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doug wimbish on jimi hendrix

2010-10-31T21:13:00.005Z

Doug Wimbish (amongst others) is interviewed on 'The Late Show' in 1990 about Jimi Hendrix. Wimbish is touring the US this fall with Living Colour for the Experience Hendrix Fall 2010 tour. Here are the dates:

Oct 26 Pittsburgh, PA — Benedum Center
Oct 28 Toronto, ON — Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Oct 29 Quebec City, QC — Grand Theatre de Quebec
Oct 30 Montreal, QC — Place des Arts
Nov 1 Ottawa, ON — National Arts Centre (Southam Hall)
Nov 2 Buffalo, NY — The Center for the Arts
Nov 3 Morristown, NJ — Mayo Center fore the Performing Arts
Nov 4 Mashantucket, CT — MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Nov 6 Albany, NY — Palace Theatre
Nov 7 Boston, MA — Orpheum Theatre
Nov 9 Hershey, PA — Hershey Theatre
Nov 10 New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
Nov 11 Baltimore, MD — The Hippodrome Theatre
Nov 12 Richmond, VA — Landmark Theatre
Nov 13 Atlantic City, NJ — Caesars Atlantic City
Nov 15 Buffalo, NY - The Center for the Arts
Nov 17 Cincinnati, OH — Taft Theatre
Nov 18 Detroit, MI — Fox Theatre
Nov 19 Merrillville, IN — Star Plaza Theatre
Nov 20 Indianapolis, IN — Murat Theatre at Old National Centre

visit http://www.experiencehendrixtour.com for more info

new gig dates for skip 'little axe' mcdonald

2010-10-07T14:31:00.003+01:00

UK gigs (all solo gigs unless stated otherwise)

* October 16, 2010: The Luminaire, London
* October 17, 2010: The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
* October 23, 2010: Soul Cellar, Southampton

* November 25, 2010: Future Inn, Bristol

2011

* January 28, 2011: The Terry O'Toole Theatre, Lincoln
* January 29, 2011: The Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

* February 10, 2011: The Tollbooth, Stirling
* February 11, 2011: The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

* March 24, 2011: Belfast (to be confirmed)

Source: www.little-axe.com

little axe - bought for a dollar, sold for a dime

2010-05-20T21:46:00.007+01:00

The making of the new Little Axe album Bought for a Dollar, Sold for a Dime, launched May 21st in London with a live mix by On-U Sound label founder and Little Axe producer, Adrian Sherwood and released June 7th.
'Bought For A Dollar, Sold For A Dime... Addictive rhythms. Soulful vocals. Pinches of dub and funk, reggae and gospel. Oh-so-subtle samples and innovative electronics. And underpinning it all, Skip McDonald's shimmering blues guitar licks, conjuring a space where the dirt roads of the Deep South meet the shiny lanes of the Information Superhighway', says record label Real World Records.

bounty commercial with jungle funk's 'trance'

2010-01-16T23:00:00.004Z

Remember this one? Bounty used 'Trance' in the Jungle Funk version for a commercial, some ten years ago. In my memory the song wasn't as cut up as in this version of the commercial, but maybe that's because it's Polish or something.
Anybody out there with a better version?

skip 'little axe' mcdonald live in the uk

2010-01-14T20:11:00.002Z

* January 29, 2010: The Clore Ballroom at The Royal Festival Hall, London

* February 5, 2010: Croydon Clocktower, Croydon

* March 12, 2010: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendall
* March 13, 2010: Band On The Wall, Manchester

* May 15, 2010: The Forge @ The Anvil, Basingstoke

* July 16, 2010: Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury (solo guitar)
* July 24 - 31, 2010: Summer School, Cheltenham

Source: www.little-axe.com.

lee perry interviewed by 'de jakhalzen'

2009-12-03T13:45:00.004Z

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

2009-11-05T12:42:00.004Z

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

2009-09-09T12:21:00.003+01:00

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

2009-07-20T15:34:00.002+01:00

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

2009-07-07T22:26:00.002+01:00

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

2009-06-18T21:00:00.003+01:00

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)

2009-06-18T20:57:00.000+01:00

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!

