lee perry interviewed by 'de jakhalzen'

Lee 'Scratch' Perry interviewed by 'De Jakhalzen', part of one of Holland's most popular tv shows, called 'De Wereld Draait Door'. The conversation was taped after the gig Perry did in venue Luxor Live in Arnhem.

'get carter' run over

You're looking at the most remarkable item in my record collection. It's the only piece of vinyl that took a flight at more than 80 kilometres an hour and a traffic accident and is still playable.
It's a copy of Jah Wobble's 'Get Carter' 10-inch that just recently was released by Pressure Sounds. 'Two new heavyweight versions' says the label and they couldn't have said it better.
I bought the record along with Lee 'Scratch' Perry's 12-inch 'Excersising' (out on On-U Sound) and put both records in my messenger bag for the trip home on my motorcycle, although they didn't fit in of course. Guess what? The wind blew both records away...
When I discovered that, I rode the same way home again, to find 'Get Carter' just beside the freeway. The Lee Perry record was nowhere to be found in the dark. The vinyl hasn't suffered from the flight, neither did it suffer from the truck that has gone straight over it, judging by the huge tire marks on the sleeve (which I only noticed a couple of days later).
One sure thing: they didn't get Carter!

preview of tackhead's sharehead album

Tackhead is giving a preview of the Sharehead album they're making with money of shareholders (i.e. fans) from all over the world. The band recorded four more songs:

Bob Marley - War
Louis Armstrong - Wonderfull World
Rolling Stones - Can't you Hear Me Knocking
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wildside

'It looks like that "101010" will be the highlight for TACK>>HEAD with a world tour and a new album...!', says www.tackhead.com, where you can listen to parts of War and Can't you Hear Me Knocking, starting 090909.

doug wimbish - doug jam

From Adrian Sherwood's own archives: a brilliant jam by Doug Wimbish, back in 1990. Adrian wants to use the footage for an On-U Sound documentary on DVD. Can't wait!

tackhead - funky president

A brand new Tackhead track: 'Funky President' by James Brown is given a whole new meaning with Barack Obama as resident of The White House.
Tackhead in the area!

african head charge

Another one from the vault, and again a concert poster of the venue Willemeen in Arnhem, The Netherlands. The gig was on Januari 12, 1991. I was there and I'm sad to say I was not impressed, but maybe that had to do with the absence of Adrian Sherwood behind the mixing desk...
Be on the lookout for African Head Charge on various stages in Europe this summer. And this time Adrian Sherwood IS on the mixing desk!

st. che - be my (powerstation)

Video for St. Che's 'Be my... (powerstation), based on the rhythm of Tackhead track 'Heaven on earth' and with heavy Fats Comet influences. St. Che (aka A.J. Johnson) remains somewhat mysterious.
He recorded two 12-inches and an album ('Narcotic') with the help of the On-U Sound posse in the late eighties and that's that. Great track though!

on-u sound is back!

On-U Sound is back in action! 'God smiled' by Lee 'Scratch' Perry and the Moody Booz (DP50) already saw the light in April 2008, nut is now out as a re-issue, followed by DP51 (Lee Perry ft. Roots Manuva & LSK vs. The Moody Boyz - 'International Broadcaster') and DP52 (Lee Perry w. Samia Farah vs. Kode9 - 'Yellow Tongue'), all mixed by Adrian Sherwood of course.

mark stewart + maffia live

Mark Stewart + Maffia live, recorded during their European tour in 2005. This was taped at a gig in Vienna, on Octobre 30. The band will be touring again starting May 22, 2009. More details to follow.

depeche mode meets fats comet

This video was made for the original 12" version of Depeche Mode's 'People are People', but now listens to the Adrian Sherwood remix of that track, called 'Are people people?'. Depeche Mode meets Fats Comet in Tackhead style. Wicked!