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Joe Jackson releases his first studio album for five years, Rain, in late January. Here's a sneak preview, plus a few words from the man himself... From new wave firebrand to globe-hopping metropolitan renaissance man, Jackson's career path has seen him stop off at several intriguing points. Jump jive big band projects, modern film noir soundtracks, fiction writing, idiosyncratic theatre commissions and sideman duties for (eek!) William Shatner may not have resulted in t... MORE
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I’ve always thought of Joe Jackson as a fascinating contradiction: geeky but cool, abrasive yet tender, punky and jazzy…you get the idea, and if you have heard any of JJ’s repertoire, now reaching back about 30 years. you know what I am talking about. I’ve had several years being out of touch with this artist’s work, so it was a pleasant surprise when I was able to attend his concert in LA this past week at the Orpheum Theater. It was the last show of his U.S. tour to pr... MORE
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Just got this from Ticketshafter. If you're interested in going to see Joe Jackson touring in support of his new album, the presale code is "DAVIDIAN".
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If you're not a connoisseur of Joe Jackson's LOOOONG career, get up to speed. He starts out with the early pop/punk stuff of Elvis Costello. He continues with forays into jazz, world music, and straight pop.'Big World' formed the soundtrack for my later college years amidst the dearth of Van Halen, Madonna, and Night Ranger favored by my less-discerning classmates.
Joe's new album is GREAT. I'm going to see him in Boulder Colorado in May. Wanna come?
