripted talk-show-style as a Netflix special this fall, with the focus of the program being on the current events of America. Deadline first reported the exciting news, and described the untitled special as follows: "Set over the backdrop of the upcoming election, Dillon’s new hour will focus on the most important, but often overlooked, element of our political system:...
Flatland Cavalry, Charles Wesley Godwin, Shane Smith & The Saints & More To Play Scottsdale’s Dreamy Draw Festival
Where country meets Americana. We are in the thick of festival season, and this festival season might have had some of the best lineups yet. But for warmer states like Arizona, they are just now getting started sharing what they have in store. Today, Scottsdale's Dreamy Draw Festival announced its entire lineup, and they also did not come to play with the stacked talent they have booked to hit the stage. The two-day festival that takes place at the Scottsdale Civic Center features headlining performances from Flatland Cavalry and Mt. Joy, highlighting the blend of genres they will have as supporting acts. But country...
“That’s A Middle School Student” – Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
Carolina Panthers fans are going through it right now. While all the other NFL teams are enjoying the offseason full of hope and high expectations of what this upcoming season might bring, the Panthers are having to once again battle with online trolls saying their quarterback is too short. Across the league, players are reporting back to their teams for training camp. Joe Burrow showed up in Cincinnati with a flashy new hairdo, which got a lot of attention online. But not as much as this video of Bryce Young - the number one pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. To make a...
Tourists Take Off Running When Geyser Explodes At Yellowstone National Park
That's what you pay for, am I right? Let's be real... nobody really lives near Yellowstone National Park. If you're there, you probably drove a long way, maybe even took a plane, and you're hoping to see some cool stuff. Maybe a grizzly bear attacking a bison, maybe a pack of wolves on the hunt, or perhaps... a geyser exploding right in front of your face. Park visitors this morning got treated to some Grade A hydrothermal activity in the form of a massive explosion near Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, located just north of Old Faithful. https://twitter.com/NomisRensiew/status/1815810415844368518 Luckily nobody was injured, but the explosion did close that section of the park until officials can confirm the area is safe. "Biscuit Basin, including the parking lot and boardwalks, are temporarily closed for safety reasons. The Grand Loop Road remains open. No other monitoring data show changes in the Yellowstone region. Today’s explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity. This is an evolving incident, and additional details will be shared as more facts are known." https://twitter.com/YellowstoneNPS/status/1815835206739202445 Here's another angle from someone who was a little further back: https://twitter.com/J_6_Patriot/status/1815827762290336224
Eric Church Says Michael Jordan Asked Him To Invest In The Charlotte Hornets Because The New Owners Weren’t From North Carolina
When MJ calls, you've got to answer. Eric Church and Michael Jordan have become close friends over the years, no doubt in part thanks to the fact that they're both North Carolina boys. The two have been spotted hanging out on the sidelines of Charlotte Hornets games and drinking Michael Jordan's Cincoro tequila in Nashville. MJ even showed up to support Church at the opening of his Nashville bar, Chief's, back in April. [caption id="attachment_588409" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Cincoro[/caption] Last year, it was announced that Church, who grew up in the small town of Granite Falls, North Carolina, was part of a new ownership group that...
“Like ‘Blue Mountain State’ With A Bunch Of Cowboys” – Koe Wetzel On Playing Football At Tarleton State
Koe Wetzel's wild streak started long before he was the Texas rockstar he is now. Fresh off the release of his new 9 Lives album, Koe sat down with the boys of the God's Country Podcast, and touched on where it all started... at Tarleton State University. https://twitter.com/RandomAthletess/status/1717921167925801266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1717921167925801266%7Ctwgr%5Eacb3baecdfa081c2d700dba0137d460e139d9d0d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F2023%2F10%2F28%2Feight-country-artists-who-played-college-football-before-making-the-switch-to-music%2F The rodeo school south of Fort Worth recruited Wetzel to play for their (at the time) D2 team. But it sounds like Koe spent much more time drinking and playing music than he did at practice, leading him to get kicked out. Sitting down with Reid and Dan Isbell, he describes the cowboy school hilariously on...
Whale Sinks Fishing Boat Off The Coast Of New Hampshire In Frightening Video
Alright, it's official. The whales are out for revenge. As humans, we've always known that traveling by sea means we're sharing the water with Mother Earth's largest creatures. It's scary that we know more about space than we do the ocean, and if you've never thought about that, you really should. I always wonder if that's because we're just too preoccupied with space travel, or if we really don't want to find out what lies deep beneath the ocean's waves. One thing that we do know lives deep in the sprawling seas is the massive sea beast known as... the whale. In...
“You Think Biden Can Do That?” – Donald Trump Was Hitting Darts On The Golf Course With Bryson DeChambeau
Former President Donald Trump held up his end of the golf match deal. Only he didn't play alongside Joe Biden - who he was running against for the presidency when this video was recorded. Trump teamed up with the reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau for a special round of golf that recorded and posted on the professional golfer's growing YouTube channel. Trump and DeChambeau did something called the "Breaking 50" Challenge, where they scrambled from the very front tees and attempted to take less than 50 strokes to play 18 holes. With the par being 72, they were trying to shoot...
Whiskey Riff Raff Podcast with Kaitlin Butts
She's HERE. Kaitlin Butts joins the podcast to talk about her new album Roadrunner! and how the music of Oklahoma! inspired her, her current headlining tour, murder ballads, having a nip slip on camera and much more. Download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOhZV0l7lE
Football Twitter Explodes After Joe Burrow Showed Up To Bengals Training Camp Looking Like Slim Shady
Will the real Joe Burrow please stand up? NFL fans are still trying to regain their balance after being figuratively knocked over by this new picture of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. There was a ton of speculation that the formerly long-locked QB had shaved his luscious hair in recent weeks, and now that seems to be confirmed. The former LSU star and now the face of the Bengals franchise is showing off... a new face. Not only did Burrow go with the buzz cut, he appears to have bleached his hair to complete the "Slim Shady" look. Unless the internet is...
Zach Top Delivers A Phenomenal Cover Of The George Strait 1986 Hit “Nobody In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her”
Zach Top is the TRUTH. The Washington native is currently in the midst of a breakout year on the heels of his sophomore studio album Cold Beer & Country Music, and he's essentially leading the charge of this '90s neo-traditional revival that is happening in the country music world right now. Artists like Randall King, Jake Worthington, and now, Zach Top (among others) have catapulted into the spotlight in the past few years with a sound that harkens back to the glory days of Alan Jackson, Keith Whitley, Mark Chesnutt, and many more of the artists from the late '80s and early '90s...
Bridesmaid Dropped From Wedding For Telling Bride That Playing Taylor Swift’s “Lover” During Ceremony Was “Insensitive” To Taylor
Swifties are a different breed. Obviously Taylor Swift has some of the most...passionate fans in music. Yeah, we'll just go with passionate. It even goes so far that her fans even have "Taylor Swift-themed weddings," which in this case apparently caused some drama when one of the bridesmaids got into an argument with the bride over whether a song should be played during the ceremony. Totally normal behavior, but I digress. Anyway, the now-former bridesmaid explained the story on Reddit, and apparently it all started when the bride wanted to play Swift's song "Lover," from her 2019 album of the same name. I don't think...
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