(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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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 »
Peter, Bjorn and John Heart Hip Hop
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged 6th Sense, Apple Juice Kid, Bjorn and John, Bun B, GZA/The Genius, hip hop, indie rock, Jazzy Jeff, Kanye West, Mick Boogie, Peter, Rhymefest, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, UGK, Wu-Tang Clan, Young Folks on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Kanye West and Peter, Bjorn and John marry indie rock to hip hop in ”Young Folks.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star The distance between whistling and beat-boxing shrank considerably once Kanye West got involved. When West sampled Peter, Bjorn and John’s whistle-based sensation “Young Folks” for his mixtape, he not only united [...]
Jamie Foxx brings it to Sprint Center on Saturday
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged Beat It, BET Awards, Blame It, Gold Digger, Jamie Foxx, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson tribute, Ray Charles, Slow Jamz, Stevie Wonder, T-Pain, the Soloist on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: One of the few Jamie Foxx videos on Youtube that his label allows to be shared.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Three days after Michael Jackson’s death, Jamie Foxx appeared as host of the BET Awards clad in a red leather, Thriller-era jacket and sequined glove. After performing “Beat It” and telling [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2007
Posted in Top 10, tagged Arcade Fire, Bettye LaVette, Kanye West, Levon Helm, Mavis Staples, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Talib Kweli, Thurston Moore, Wilco on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back Radiohead – In Rainbows Talib Kweli – Ear Drum PJ Harvey – White Chalk Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Bettye LaVette – The Scene of the Crime Thurston Moore – The Trees Outside the Academy Wilco – Sky Blue Sky Kanye West – Graduation Levon Helm – [...]
Top 10 albums of 2005
Posted in Top 10, tagged Beck, Bettye LaVette, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Common, Eels, Kanye West, Matisyahu, Robert Plant, Sigur Ros, White Stripes on December 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Kanye West, “Late Registration” Sigur Ros, “Takk…” Common, “Be” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, “Clap Your Hands Say Yeah” Bettye LaVette, “I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise” Matisyahu, “Live at Stubb’s BBQ” Beck, “Guero” Eels, “Blinking Lights and Other Revelations” White Stripes, “Get Behind Me Satan” Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, “Mighty Rearranger”
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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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