By Joel Francis When RZA needed a hook for “C.R.E.A.M.” he turned to the Charmels’ “As Long As I’ve Got You” and joined a large fraternity of rappers and producers who have leaned on the Stax catalog for their tracks. And though Stax has provided the samples for hits by Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G. [...]
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Album review – “Stax: The Soul of Hip-Hop”
Posted in Album review, Stax, tagged 24-Carat Black, Booker T and the MGs, C.R.E.A.M., Charmels, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Dramatics, Ghostface Killah, hip hop, Isaac Hayes, Jay-Z, Little Milton, Notorous B.I.G., Public Enemy, Robert Cray, Rufus Thomas, RZA, soul music, Soulsville U.S.A., Stax, Supreme Clientele, the Emotions, Wendy Rene, Wu-Tang Clan on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Chris Cornell – “Scream”
Posted in Album review, tagged Audioslave, Chris Cornell, grunge, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Kim Thayil, Lil Wayne, Madonna, Missy Elliott, Pussycat Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Roger Daltrey, Scream, Soundgarden, the Who, Timbaland, Tom Morello on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By Joel Francis In the two months since Chris Cornell’s latest album, “Scream,” appeared on store shelves it has been mocked by Trent Reznor, bashed by critics and ignored by fans. There’s only one problem with this: the album isn’t all bad. This is not to say that “Scream” is a masterpiece that will make [...]
George Kalinsky: Painting with Light
Posted in band feature, Music history, tagged 1994 Stanley Cup, 9/11, Beatles, Billy Crystal, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Concert for Bangladesh, Concert for New York City, concert photoraphy, Elton John, George Harrison, George Kalinsky, Get Your Ya Ya's Out, Jay-Z, John Lennon, John Lennon final performance, LeBron James, Madison Square Garden, Muhammad Ali, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, Paul McCartney, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock Hall, rock photography, Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone onstage wedding, the Pope, the Who on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Elton John and John Lennon at Madison Square Garden, 1974. All photos by George Kalinsky, courtesy of www.georgekalinsky.com.) By Joel Francis In his 34 years as Madison Square Garden’s official photographer, George Kalinsky has forgotten more games, concerts and events than many people could see in several lifetimes. Kalinsky, who estimates he has shot [...]
Raphael Saadiq sends a love letter to soul makers and Motown
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, Motown, tagged Back To Rockville, Boyz II Men, Funk Brothers, Jay-Z, Marvin Gaye, Motown, neo-soul, Philly soul, Q-Tip, Raphael Saadiq, Smokey Robinson, soul music, Stevie Wonder, The Sound Of Philadelphia, Tony! Toni! Tone! on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Raphael Saadiq runs the “100 Yard Dash.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Raphael Saadiq’s latest album, “The Way I See It,” is draped heavily in the sounds of Motown and Philly soul, but don’t call it a tribute album. “Boyz II Men did a tribute; I wrote a bunch of songs,” Saadiq [...]
Raphael Saadiq – “The Way I See It”
Posted in Album review, Motown, tagged Gamble-Huff, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jay-Z, Joss Stone, neo-soul, Raphael Saadiq, Smokey Robinson, soul music, The Sound Of Philadelphia, The Temptations on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis It’s hard to listen to Raphael Saadiq’s new album, “The Way I See It,” without thinking it’s a lost Motown gem. The record blasts off with “Sure Hope You Mean It,” a song that recalls the finer moments of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Later, Saadiq channels the Temptations on “Keep Marchin’” [...]
Hip Flop
Posted in review, tagged hip hop, Jay-Z, music, OutKast on December 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis Two of this year’s most anticipated hip hop releases were also its biggest disappointments. In August, OutKast released “Idlewild,” the soundtrack to their first film and the follow-up to 2004′s Grammy-winning smash release “Speakerboxx/The Love Below.” Like all OutKast projects “Idlewild” is bursting with a million ideas. Unfortunately, few of them are [...]
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2009 Grammys: A Running Diary
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged 2009 Grammys, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, B.B. King, Barack Obama, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Herbie Hancock, I Kissed A Girl, Jay-Z, Joe Satriani, Johm Mayer, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, MIA, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Freeman, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Robert Plant, running diary, Stevie Wonder, Sugarland, Sweet Caroline, T.I., Taylor Swift, The Clash, U2, Whitney Houston on February 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The last time The Daily Record watched a complete Grammy Awards show, “O Brother Where Art Thou?” won Album of the Year. This year, though, we got suckered in by the promise of seeing Radiohead. (Have they won a Grammy? Wikipedia says yes.) This presented the perfect opportunity to do one of those running diaries [...]
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