2009-05-28T08:06:00.003+01:00

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

2009-02-25T22:31:00.002Z

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

2009-01-07T12:44:00.002Z

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!

from the vaults: bim sherman in holland

2008-11-22T14:31:00.005Z

A little gem, that just showed up: a concert poster for a gig in Arnhem, The Netherlands, early 1992. Apparently Skip McDonald was playing guitar, but who knows who are the 'others' mentioned on the poster?

adrian sherwood - boogaloo

2008-10-15T13:47:00.000+01:00

'Boogaloo (drowning not raving mix)' is only to be found on the Japanese edition of Adrian Sherwood's brilliant debut album 'Never trust a Hippy'. This is the video for that track showing the dub master in live action. Absolute killer track!

adrian sherwood & gary clail

2008-10-05T22:19:00.001+01:00

An oldy I found on eBay: Adrian Sherwood (left) and Gary Clail, posing for photographer Beezer. From the looks of one of the lads in the background, it took quite a while before this picture was taken...

mark stewart - loner

2008-05-02T22:04:00.001+01:00

A track from Mark Stewart's latest album Edit, on Crippled Dick Hot Wax!, made by Angie Reed.

trailer for mark stewart documentary

2008-05-02T21:59:00.002+01:00

From August 2008, the documentary ON/OFF: Mark Stewart - from the Pop Group to the Maffia by Tøni Schifer will be gracing selected cinemas and film festivals. The film retraces the singer's steps and paths from the early days of The Pop Group right up to the present.
Schifer, who followed Mark around for a full two years, has crafted a detailed, often intimate portrait of the artist, supplemented by interviews with a. o. Mark Stewart himself, Adrian Sherwood, Daniel Miller (Mute), Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, Douglas Hart (The Jesus & Mary Chain), Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), Jon Spencer, Gareth Sager (The Pop Group, Rip Rig and Panic) and many others, plus live recordings and music clips.
The DVD will be released by Monitorpop in october/november 2008. www.monitorpop.de

yeah, he can play

2008-02-14T19:38:00.002Z

'Yeah, he can play', says SpectorBassCom on YouTube in their comments on this video, shot at the Spector Booth at NAMM in Anaheim, CA in 2006. Doug Wimbish's solo album Trippy Notes for Bass is being re-issued in March 2008. It's an extended version with several remixes - one by long time companion Adrian Sherwood.

New Mark Stewart album out in April

2008-01-22T12:17:00.000Z

The new Mark Stewart album 'Edit' will be released in April 2008 on Crippled Dick Hot Wax!. In Europe that is. The UK and USA have to wait another month to hear the album. To promote the album, there will be a short European Tour. Dates are to be found on Mark Stewart's MySpace.

Bernard Fowler's Bad Dog live

2008-01-11T20:03:00.000Z

Bernard Fowler's Bad Dog will tour in Europe in January and February, in a package with Tackhead and Little Axe. Line-up: Bernard Fowler (vocals), Doug Wimbish (bass), Keith LeBlanc (drums) and Skip McDonald (guitar). Here's registration of Bad Dog's last tour. The song is called Get away and is taken from Bernard Fowler's solo debut Friends with Privileges.

Tour dates:
* January 24, 2008, Bix, Stuttgart, Germany
* January 25, 2008: Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany
* January 26, 2008: Altes Pfandhaus, Köln, Germany
* January 27, 2008: Kulturpunkt Friedenskirche, Krefeld, Germany
* January 28, 2008: Knust, Hamburg, Germany
* January 29, 2008: Schlachthof, Kassel, Germany
* January 31, 2008: Stadtsaal, Vöcklabruck, Austria

