iPod shuffles expectations
(The iPod has come a long way since its introduction in Oct., 2001. What has commercial radio done over that period?) By Joel Francis The Daily Record’s two-week experiment ended yesterday. For the...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen rocks the Hall (part 2)
(Above: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band back Chuck Berry at the 1995 Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.) By Joel Francis “Rock Hall Live,” an exquisite nine DVD box set of...
View ArticleReview: Oleta Adams
(Above: “Get Here” brought down the house at Oleta Adams’ recent homecoming concert in Kansas City, Mo.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Oleta Adams took the stage of Gem Theater on Saturday...
View ArticleGrandpa’s Got A Brand New Bag
(Above: “Jefferson Jericho Blues” is one of several new songs Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been regularly playing on their tour this summer.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The sets Heart and...
View ArticleSocial Distancing Spins, Day 3
By Joel Francis Our trawl through my world of vinyl continues. Various Artists – Stroke It Noel: Big Star’s Third in Concert (2017) To butcher the cliché, probably not everyone who bought a Big Star...
View ArticleBad albums by great artists (that I’ve owned)
“The Train” is a stand-out song on an otherwise unmemorable (but not horrible) Outkast album. Released in 2006, Idlewild turned out to be Outkast’s final album. By Joel Francis A few weeks ago,...
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