jozefkrichards

jozefkrichards

owner of Kintou Media and King's Tower Productions; writer/director/producer/performer/illustrator/etc.


Week 30: THE LOVE LANGUAGE (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

23 Jul 2021 5 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards

In 2009, North Carolina native Stuart McLamb took the novel approach of releasing an album first and forming a band second and the result has been a decade-and-counting of top tier indie rock. The Love Language is my favorite band from what I conside...

Week 29: PUBLIC ENEMY (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

21 Jul 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

Public Enemy is an enemy only to ignorance. Their music is more than something enjoyable to listen to, it's an education, and the themes and ideas presented on their albums take excellent mixes and killer deliveries and elevate them to legendary stat...

Week 28: JOHN LENNON (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

19 Jul 2021 7 minute read 4 comments jozefkrichards

John Lennon is my favorite singer. He belted some of rock and roll's best vocals ever put to record, while simultaneously delivering some of the most touching, powerful, thought-provoking ballads ever written as well. His music influenced and inspire...

Week 27: PHIL SPECTOR (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

18 Jul 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

A great innovator and distinctly talented producer of early rock and roll, it is a disappointing fact that Phil Spector became something of a monster in his personal relationships over the years. In spite of that reality, some of the finest musicians...

Week 26: GEORGE HARRISON (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

17 Jul 2021 6 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards

The quiet Beatle loudly debuted his triple LP, All Things Must Pass, as a solo artist in 1970 to great acclaim and went on to create an impressive body of work up to his death in 2001 that rivals any of his band mate's. George was spiritual, sensitiv...

Week 25: PAUL MCCARTNEY (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

15 Jul 2021 7 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards

One of the most exemplary musicians of our time, Paul McCartney was far from done when The Beatles called it quits in 1969 and has went on to build one of the most impressive bodies of work in rock and roll history. I have been fortunate enough to se...

Week 24: ROB ZOMBIE (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

14 Jul 2021 4 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

One of a rare breed to achieve respect as both a musician and a filmmaker, in the horror genre no less, Rob Zombie first achieved success as a member of the heavy metal band, White Zombie, before becoming a successful solo artist and film director as...

Week 23: KOJI KONDO (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

13 Jul 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

The man behind the music of Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, Koji Kondo solidified a legacy as one of gaming's most iconic composers right from the start with his theme to Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System, undoubtedly the m...

Week 22: THE MOODY BLUES (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

10 Jul 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

Their blend of rock and classical music became (what would be known as) progressive rock, the dominant style of many of the 1970s' greatest rock albums. The Moody Blues made a slew of great albums in this style, beginning in the late 1960s with Days...

Week 21: ENNIO MORRICONE (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

8 Jul 2021 6 minute read 5 comments jozefkrichards

The soundtracks to over 400 films were composed by Ennio Morricone, among them some of my very favorites of all time, such as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Movie soundtracks represented some of my first exposures to music as a child, but while man...