* February 01, 2008: Spinnerei, Traun, Austria
* February 02, 2008: Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria
* February 03, 2008: Orpheum, Graz, Austria
* February 04, 2008: Bluesiana, Velden, Austria
* February 06, 2008: Treibhaus, Innsbruck Austria
* February 07, 2008: Spielboden, Dornbirn, Austria
* February 08, 2008: Stazione Birra, Rome, Italy
* February 09, 2008: Rockhouse, Pescara, Italy
* February 10, 2008: Legend 54, Milano, Italy
* February 11, 2008: New Morning, Paris, France
* February 12, 2008, FZW, Dortmund, Germany
* February 13, 2008: Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
* February 14, 2008: Bayerischer Hof, München, Germany

bleibt alles anders - adrian sherwood remix

2007-12-08T16:27:00.000Z

One of many remixes done by Adrian Sherwood: 'Bleibt alles Anders' by German singer Herbert Grönemeyer. Skip McDonald provided additional guitar for this one. AMS did four mixes of this track. I'm not sure which one this is.
On the side: before remixing 'Bleibt alles Anders' in 1998, Sherwood also did a remix of 'Letzte Version', that same year.

mark stewart and the maffia - hysteria

2007-11-30T16:30:00.000Z

Spring 2008 Mark Stewart and the Maffia will release the long awaited new album 'Edit', on the German label Crippled Dick Hot Wax!. There will also be a documentary film on DVD. AND Mark Stewart and the Maffia will be touring to promote it all. To keep you happy in the meantime: here's one from back then: 'Hysteria'.

keith leblanc with nokko (rebecca)

2007-09-26T17:07:00.001+01:00

Now this is a strange one! Keith LeBlanc drumming for Japanese singer Nokko (formerly of the band Rebecca), with Talvin Singh on the tablas. The track is called 'Apache Moon' and the quality of the recording could be better, but a nice one nontheless.

gary clail - these things are worth fighting for

2007-09-26T16:57:00.000+01:00

Official video for Gary Clail's single 'These things are worth fighting for', apparently shot in Poland. Big up to Damjan!

headfake - terrorism

2007-09-14T17:19:00.000+01:00

Headfake (aka Will Calhoun & Doug Wimbish from Living Colour) with guitarist Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald as a guest are recording some for a song called 'Terrorism', also performed by Living Colour. The video has been recorded in Belgium, Brussels, Studio Molière on the 2005/09/01.

the slits @ selfridges

2007-09-10T05:14:00.000+01:00

Here's a nice one from The Slits, recorded at Selfridges, London in March 2006. Includes backstage Soundbites and Live Performance. The band will be touring in Japan with Adrian Sherwood(!) on the mixing desk:

* October 26, 2007: O East, Tokyo, Japan
* October 28, 2007: Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan
* October 29, 2007: Big Cat, Osaka, Japan

james brown & afrika bambaataa - unity

2007-08-21T20:45:00.001+01:00

Way back from 1984, but still funky as hell: James Brown & Afrika Bambaataa doing 'Unity' with the Sugar Hill House Band backing them, being of course Keith LeBlanc, Doug Wimbish and Skip McDonald.

asian dub foundation - fortress europe

2007-03-04T19:58:00.000Z

Official video for one of Asian Dub Foundation's best tracks. Is that because Adrian Sherwood was twisting the knobs? Or is it the voice of the Ghetto Priest? Anyway: great video.

tackhead - ticking time bomb

2007-03-04T19:51:00.000Z

Seldom to be seen, but what a wild video this is! Tackhead and 'Ticking Time Bomb'. ...This could explode into a conflict!

the enemy within - strike

2007-03-03T14:05:00.000Z

Wow, check this out! Supporting the miner's strike in the UK back in the eighties, Adrian Sherwood and Keith LeBlanc recorded 'Strike' under the alias The Enemy Within. This is the official video for that track.

dub syndicate - doctor who

2007-01-28T20:41:00.000Z

Video for Dub Syndicate's 'Doctor Who' featuring Doctor Pablo, and indeed not Augustus Pablo (thanx for correcting me!).

