(Above: Jay-Z and Kanye West battle sharks and charm the Sprint Center crowd during a recent “Watch the Throne” tour stop in Kansas City, Mo.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Hip hop superstars Jay-Z and Kanye West titled their first joint album and tour “Watch the Throne,” but they could have just as [...]
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Review: Jay-Z and Kanye West
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged All of the Lights, Blueprint, hip hop, Hova, Jay-Z, Jesus Walks, Kanye West, Niggas In Paris, Run this Town, Taylor Swift, Touch the Sky, Watch the Throne on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jerry Leiber and the ballad of “Kansas City”
Posted in Music history, tagged 12th street and vine, American Idol, California Love, Elvis Presley, Empire State of Mind, Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City, Farm Aid, Frank Sinatra, Fury Records, Going to Kansas City, Hank Ballard, Jay-Z, Jerry Leiber, Jesus Just Left Chicago, K.C. Loving, Kansas City here I come, Kansas City Royals, KC Loving, Leiber and Stoller, Little Richard, Little Willie Littlefield, Mike Stoller, New York New York, Paul McCartney, Rockin' Ronald, Rocky Olson, St. Louis Blues, Sweet Home Chicago, Tom Waits, Train to Kansas City, Wilbert Harrison, Willie Nelson on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Paul McCartney goes to Kansas City with a little help from his friends.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The Big Apple has “New York, New York,” “Empire State of Mind” and dozens more. The Windy City has “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Jesus Just Left Chicago.” Tom Waits gifted the Twin Cities with not [...]
A Black Friday blowout
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Big Joe Turner, Biggie Smalls, Black Friday, Brandon Draper, Charlie Parker, Common, Count Basie, Diverse, Dominique Sanders, Ella Fitzgerald, Hearts of Darkness, Hermon Mehari, hip hop vs. jazz, J. Dilla, Jay McShann, Jay-Z, John Coltrane, Kansas City, Les Izmore, Like Water for Chocolate, Mark Lowrey, Michael Jackson, Mutual Musicians Foundation, Notorious B.I.G., Reach, Ryan Lee, Schelli Tolliver, Stan Getz, Talib Kweli, Thelonious Monk on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Jazz pianist Mark Lowrey teamed up with local musicians for the second installment of the Mark Lowrey vs. Hip Hop series.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Mark Lowrey sits behind a grand piano, contemplating using a Thelonious Monk number as an introduction to the rapper Common’s song “Thelonious.” As his fingers coax a [...]
15 x 15
Posted in Song Review, tagged Alexis Korner, Alphaville, Beastie Boys, Behind Blue Eyes, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Springsteen, Changes, Chess blues, Creep, David Bowie, Devil's Right Hand, Dion, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Fight For Your Right To Party, Flaming Lips, Hoochie Coochie Man, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Joan Baez, Joey Ramone, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, KRS-One, Ladies of the Canyon, Led Zeppelin, Let It Be, Limp Bizkit, Long Black Veil, Louis Armstrong, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Muddy Waters, Napoleon Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sammy Hagar, Stairway to Heaven, Steve Earle, Steven Seagal, The Band, the Beatles, the Who, Van Halen, Wayne Coyne, What A Wonderful World, Young MC on September 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
(Above: The only acceptable version of “Hoochie Coochie Man.”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record A fun game has been going around the internet recently: Name 15 albums that influenced your taste in music today in 15 minutes. Because we never play anything straight up at The Daily Record, we twisted the rules a little [...]
Steddy P and DJ Mahf – “While You Were Sleeping”
Posted in Album review, Ink magazine, Kansas City music scene, tagged Blackalicious, Ces Cru, DJ Mahf, DJ Shadow, Gift of Gab, hip hop KC, Indyground, Jay-Z, Jbomb, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Mac Lethal, Mathias, Nappy Roots, Steddy P, Super Mario Brothers, Tech N9ne on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis Ink Magazine Steddy P takes care of his fans. Since Steddy’s debut album in 2008, fans have never had to wait more than a few months between new offerings. This month Steddy dropped the While You Were Sleeping EP/mixtape to keep fans happy until the emergence of his next full-length album. But [...]
Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Berry Gordy, Bobby Taylor, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Guns N Roses, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Izzo H.O.V.A., Jackson 5, Jackson Five, Jay-Z, Jermaine Jackson, Joe Jackson, Kanye West, Kris Kross, Kt Tunsitall, Michael Jackson, Mika, Nickel Creek, soul music, the Corporation, Tito Jackson on January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back,” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record “I Want You Back” not only introduced America to the biggest post-Elvis superstar in the world. It also kicked off the unprecedented success of a group having its first four singles top the chart, and returned the mojo [...]
Review Roundup – Rakim, Dodos, Naomi Shelton, Blakroc and Daptone Gold
Posted in Album review, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Antibalas, Bettye LaVette, Black Keys, Charles Bradley, Damon Dash, Daptone Records, Dodos, Dr. Dre, Eric B and Rakim, gospel, hip hop, indie rock, Jay-Z, Lee Fields, Lou Rawls, Ludacris, Menahan Street Band, Mos Def, Naomi Shelton, Otis Redding, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, Rakim, Roc-a-fella, Sam Cooke, Sharon Jones, soul music, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Wilson Pickett, world music, Wu-Tang Clan on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: The title song from Naomi Shelton’s debut album.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The first month of 2010 is almost in the history books. Fortunately, there’s still time to take one last look at some overlooked releases from the final quarter of 2009. The Dodos – “Time to Die” The Dodos third album [...]
Jay-Z – “The Blueprint 3″
Posted in Album review, tagged Alicia Keys, Alphaville, Blueprint, Death of Auto-Tune, hip hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Napoleon Dynamite, No ID, Rihanna, Run this Town, Young Jeezy on September 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
By Joel Francis “The Blueprint 3” is not just the third installment in Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” saga. It’s also the third album since Jay “retired” in 2004. “The Blueprint 3” manages to split the differences in both of these lineages. It falls between the pared-down masterpiece of the first “Blueprint” and its guest- and lard-laden sequel. [...]
Stuck in a Moment: 9/11 and U2
Posted in Music history, tagged 50 Cent, 9/11, America: A Tribute to Heroes, American history, American holidays, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Cone, Day of Infamy, George Brett, interfaith worship, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, July 4th, Kanye West, Love and Theft, Passion, perfect game, Peter Gabriel, prayer, Sept. 11, terrorist attacks, The Blueprint, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Rising, U2, World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: U2 encourage America to “Walk On” in a live appearance broadcast less than two weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.) By Joel Francis U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” had been out for nearly a year the morning two planes slammed into the World Trade Center, another collided with the Pentagon and a [...]
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2010 Grammys: A Live Diary
Posted in Industry commentary, review, tagged Alanis Morrissette, Andrea Bocelli, Beyonce, Bjork, Black Eyed Peas, Black Star, Bon Jovi, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Byrds, Celine Dion, Dean Moriarty, Elton John, Fergie, Grammy awards, Green Day, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Latin Grammys, Leon Russell, Living on a Prayer, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, Mos Def, Pink, Public Enemy, Questlove, Rhianna, Roger McGuinn, Run this Town, S1Ws, Smokey Robinson, Stephen Colbert, Stevie Nicks, Styx, Susan Boyle, Talib Kweli, Taylor Swift, The Clash, Thomas Wolfe, Will.I.Am, Zac Brown Band on February 1, 2010 | 27 Comments »
By Joel Francis The Daily Record We at The Daily Record try to play clean in our tiny corner of the interweb. Once a year, on “music’s biggest night” the gloves come off and the snark comes out. This year, we present a live diary of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. We’ll be doing this [...]
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