Country Girls Fake It More

Keeping in line with this blog's dedication to "the big issues"...  did you know that apparently country girls are more likely to "fake it" than city girls? 

Well according to a new survey this is true. Country Girls are 9% more likely to 'fake it' than city girls.

Now of course interpert the actual meaning of all this in your own way... in the meantime take a look at Jasmine Rae's new hit single 'I Faked It'.

The timing couldn't be better!

What Is Scientology? Terrific Alan Shore Moment

"So, basically, every time you piss puke or crap, you're a step closer to immortality." - Alan Shore

I never bothered to take any time to find out what Scientology actually was and ultimately I never needed to.

Why? Because in this magical and memorable piece of television brilliance, Alan Shore of The Practice/Boston Legal (played by James Spader) sums it up for us perfectly!

Check it out...

Australia's Carbon Tax

I have no idea whether pro-climate change science is accurate or not. I was terrible at science at school and have never taken the time to evaluate climate science. So on that basis, I don't have an opinion on whether the introduction of a carbon tax in principle has merit or not.

What disappoints me however is the Labor government's motivation for bring in the tax.

Before the last election, the Prime Minister stated that "their will be no Carbon Tax under the government I lead".  

While this would appear to now be a straight out lie, it seems obvious to me that Labor have actually decided to sell their souls and bring this in to ensure the Greens continue to support their minority government. This means Bob Brown is effectively the real prime minister of Australia, despite the small percentage of votes his party received at the election.

I like to think that a Prime Minister and government should have some level of integrity if they want the nation's support. Sure, politicians break promises, but this one is a real howler!

Love them or hate them, the Coalition took both the GST (twice) and Work Choices to elections and the people had their say at the ballot box.

The Prime Minister and the Labor Party should have done the same thing.

Music Video - Lee Kernaghan & Dierks Bentley With Scars

What a huge moment!

The coming together of two country music superstars... one is an Australian icon ... the other, a massive US Country music star.

I'm of course talking about Lee Kernaghan and Dierks Bentley who recorded a track called 'Scars' and the song's music video has just been released to the world!

It's from the Planet Country album. Check out the music video below...

Keith Urban, A Long Hot Summer It Is Not!

Australian country superstar Keith Urban performed what is probably is next single, 'Long Hot Summer' at the CMT Awards yesterday.

I think it's safe to say this song completely contradicts the awfully cold whether in Australia right now. However let this performance give us hope that in a couple of months, it will all be well and truly behind us.

Shania Twain Falls, But She's Back On The Way Up

What a moment it was... as country music superstar and role model and inspiration to most young female acts globally, Shania Twain walked into the Bridgestone Arena to present the Best Male Music Video award at the CMT Awards (The MTV Music Awards of Country Music), she spectalularily fell over... and boy did she fall. The good news is that she was not injured at all.

Of course, Shania simply got up without any fuss and presented the award. She has also insisted she doesn't need a stunt double. She handled everything with pure class.

The male video award winner Blake Shelton later tweeted... "Whoa!!! Not only did I win but Shania Twain is falling for me!!!"

The fall can only be seen as good for Shania. She's got a new book out, she opened the show in a special feature with Taylor Swift and everyone has been talking about her ever since.


Shania quickly posted a "response to the fall" soon after the show and this is all an indication that Shania Twain is well and truly back. I think people want Shania back in their lives. If a new hit song is going to follow very shortly, this star will be dominating the charts once more.

I wish her all the best.

Blake Lively & Her Alleged Naked Photos

Forget Carbon tax, the biggest news story this week across the world seems to be that of alleged leaked nude photos of Gossip Girl star Blake Lively.

I do watch Gossip Girl but lately have found that it has become a little ridiculous. I find Lively's character of Serena to be glamorous, yet a little selfish.

Now Lively's people are saying that these photos are not of her. Perhaps she has a naughty and more adventurous identical twin sister we don't know about?

However, the producer of Girls Gone Wild Joe Francis has the belief that it's all a bit of a set-up. 

"I would say 90 percent it's an orchestrated attempt or act on her part [to raise her profile]. I'm not sure, but my inclination is that it's coming from her. She knows what she's doing or someone in her camp does," said Francis in a recent article.

I tend to agree. This all happens far too often with young female stars to be a co-incidence. Most "stars" by their very nature are very self-indulgent. It make sense that they want to take photos of themselves, even naked.

And this leaked naked photo stuff has all become a very standard process. Photos are leaked, the celebrity denies it's her, she gets the publicity she wants and we all move on.

I think it's a shame the young women feel the need to do this. I'm dead against it. There's a lot to be said for mystery. But I'm just old fashioned I guess...

Ronnie Dunn Bleeds Red With A Solo Album

Depending on whatever the circumstances may be, forgiveness can be difficult to consider, comprehend and contemplate. It's also, at times, a very necessary element of moving forward in your life.

Ronnie Dunn's brilliant hit single 'Bleed Red' is a song completely centered around forgiveness, apologizing and the pain that goes along with betrayal and the personal suffering that this can cause.

You can't help but feel a sence of hope by the end of the song. And how can you not when it's being delivered by the great Ronnie Dunn who is releasing his first solo album next week.

The old cowboy is getting on a bit, but he's still as brilliant as anyone at delivering compelling and emotive stories with his magical vocals.

He has also become very active on social media. 

I look forward to listening to the album.

But until then, enjoy 'Bleed Red'...

Carrie Underwood Will 'Undo It' In Australia

I thought that Simon Cowell's greatest legacy wasn't his controversial, yet entertaining manner on the American Idol program, but the prediction he made following a performance of Heart's classic hit 'Alone' by contestant Carrie Underwood.

What a moment it was... 

"...Not only will you win this show, you will sell more records than any previous Idol winner." said Cowell to a mild mannered and appallingly styled Underwood following the performance.

His prediction has proven to be right.

Who would have thought? She's a country artist!

But it's true.

13 million albums, five GRAMMY awards, three CMA Female Vocalist of The Year and two ACM Entertainer of the Year awards later, Underwood has been the most successful Idol winner anywhere in the world.

She'll be in Australia in mid June for her first promotional tour outside of North America, promoting her latest album Play On through Sony Music.

Underwood will visit a number of states and do a exclusive showcase in Sydney for lucky prize winners (one assumes?) and "industry" persons whom are considered important. 

Those in a attendance will see for themselves a commanding performer with remarkable vocal power and quality. When I saw Carrie Underwood perform a verse and chorus of her first hit single 'Jesus Take The Wheel', at the CMA Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2005, I was breath-taken by her vocal quality and strength.

Her success makes complete sense to me.

Here is one of her big songs, 'Undo It' from the new album. Except to hear it on more than just country radio very soon.

Vampires & Peter McWhirter's New Music Video

The whole vampire craze is globally massive.

First there was Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and that was really all for a long time. But then a wave of rather erotic sci-fi vampire programming hit us in droves.

The True Blood series on Showtime has been a huge success, all the Twilight movies, the Vampire Diaries and the list goes on. Young people can't get enough of it all, it would seem.

I'm guessing Peter McWhirter's terrific new music video for 'Devil's Daughter' is the first country music video to feature a slutty vampiress though. Tell me if I'm wrong?

The song itself is a total hoot. It's kind of a blend of bluegrass, mixed with alt-country rock and blues... it's a little wild, crazy and unconventional . Perhaps the opportunity was therefore perfect to throw in a vampire for this one!

Decide for yourself by watching 'Devil's Daughter', produced by Jeremy Dylan, below...