Even for a guy who has a "Late Show with David Letterman" appearance and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top in his contacts list, this one is pretty cool. Butte, America's own Tim Montana has taken his latest song, "Devil You Know" into the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Well, it seems that the local rumor mill has been running full speed for a couple of months now about the Wise River Club and it's change of ownership. And in Butte and Southwest Montana, the rumor mill sometimes runs consecutive 8 hour shifts around the clock. Here at the radio ranch, we get mostly questions rather than answers. "Did you hear that the Wise River Club was sold? Did you hear who bought it?" We get a lot of that. We also get a few educated guesses that are passed off as fact which also helps lead to the maelstrom of misinformation that inevitably ensues. We're also getting a lot of that.
Last Memorial Day Weekend, Tim Montana put out a casting call to anyone in Butte who was interested in being a part of a shoot for a music video for his new song. And Butte answered the call. Now, the finished product is on display for the world to see.
You probably heard the latest news that Montana state government employees are now banned from using the Chinese-owned app TikTok on state-owned devices and for state business.
This artist is pals with David Grohl of the Foo Fighters, and Charlie Sheen has directed one of their videos. Not to mention, nearly 30 million Spotify streams in Montana since hitting the scene.
Tim Montana called in to our statewide radio talk show. We got his take on TikTok, record companies signing artificial intelligence artists, and what message is connecting with listeners across the country right now.
There he is with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, LIVE at the Grand Ole Opry less than a month ago. Butte, Montana's Tim Montana figured out a way to keep rocking throughout the pandemic, and now he's being profiled by Rolling Stone.