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Toby Keith

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Live: Eric Church Drinks A Little Drink (But Doesn't Smoke Any Smoke) At Hammerstein Ballroom

    Eric Church Hammerstein Ballroom Thursday, March 14 Better than: Watching some laptop soundscaper at SXSW and making an "I don't think Waylon woulda done it that way" joke to an unappreciative stranger. Spending the past summer touring the country, preparing crowds for the massive star Toby Keith, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Live: Two 7-Inch Singles That Should Come Out Of Last Night's Permanent Wave Covers Show

    Permanent Wave's Halloween Covers Show Death by Audio October 27, 2011 Better than: Scrambling to put together my own costume. Last night, Brooklyn's Permanent Wave collective took over Death by Audio with what they were billing as a "ridiculously fun night of cover sets by some of our favorite l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    The Seven Worst Songs Of All Time

    ​Whenever these tunes get played, I hide under a rock for four minutes--actually, five, just for safety's sake. They are easily the seven worst songs in history. (7) Mr. Roboto by Styx. I would have ranked this a little higher, but its sheer kitschy audacity, pulled off in a sort of nouvea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Toby Keith Takes A Stand In The Red Solo Cup Vs. Blue Solo Cup Debate

    ​Today in new drinking songs that you will probably hear at some point, no matter how removed from mainstream country culture you believe you might be: "Red Solo Cup," Toby Keith's ode to those disposable party cups that you can buy by the sleeve and write your name on so that nobody makes off ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 14, 2011

    TALKIN' ABOUT TONIGHT

    Fucked Up's name says it all

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    F2K Presents: The Nine Worst September 11 Response Songs

    ​This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a moment in American history that was pretty horrifying for reasons that have been enumerated countless times. (Especially in recent days.) Their effects on pop music weren't as tragic, to be sure, but they were pretty unfort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Live: Toby Keith Plays His Hits At PNC Bank Arts Center

    Toby Keith w/ Eric Church and J.T. Hodges PNC Bank Arts Center Friday, September 2 Better than: Most other Ford commercials. Toby Keith is a hell of singer. He plays guitar, too—a nice acoustic one (when he returns for the encore it will have an American flag painted on it)—but tonigh ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 17, 2011

    Toby Keith+Eric Church+JT Hodges

    Toby Keith w/ Eric Church and J.T. Hodges PNC Bank Arts Center Friday, September 2 Better than: Most other Ford commercials. Toby Keith is a hell of singer. He plays guitar, too—a nice acoustic one (when he returns for the encore it will have an American flag painted on it)—but tonigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Sufjan Stevens's The Age of Adz Is the #7 Record In the Country Right Now

    Hail your new leader, America.​"We try not to think too much about the Billboard charts," Asthmatic Kitty's Michael Kaufmann told us last week, when we asked him about the label's sales expectations for Sufjan Stevens's newly released Age of Adz. Maybe not, but the label was also straightforwa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Presenting The Hilarious Music-Related April Fool's Joke Probability Index

    ​Tough day on the Internet: Everyone is both probably lying to you and totally hilarious. As we grapple with this whole Fucked Up getting sued thing, let us examine today's other remarkable music-biz announcements and rate them on a) believability and b) amusement.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Dept. of Corrections: LL Cool J Is, In Fact, Hard As Hell. As is Toby Keith.

    He represents Queens, she was reared in Wasilla. ​Sometimes, we make mistakes. Like that time we declared doorknob-dead the street credibility (or: "cred") of Queens-bred rapper LL Cool J. As it so happens, LL himself has remedied the situation, and even left his mother out of it..

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    LL Cool J Is Displeased About This Whole "Allegedly Appearing On Sarah Palin's Show" Thing

    ​Sarah Palin's new Fox News talk show starts Thursday. LL Cool J has been widely reported to be among her guests. (Toby Keith, too, who makes a hell of a lot more sense.) Except... maybe not? So far LL has not elaborated other than re-Tweeting this missive to everyone who asks, but it should b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Whoops! Toby Keith Joins LL Cool J As A Totally Unwitting Participant On Sarah Palin's Fox News Show

    ​So, to recap: among those surprised by the announcement that LL Cool J would be among the inaugural guests on Sarah Palin's new Fox News talk show, Real American Stories, was LL Cool J himself, who proceeded to tweet angrily that the interview Fox was using to promote Palin's show dated back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    What Do LL Cool J and Sarah Palin Have In Common?