adrian sherwood dub show

2006-11-17T17:12:00.000Z

Bootleg video footage of one of the dub shows Adrian Sherwood did in Japan this fall with Lee 'Scratch' Perry. This was recorded on November 2 in Club Quattro in Osaka.

audio active - elements of rhyme

2006-11-11T14:33:00.000Z

Audio Active featuring Ill Bostino (from Tha Blue Herb) in the official video for their track Elements of Rhyme.

mark stewart + maffia - hypnotised

2006-10-24T20:05:00.000+01:00

Mark Stewart's Hypnotised (from the 1985 album As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade). Video obtained on VHS from Southern Studios.

on-u sound documentary

2006-10-11T18:27:00.000+01:00

Great Polish documentary on Adrian Sherwood and his On-U Sound label, with Sherwood talking about past, present and future.
Big up to Maken for making this available!

tribute to john peel

2006-10-06T14:14:00.001+01:00

Pass along this small tribute, copy this code.

gary clail - human nature

2006-10-06T09:16:00.000+01:00

Some more Gary Clail: Snub TV on the set of filming the video for 'Human Nature', On-U Sound's bigest hit record ever!

tackhead/gary clail - hard left

2006-09-28T07:39:00.000+01:00

This is the official video for 'Hard Left' by Tackhead (ON-U DP 16) from 1986.
Gary et al riding round on top of an open top double-decker bus near the Houses of Parliament with bandages on his head!

stormy weather live

2006-09-23T14:11:00.000+01:00

Tackhead playing the Fats Comet classic 'Stormy Weather' live. Made public by noone other than Keith LeBlanc.

tackhead in the studio

2006-09-10T14:30:00.000+01:00

A videoclip shot by Doug Wimbish(!) of Tackhead rehearsing in the studio. You can actually see Doug filming in the beginning of the clip.

tracklisting 'johnny was' soundtrack

2006-09-03T23:01:00.000+01:00

2 Bad Card - Weed Specialist

Adrian Sherwood - Stepping Crowd
Adrian Sherwood - Trot One Off
Adrian Sherwood - Zero Zero One
Adrian Sherwood - X Planation

Afro Celt Soundsystem - Whirl-Y-Reel 1

Beanie Man - In the Ghetto

Creation Rebel - Space Movement 5

Congo Ashanti Roy - Breaking Down the Pressure

Congo Natty - Banana Boat Man
Congo Natty - H.I.M. War

Dennis Bovell - Different Dub

Dub Syndicate - Fire Burning
Dub Syndicate - 2001 Love
Dub Syndicate - Precinct of Sound
Dub Syndicate - African Landing
Dub Syndicate - Fight the Power
Dub Syndicate - Stoned Immaculate

Ganja Kru - Super Sharp Shooter

Ghetto Priest - Visionary
Ghetto Priest/Ri Ra - Rise Up

Harry Beckett - Monsters

Home T./Cocoa Tea/Shabba Ranks - Pirates Anthem

Ja-Man All Stars - Herb Cutter

Junior Delgado - Invisible Music

King Tubby - Great Stone
King Tubby - Peace and Love in the Dub

Lee Perry/Dub Syndicate - You Thought I Was Dead

Lenky Marsden - Diwali Rhythm

Little Roy - Piece of the Earth
Little Roy - Bongo Nyah
Little Roy - Jah can Count on I

Natty Wailer - Lift Your Spirits

Noah House of Dread - Murder

Samia Farah - Homesick Blues Dub

Sam Sarpong - Brixton Party

Singers and Players - Bloodshed dub

The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana

Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng

'johnny was' - american trailer

2006-08-29T09:19:00.000+01:00

Here it is again, in different form: 'Johnny Was', with an awesome reggae soundtrack compiled by Adrian Sherwood. This is the American trailer. Check this blog for more info on the film itself.

tracks - arte special on dub

2006-08-18T21:41:00.000+01:00

Television special by the program Tracks from German cult channel Arte on dub music, featuring Adrian Sherwood and Nick Mannaseh, Bunninton Rogers. Big up to Ralf for making this available!

