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Mega-selling country singer Garth Brooks announced this morning that he was ending his eight-year retirement, and that he’d be embarking on an extended run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel. And apparently Brooks hasn’t let the recent woes of the record industry dampen his enthusiasm for the grand gesture: Reuters reports that immediately following his announcement, he transported reporters to an “undisclosed location” via private jet. Whoa. More »
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The Garth Brooks Blood Feast Time Forgot
12:45 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
I originally planned on ending my post about Red Roof Hotels with a reference to Garth Brooks’ “The Red Strokes,” a song from his 1993 album In Pieces that was never officially released to country radio despite an expensive video that allegedly took 5,000 gallons of paint, 12 white Stetson cowboy hats, 18 full tuxes, and six baby grand pianos to make. Maybe the fact that the video shows Garth bathing in sheets of blood as he screams “Passions uncaged! Thundering moments of tenderness rage!” had something to do with its less-than-aggressive promotion. (It was even left off Brooks’ Ultimate Hits DVD.) The clip and a description of its most horrifying moments wait below.
Red Roof Hotels Is Ready For The Country
11:30 AM on Wed Jul 9 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
While not as entertaining as Denny’s recent rock sponsorships (Want to hang out with Katy Perry and Say Anything? Go to Denny’s!), the Red Roof hotel chain is planning a similarly extensive campaign with country musicians. “Red Roof knows its guests,” says CEO Joe Wheeling. “They love Country Music, they love football; they are patriotic and hard working. Red Roof Loves Country is our way of giving back to our core customers, connecting them to the music and artists they love.” Along with ads featuring Red Roof “Ambassadors” Little Big Town and Phil Vassar, the chain will hold promotional radio contests, even giving away a year’s worth of mortgage payments.
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CMT Blog Thinks CMT Music Award Nominations Are Just Dandy
11:30 AM on Fri Mar 7 2008 by mbart
After noting that the just-announced CMT Music Award nominees include rockers (or “rockers”) Robert Plant, Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis, and the Eagles, the CMT blog says this is nothing to get worked up about. Really, Huey Lewis is just nominated for songwriting because Garth Brooks covered him (!). And Plant, of course, is there because of his duet with Alison Krauss. As for the other two? Well…
Garth Brooks Wants To Start Ropin’ The Internet
12:30 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008 by Maura
Garth Brooks is emblematic of another time in the record industry–a time when the Recording Industry Association of America’s Diamond certification meant something, a time when people would happily plunk down $13.98 or more for his latest album, a time when being “about the music” meant “paying for the music,” mannn. But it’s the age of rampant cost-free downloading, and he’s trying to figure out a way to keep the money flowing in. His solution? Pinning a bright badge to his cowboy hat and handing out tickets. E-tickets, that is!
12:10 PM on Tue Nov 6 2007 by Maura
From the parking lot of last night’s Garth Brooks show in Kansas City, a sign that the “performance-art” world might be running dry of inspiration: “A group of young performance artists passed out ironic “missing person” flyers. More »
