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Home Front: Culture Wars
Hicks Nix Dixie Chicks
2006-05-23
NASHVILLLE, Tenn., May 22 (UPI) -- It appears the war U.S. country radio stations mounted against the politically outspoken Dixie Chicks has not abated in the least.
I do believe the Chicks fired the first shot
The band is promoting "Taking the Long Way," its first album since Natalie Maines told a London audience in 2003 she was ashamed to be from the same state as U.S. President George Bush. The comment sparked a radio boycott of the group's music.

Although the album hits stores Tuesday, the first two singles from the album are not getting widespread airplay, Billboard.com reported Monday. The first single, "Not Ready to Make Nice," only peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the second single, "Everybody Knows," is moving downward after its peak at No. 48.
Well, they did say they wanted to appeal to a small group of fans. Looks like they've succeeded.
WKIS FM in Miami reported it pulled "Not Ready to Make Nice" due to listener complaints after only one week. The program director at KUBL/KKAT in Salt Lake City told Billboard he was angered by its "self-indulgent and selfish lyrics." Neither the Chicks or their label, Columbia Records, would speak to Billboard for its article.
I'd put Columbia Records on a suicide watch
Posted by:Steve

#19  just drop the "Dixie"

Ditzy Chicks kinda has a nice ring to it!
Posted by: SteveS   2006-05-23 23:47  

#18  The gals flip for cash; first we did, then we apologize, now we did again.

Darlings, you're ten-minutes are long past.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-05-23 22:05  

#17  "We never considered ourselves country".

-Well then, maybe they should've let all those record stores know so that their CD's could've been properly displayed in sections *other* then country thus stopping those confused country fans from buying all those CD's and making them awfully rich. Or, just drop the "Dixie" from their name & replace it with "Hippie".
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-05-23 21:37  

#16  to finish...now though, the trio have done shot the horse that brung 'em home. I was listening on NPR (I believe) a few days ago and one of them was saying things like, "We never considered ourselves country".
Posted by: anymouse   2006-05-23 18:59  

#15  I remember when they were street musicians in Dallas at Deep Ellum. Not bad but not so uppity to not thank a customer. Now tho, . . .
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2006-05-23 18:02  

#14  they sound too surly to be good waitresses. Lotta that "I was a star!" attitude
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-23 16:28  

#13  Now, now. The world can always use three good waitresses...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-05-23 16:17  

#12  I'm waiting for the followup story. I can see it now . . . .

CHICKS NIX BLIX PIX

NASHVILLE (Dissociated Press) -- Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix was supposed to appear in a photo spread in next month's Vanity Fair with antiwar recording stars The Dixie Chicks, but the Chicks backed out at the last minute. The Chicks gave no reason for the sudden change of heart, and Blix is said to be furious . . . .
Posted by: Mike   2006-05-23 16:15  

#11  Howard dean clandestinely backing a white candidate against a black one,

All due respect, OS, but Drudge was the only one with that story and he backed off on it. There was general GOTV and some assistance to voters who haven't moved back to NOLA yet from DNC, but no aid to Landrieu.
Posted by: Chesh Creolet5843   2006-05-23 14:04  

#10  "America! I loff dis place!"
Posted by: anymouse   2006-05-23 12:51  

#9  It's really entertaining when they put their foot in their mouth before they shoot it.
Posted by: KBK   2006-05-23 12:13  

#8  Gee.. that 'ol cause and effect again. Piss off your main customers and they don't listen to/buy your stuff.

Too bad, so sad. Go make music with Moby since you think like him.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-05-23 11:51  

#7  Nix the pix at six.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-23 11:36  

#6  Who?
Posted by: mojo   2006-05-23 10:11  

#5  yep - they'll next play the Race Card ....with stunning non-results
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-23 09:59  

#4  Natalie Maines is playing idiot roulette - instead of doing it "Russian ROulette" style using a revolver and 1 round, she decided to load a full clip into a a .45, rack it, and try her luck.

"self-indulgent, selfish, whiny" - yep, thats loudmouthed entertainment liberals for ya. I just love Liberals when they get angry - they do more damage to their cause than any conservative ever could. And they'll cheer themselves all the way!

Operation Foot-Bullet continues apace! Howard dean clandestinely backing a white candidate against a blcak one, etc. Now this.

"Just shot myself in the foot! Must be the Conservatives fault - so I'll Reload and Shoot Again!"
Posted by: Oldspook   2006-05-23 09:54  

#3  I don't think country music is big in La Belle France, we much prefer french rap (need I to say more?) and insipid french pop, in fact I'm not even sure anybody has heard of country music... but I could be wrong.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-05-23 09:42  

#2  But how are they doing on the Paris charts?
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-05-23 09:39  

#1  Pix at Six.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-23 09:37  

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