    ​If you answered, "They both got lyrical beatdowns from Canibus in 1998," well, not quite -- if only because we can't confirm it. If you answered, "Brooklyn thinks they're just punchlines," close, but no cigar. Every borough has Wrong People, even Brooklyn, sparse as they may be. If you answer ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2010

    Bulls on Parade: Live From MSG's Arena Rock Rodeo

    Where the soundtrack is more Jock Jams than Red State

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Missing White House E-Mails: 6 Leaked

    ​The White House and two nonprofit groups announced a settlement Monday in a long-running lawsuit over more than 22 million e-mails that were missing during the Bush administration because of poor labeling and other technical problems. The National Security Archive, a historical records group ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    War on Christmas Update: Boycotts, "CHRIST-mas Tree" Give Jesus Team an Advantage

    ​The White House and two nonprofit groups announced a settlement Monday in a long-running lawsuit over more than 22 million e-mails that were missing during the Bush administration because of poor labeling and other technical problems. The National Security Archive, a historical records group ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 18: Toby Keith, "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)"

    F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. Unreasonable, short-sighted, hyperbolic, childish, reactionary--well, to be fair, "Angry American" is a pretty accurate title...

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Michael Buble Knocks Paramore Clear Out of the Top 10

    ​This week in completely joyless chart news: International cipher Michael Buble sells a whopping 132,000 copies in three days to knock Barbra Streisand out of the number one spot; Kiss, whose Walmart-exclusive Sonic Bomb sold 108K, take #2; and Toby Keith's American Ride (not to be confused wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Camille Paglia Provides Much-Needed Intellectual Cred for Birthers

    And you thought birtherism was just for hillbillies and Republicans! David Weigel heard Camille Paglia on NPR yesterday, where the author of Sexual Personae and UArts professor told a no doubt astonished latte-drinking audience that "there are legitimate questions about the documentation of Obama' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Wayman Tisdale, R.I.P.

    Here he is doing Barry White with Toby Keith. And why not. SOTC rarely traffics in smooth-jazz talk, it's true, but let us nonetheless doff our caps for basketball star and bassist extraordinaire Wayman Tisdale, who's died of cancer at 44. After a beloved college stint with the Oklahoma Sooners an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Make-Believe Boomlet for "Freedom Tower" Fails

    The Times notes that the local tabs and Pataki have been bitching about the Port Authority's switch from "Freedom Tower" to "1 World Trade Center," and say "The 'Freedom Tower' Name Roars Back." That'll show people who think the Times is liberal! But we notice that even the professional outrage arti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Country-Rap: A Secret History

    The Times notes that the local tabs and Pataki have been bitching about the Port Authority's switch from "Freedom Tower" to "1 World Trade Center," and say "The 'Freedom Tower' Name Roars Back." That'll show people who think the Times is liberal! But we notice that even the professional outrage arti ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2008

    Please Stop Belittling Toby Keith

    He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Bernie Kerik's MySpace Mood is Determined

    He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2007

    Academy of Country Music Awards: A Running Diary

    He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    Live: Conservative Boogeyman Toby Keith

    He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2006

    Music and September 11

    He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

  • Music

    August 8, 2006

    Velveeta Elvis

    Hat country's resident assman talks "tough" and gets to third base

  • Music

    May 9, 2006

    Offend in Every Way

    Shooter Jennings de-sissifies modern country, wearily and warily

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2005

    A Running Diary of the Billboard Music Awards

    Shooter Jennings de-sissifies modern country, wearily and warily

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2005

    Backstage at the Country Music Awards

    Shooter Jennings de-sissifies modern country, wearily and warily

  • Specials

    July 19, 2005

    Letters

    Shooter Jennings de-sissifies modern country, wearily and warily

  • Music

    July 12, 2005

    Girlschool

    Thick-necked ladies' man awaits beatdown by MC Hawking

  • Music

    October 12, 2004

    Music

    Thick-necked ladies' man awaits beatdown by MC Hawking

  • Music

    June 29, 2004

    Grits Vs. Gravy

    Bronx hulk, West Coast harpist make two house parties hop

  • Music

    June 22, 2004

    Music

    Bronx hulk, West Coast harpist make two house parties hop

  • Music

    June 8, 2004

    Music

    Bronx hulk, West Coast harpist make two house parties hop

  • Music

    May 4, 2004

    Redneck Men Need Woman

    Them Zarathustra boys been drag-racin' Fetchin' Gretchen's whiskey-fueled chariot on 22s

  • Music

    February 17, 2004

    Music

    Them Zarathustra boys been drag-racin' Fetchin' Gretchen's whiskey-fueled chariot on 22s

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    Pebbles at the Palace

    Volunteer Now in Civilization's Battle Against George the Boy King

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    The New Frontier

    Playboys of the Southwestern World Thrive on Certainty

  • Music

    December 30, 2003

    Bubba Sparks

    All those settled-down friends are rowdy again, so country boy Bocephus will survive

  • Music

    December 2, 2003

    Music

    All those settled-down friends are rowdy again, so country boy Bocephus will survive

  • Music

    September 9, 2003

    Buck & Wing Vs. Bling-Bling

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    April 22, 2003

    Not Hop, Stomp

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    October 29, 2002

    Quiet Desert Storm

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    September 3, 2002

    A Very Good Year

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    May 28, 2002

    Friendly Ghost of a Mullet

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    May 25, 1999

    CMT Is Where It’s At!

    Country Cuts the Crap

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