By Ellis Frederick ’12, Contributor.
It’s almost impossible to not be biased while listening to and reviewing a Taylor Swift CD. I am a seventeen-year-old girl and I should fall perfectly under Swift’s spell. She’s this sweet, curly-haired girl who just wants to find love and gets upset when her heart is broken. The problem is that Swift has decided to reveal everything, including names and dates, on this record, which doesn’t put her in a good light.

By Ellis Frederick ‘12, Contributor.
If there’s one thing to be said about Sugarland, the country duo consisting of vocalist Jennifer Nettles and guitarist-vocalist Kristian Bush, it’s that they aren’t afraid to take risks. They’re a fresh breath of air in an increasingly monotonous country music scene.

By Jules Cantor ‘11, Sports Editor.
With a mixture of Chesney’s typical rock-like country and catharsis, Chesney makes a striking impact on Hemingway’s Whiskey’s listeners.

By Jules Cantor ’11, Sports Section Editor.
Upon the announcement of the release of Zac Brown Band’s “You Get What You Give,” country music fans were ecstatic about the Atlanta-based sextet’s fourth release. After an extremely successful record, “The Foundation,” which featured four Billboard country number one singles, expectations were extremely high. Unfortunately, as I put the CD on in my car for the first time and listened one time through, I realized there was no way that this record would live up to its predecessor.