While I won’t promise daily updates, life gets busy sometimes. I will try to post as regularly as I can about the music stories I see throughout the day. Most are discovered through my Facebook news feed, some are press releases and others are just me adding my notes about various music topics. Here’s today’s updates courtesy of my Facebook news feed:

KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY Exclusive Review: Jo Dee Messina’s “Me” on Monday – Jo Dee Messina is set to release her new album on March 18, 2014

Charlie Daniels releases OFF THE GRID – DOIN’ IT DYLAN – Bob Dylan tribute album on April 1, 2014

Lynyrd Skynyrd is performing in New Zealand and Australia over the next several days. Rickey Medlocke’s interview with Auckland Now is available online.  This is the first time in the band’s history that they have performed in these countries.

Rolling Stone has released a Reader’s Poll with the 10 Greatest Hair Metal Songs.

Johnny Colt (bass for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is part of a series created for the Weather Channel titled “Mountain Strong” about Jamestown, Colorado, which has been airing this week. Check out the links below for both the interview with Johnny Colt and the segments that have already aired.

• http://www.weather.com/video/rush-johnny-colt-part-1-44050
• http://www.weather.com/video/rush-johnny-colt-part-2-44045
• http://www.weather.com/video/mountain-strong-part-1-44095
• http://www.weather.com/video/mountain-strong-in-jamestown-co-44124
• http://www.weather.com/video/mountain-strong-44065
• http://www.weather.com/video/team-works-together-to-save-lives-44170

Black Stone Cherry is releasing a new album on May 6 entitled “Magic Mountain”.

Peter Keys has released “Autopsy-Turvy” via CDBaby, Amazon and iTunes. Be sure and pick up a copy today.

Stay tuned for the next update from my Facebook news feed and around the web. 🙂