My Country Space

: Jessica Going Country To Rebuild Her Career; Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - The past twelve months have done no favors to Jessica Simpson's career. Now, with the bright lights of her film career fading, the pop star is going back to where it all began for her and getting back into the studio. Jessica, who became a major house hold name thanks to the reality TV show "Newlyweds" rather than her music, has confirmed that she has started work on a country album. The Texas-bred singer, who established herself in the entertainment world with pop music, is getting in touch with her roots to reignite her career. The star told Billboard magazine, "I am a country girl. I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to wait until the time was right." The starlet, who is rebuilding her career after suffering from multiple failures at the box office, is also going to get more involved in her music. She said, "Writing is a release for me. It's a way for me to tell my story. That's not to say I wouldn't record a song that I didn't write. It's just that it has been a while since I have opened the book." Article © AHN - All Rights Reserved; Posted by: Greg

: Willie Nelson "Moment of Forever"; It's always been a shame that Willie Nelson's reputation continually precedes him, his occasional run-ins with the law more newsworthy than a new release. Especially when it's considered that his body of work remains unparalleled in country music, and he keeps cranking it out on a regular basis - always just under the radar. "Moment of Forever" isn't likely to change all that, but it's one of Willie's more solid, if somewhat inconsistent efforts of his recent modern-leanings. And, at the very least, it isn't "The Countryman." Opener "Over You Again" and "Always Now" remind of the arcane expressiveness Nelson can pack in a simple country tune, yet these are two of only three originals, and the focus here is remaking obscurities of others: Big Kenny's shanty "The Bob Song" lands with a bit of a thump; likewise does the flat take on "Gotta Serve Somebody," Willie sounding like he's not really in on Dylan's joke, or maybe just not that interested. And the indie-rock groove of Dave Matthews' "Gravedigger," and the soul-rocker "Takin' On Water," both feel good, without actually feeling anything like Willie. But even if he's phoning-in Randy Newman's "Louisiana," the post-Katrina perspective will always remain heart-wrenching - even more so with Nelson's singularly wearied reading. It's a nice foil to the next-to-last "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore," an 'oh-well' ode to getting old, full of his acerbic, grandfatherly humor. Both demonstrate that even while updating his sound, Nelson does so with the same aw-shucks shrug and sideways smile, with the same beat-up guitar and outlaw otherness that keeps him steadfastly self-contained, and will keep him, probably, forever on the Lost Highway. Choice Cuts: "Over You Again" "Always Now" "Louisiana" "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore"; Posted by: Greg

: Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air; The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the journal Nature.; Posted by: asiaqa15

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