(Above: Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” did not make TDR’s Top 10 list, but was one of its most-played and -enjoyed albums of 2011. Don’t hate, dance.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Every music dork with a laptop is publishing their Top 10 list right now, but who else does it in haiku? Enjoy. The [...]
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Top 10 albums of 2011 (in haiku)
Posted in Top 10, tagged ?uestlove, Best of 2011, Big K.R.I.T., Black Keys, Carrie Brownstein, David Comes Alive, El Camino, Fucked Up, garage rock, Hanni el Khatib, hip hop, Jack White, Janet Weiss, Jimmy Kimmel, M83, Mary TImony, music list, Peter Gabriel, Portlandia, punk, Raphael Saadiq, Roots, Sleater-Kinney, Stalley, Summerteeth, Top 10, undun, Wilco, Wild Flag, Wiz Khalifa on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Public Image Ltd.
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Catholic church controversy, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, PiL, post-punk, Public Image Limited, Public Image Ltd., punk, reunion band, Sarah Palin on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: John Lydon made his first post-Sex Pistols statement with “Public Image.” “Rise” is one of PiL’s most accessible tunes. Here the reunited band performs them at the 2010 Coachella music festival.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star There was nothing rotten about the performance John Lydon and Public Image Ltd. delivered Monday night at the Midland Theater. Faced [...]
Review – Greg Ginn and the Taylor Texas Corrugators
Posted in Concert review, tagged Black Flag, DIY, experimental music, Greg Ginn, hardcore, Henry Rollins, Jam bands, punk, punk ethos, Taylor Texas Corrugators on April 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
(Above: The Taylor Texas Corrugators captured onstage via cell phone at the Record Bar on April 7, 2010.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record In person, Greg Ginn couldn’t be more different the songs he wrote for the legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag. The primary architect of the group’s sound, Ginn’s songs were brash, [...]
Go green with Stiff Little Fingers
Posted in Music history, tagged Alternative Ulster, Bruce Foxton, Colin McClelland, Gordon Ogilvie, Ireland, Irish music, Irish politics, Irish punk, Jake Burns, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, punk, punk music, punk rock, St. Patrick's Day, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, The Irish Clash, The Jam, the Vibrators on March 17, 2010 | 9 Comments »
(Above: The Stiff Little Fingers in all their glory. This live footage of “Alternative Ulster” from 1979 features scrolling lyrics so fans can sing along. Good luck.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The original incarnation of Stiff Little Fingers wasn’t around very long, but during their five-year tenure they were the best band to [...]
Review: Blondie
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged 80s music, Blondie, CBGB, Celine Dion, Debbie Harry, Michael Jackson tribute, My Heart Will Go On, punk, Staple Singers, Titanic movie on August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Blondie perform “My Heart Will Go On” and validate the cliche: It’s the singer, not the song.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Blondie performed all four of their No. 1 hits during Tuesday’s concert at Crossroads KC, but they opened their encore set with someone else’s chart topper. Playing with an energy [...]
Review: Flogging Molly
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Aggrolites, Back To Rockville, Drunken Lullabies, Flogging Molly, Irish music, punk, Uptown Theater on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: “Drunken Lullabies.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star It didn’t take much for Flogging Molly to transform Fat Tuesday into St. Patrick’s Day. The Celtic punk band performed a blazing 90-min. set for a sold-out Uptown Theater crowd Tuesday night. The evening opened at full throttle with “Man With No Country,” a joyous [...]
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