Dear Kyle,

I am tired of being silent. After two years of being called a "threat" over a t-shirt I printed, because I decided to take my radio show off a fucking website because you gave me rules on what I could and could not talk about, who I can interview, and who my guest hosts could be (you once called, Stevie Lee, my best friend, a virus to your website!), and now, you are doing the same thing to a dear, personal friend of mine, I must finally speak out. You have truly lost your mind. You use to tell me I needed physical help because I like to drink and party. But, you have an obvious obsession with everything that has to do with me and Shooter Jennings. It is pure sickening at this point. You will take any little subtle jab at me, my band, my friends, and even my family at any given moment. FOR TWO YEARS! I gave it all up and quit this "feud" about a year ago and played nice. Emailed you with a truce, even giving you a shout out from stage at Muddy Roots 2012 (which of course you didn't see, because my band is SOOO bad), and went above and beyond to patch things up. It didnt work. Grow the fuck up man. That is all we want. Everyone. I wont sit here and tell you to get a real job, and a wife, and stop taking your website so seriously, because I know you can not. Your web site has consumed you.

You have let this tiny piece of the internet control you. You feel the NEED to be relevant and to get "hits". The comments people leave fuel you. Any article that you write where there are 75+ comments just makes your heart sink, because you love it so damn much. You have obsessed yourself with a website. Sit back, and think about that my man. It is pathetic. You burned bridges with nearly everyone that ever use to enjoy your work and your writing. You have a talent, and you destroyed it with self-pitty and self-involvement.

But, you did it! People started to pay attention didn't they? Fuck yeah they did. Good job hero! But now, you have gone overboard. I have noticed this since I left your website over two years ago. For some other folks, it took the article you wrote about me two years back, and others, with the 7th or 8th article you wrote about Shooter to realize, but they did. And, because of that, your website has become a playground. A place where folks go to laugh at you and your responses. Myself, and EVERYONE in my community use to look to you for positive blogs and write ups. Now, the only time any of us go to your site is to sink into the pure abomination of what it has become. A joke. A forum for a man to slowly dissolve in himself and his pride. You complain that people only comment when you write about Shooter, but, that is because that is the only time your site is relevant. It has come to the point to where people don't care about new bands you love and want to promote, because you physically destroyed that for us.

Unlike you, I did not plan this in advance and write this out before I made a video blog, so I ran out of things to say. I will press post without proof reading, and hope my point is clear. You have lost it brother, and I tried man. I really tried to be your friend again. But, you went and called the cops on me. And, even after that, I STILL tried to rehash shit. You are too proud to let it go. SCM+ORC was a   force to be reckoned with. I brought you fans, you brought me listeners. And, now, you bring my fucking band into it, who you once called "Epic", and the "future of Bluegrass", but because I took Outlaw Radio Chicago to Black Country Rock, you suddenly hate us as well. That is fine and dandy man. We get it. Your 50 readers that go your site to actually read good articles will someday get it, but that's ok, because you will get a new group of readers once they are familiar with your filth. It is a never ending cycle. So, congrats to you on making a website that get continues hits. Does this bring you self-gratification? I sure as shit know you make no money off the website, and instead fill your days with buying shit at garage sales and selling it on E-Bay to make ends meet. Didn't you ever imagine your life would be a little more? A Wife, a family, a career? I suppose not.

Sincerly yours,

Jahshie P.

So, we recently got "called out" for not giving a shit by not covering a story about Blake Shelton. As far as I know about him, he had a major hit 10 years ago with "Some Beach". He is a judge on American Idol now, and he recently won Artist of the Year at the CMA's. How did I find this out? By googling him after we got called out. (Thanks to numerous readers for informing me of this by the way!) Last month he called fans' of real country music jackasses' and old farts. Ok.

Why did we not cover this? Because, who fucking cares? Who is this guy? Myself, (and likely the rest of us here at MR), do not scope the news or CMT.com for our stories. We review records we enjoy, write about punk rock and metal, and do it on our own time, we are not on a schedule or agenda. We have never written a news story about country music. The only 'news story' I ever covered was when the singer of one of my favorite bands announced he was gonna get a sex change. I wrote it because i care about that artist. Blake Shelton is far from someone I enjoy or care about, so there is no need to cover this story. Why should we give him any attention? It doesn't make a lot of sense. Plus, than we would have to take the time to research the story... Too much work involved for a guy we all are supposed to dislike anyways.

So, in conclusion, I guess I should say fuck Blake Shelton, because I don't know him?  I am sorry he offended good music. That is a bummer, but seeing that nobody likes this guy in the first place, it shouldn't be a huge deal. He thinks he makes good and relevant music. Good for him. We think he is wrong, but, many folks seem to agree with him however, as he sells a few records.

The music he insulted is sacred to us all, and it always will be. Why do we care if other people insult it or don't respect it? I grew up on punk rock, and was in a constant battle with others, defending my music, but, there needs to come a time when you have to not care what others say and do. Keep enjoying what you enjoy! Keep your music sacred. That is the point of it all, correct?

Hey, we covered the Blake Shelton story! Yay!