Above: Happy 80th, Dr. King. By Joel Francis Every few years, the calendar aligns so that my dad’s birthday lands on Martin Luther King Day. Most of the time, the extra day off works means we celebrate a bit longer. Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” is the perfect salute to these days, but it means even [...]
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The Music of James Bond: Part Three – The ’80s and Beyond
Posted in review, tagged 007, A View to a Kill, a-ha, Alicia Keys, Another Way To Die, Audioslave, Bono, Casino Royale, Chris Cornell, Duran Duran, Garbage, Gladys Knight, Golden Eye, Ian Fleming, Jack White, James Bond, k.d. lang, License to Kill, Madonna, Michael Kamen, Mitchell Froom, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Quantum of Solace, Sheryl Crow, Shirley Manson, Soundgarden, Take On Me, The Edge, The Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, Tina Turner, Tomorrow Never Dies, U2, White Stripes, You Know My Name on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: Jack White and Alicia Keys do the latest James Bond song, “Another Way To Die.” By Joel Francis Duran Duran bass player John Taylor probably had the previous two James Bond themes in mind when he drunkenly approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party and asked when they were going to get someone “decent” [...]
Reunion bands: Ain’t nothing like the real thing
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Art Blakey, Beatles, Billy Corgan, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Ian Astbury, INXS, Jazz Messengers, John Entwistle, Journey, Los Lobs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neal Schon, Paul McCartney, Paul Rogers, Pete Townshend, Queen, reunion tours, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Perry, The Doors, The Four Tops, the Guess Who, The Temptations, the Who, Three Dog Night, truth in advertising, U2, Wilco, Yes on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: The two original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and five other guys play “Sweet Home Alabama.” By Joel Francis When the Temptations and Four Tops took the stage Saturday night with only one original member in each ensemble, it raised questions of truth in advertising. Can a band be billed by its legendary name if only one [...]
Holiday Marketing Can Reveal Bands’ Inner Grinch
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Back To Rockville, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, music, U2, Wilco on November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star’s Back To Rockville blog Your favorite band’s opinion of its fans will not be found on the concert stage, but under the Christmas tree. For years the holiday season has been the dumping ground for record labels. Greatest hits albums from nearly forgotten artists (last year: Sugar [...]
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Flaming Lips deserve Super Bowl halftime show
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Aerosmith, Arcade Fire, Blues Brothers, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Miami Sound Machine, Paul McCartney, Prince, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Rolling Stones, Super Bowl, Tom Petty, U2, wardrobe malfunction on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Picture this on the 50-yard line: the Flaming Lips, “Race for the Prize.”) By Joel Francis The five years since Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl halftime “wardrobe malfunction” two things are clear: Nipple shields have not become the must-have fashion accessory everyone predicted; and halftime shows have never been better. It would be easy to [...]
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