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Here's my favorite collection of Paolo Nutini music videos... some of his best songs. Enjoy!

The Listening Room Cafe is a new music venue in Franklin, Tennessee that will be opening soon. Stay tuned for grand opening details. Here's the latest round of changes...

It appears that the song that plays in the background of the Rembrandt toothpaste kissing commercial is almost as popular as the commercial itself! It's a song by Griffin House... here's more about the song -- including a video for the song 'Waterfall' -- and a video for the Rembrandt commercial, too.

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You can download Shaun Groves' song 'Miss Texas' for FREE on February 2, 2007. Here's how...

The latest buzz in Franklin these days is what the new Listening Room Cafe will be like! Most are excited to see another live music venue coming to downtown Franklin, Tennessee. Word is, the doors will open in February '07.

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Nashville's got a Musicians Walk of Fame! Now, who could've ever imagined that?!? ME! Here are my thoughts on Nashville's Walk of Fame honoring notable singers and songwriters BEFORE the Music City Walk of Fame was ever announced. Today, this Country Music Walk of Fame is a popular tourist spot in downtown Nashville.

Here's a funny little story about how our blog called The Fun Times Guide led us -- from Tennessee -- to spend an evening with a really fun couple -- from California. Here are photos from our trip to Music Row and downtown Nashville bars. We had our very own Nashville pub crawl!

Here's a review of 9th Ward Pickin Parlor by Shawn Mullins. An incredible bluesy album with a lot of great mandolin and classic rock!

Here's a long-overdue photo summary of the first 'Songwriter Night' we went to at the 'new' Puckett's in Franklin, TN. Tonight's singer-songwriters were: Marshall Chapman, Don Henry and Jon Ims. Check out our pictures...

In June of 2006, Jim met up with Johnny Reid at the IHRA drag racing event in Grand Bend, Ontario. He was performing at the IHRA's weekend concert. And the crowd went wild! Here are photos from the Johnny Reid concert.

Fun photos and details of the weekend Johnny Reid performed at the IHRA motorsports event in Grand Bend, Ontario Canada. Here's a fan's perspective of the concert, according to Alice Couto, member of Johnny Reid's Tartan Army fan club.

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Looking for live music in Nashville? Here are our favorite places in Franklin, TN and Nashville to hear live music in an intimate setting where you can get up close and personal with the singers & songwriters.

Here's why I love Shawn Mullins... as a singer... as a songwriter... and as a multi-talented guitar player and musician. Some interesting behind-the-scenes facts and fun stuff about Shawn Mullins here.

Shawn's new record, 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor is an acoustic-based CD named for the New Orleans home studio where most of the album's acoustic tracks were cut. Hear Shawn's take on this new album, specifically how he chose its...

Who's Crystal Taliefero? Only the biggest name in backup singers on the planet! Here's everything you could possibly want to know about Crystal Taliefero. She has performed on countless albums & toured with legendary artists including John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Faith Hill, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks and dozens more!

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A collection of videos of people singing... badly! Call it online karaoke. Call it a desperate cry for help. Call it their 5 minutes of fame. Most will call it FUNNY!

Napster has become the first legal digital music service to offer free, on-demand listening to over 2 million major and independent label tracks five times each! Yep... FREE!...

Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you never really know what someone else is going through? Here are some hit songs that prove this point, plus my take on giving people the benefit of the doubt.