'johnny was' - a MUST see!

2006-08-05T02:32:00.000+01:00

This is a MUST for all you On-U Sound lovers out there: the film 'Johnny Was', out on DVD on September 16, with a 39 track reggae soundtrack, compiled by Adrian Sherwood, and with (having had a look at the official trailer below) a lot of his own work.
Here's a synopsis of this 2005 film from Northern Ireland, directed by Mark Hammond and with actors such as Samantha Mumba, Lennox Lewis, Patrick Bergin, Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle and The Who singer Roger Daltrey:

'Johnny (Vinnie Jones), trying to escape a violent past, hides out in the world's least-safe safe house, sandwiched between a crime den run by a Jamaican gangster (Eriq LaSalle) and a pirate radio station belonging to a Rasta DJ (Lennox Lewis). When Johnny's former comrade (Patrick Bergin) escapes from prison, Johnny faces being dragged back into violence and away from his new love (Samantha Mumba).
Johnny's actions ignite a simmering war on two fronts with his drug-dealing neighbor and his former boss Jimmy (Roger Daltrey). Johnny faces questions of race, morality, loyalty, and ultimately survival - played out against a great reggae sound track from legendary DJ-producer Adrian Sherwood.'

akabu live performance

2006-06-29T11:04:00.000+01:00

Footage of Akabu during the Crisis? What Crisis? fundraising for homeless people in Britain in 1992. Other artists performing were Gary Clail, African Head Charge, Erasure, The Shamen, amongst others.

bim sherman's miracle - the making of

2006-06-13T07:34:00.000+01:00

Promo documentary made for On-U Sound/EFA Medien about the recording of Bim Sherman's masterpiece 'Miracle'. Features interviews with Bim himself, Adrian Sherwood, Shara Nelson (Massive Attack), Talvin Singh, Doug Wimbish and Skip McDonald.

doug wimbish at canadian bass clinic

2006-06-08T10:06:00.000+01:00

Doug Wimbish performs one of his tamer tracks during a bass and drum clinic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 26, 2006.

african head charge live

2006-05-29T21:08:00.000+01:00

Footage of African Head Charge during the Crisis? What Crisis? fundraising for homeless people in Britain in 1992. Other artists performing were Gary Clail, Akabu, Erasure, The Shamen, amongst others.

audio active - happy shopper

2006-05-22T20:33:00.000+01:00

Official video for Audio Active's track 'Happy Shopper'. Audio Active is a Japanese trio, formed by Masa, 2DD and Nanao. They make a pumped-up rastified version of hip-hop, with heads bowed to dub wizard Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Audio Active recorded several records for the British dub label On-U Sound, owned by Adrian Sherwood. 'Happy Shopper' was one of them. The single was released in 1995.

bim sherman in the recording studio

2006-05-18T20:57:00.000+01:00

Presumably from the same Arte program: footage of Bim Sherman in the recording studio, with Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald and Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah.

adrian sherwood at the control tower

2006-05-17T15:57:00.000+01:00

Adrian Sherwood at the control tower. This clip (far too short...) was taken from the European art channel Arte.

And yes, I know, it took me way too long to update this blog. Stay tuned for another blog in the next few days!

bim sherman (2)

2006-01-31T11:43:00.000Z

Another Bim Sherman. Same photographer (Colin Hawkins), presumeably the same shoot.

tribute to bim sherman

2006-01-21T12:55:00.000Z

One more from that load of On-U sound related pictures I found at the record fair the other day: a beautiful photo of the late Bim Sherman taken by Colin Hawkins for Mantra Recordings, the label that released Bim's brilliant album 'Miracle'.
If your not familiar with that record, go hide yourself and start shaming. Or else: try and get hold of a copy. You'll love it.

the riddle has been solved!

2006-01-21T12:50:00.000Z

To solve the riddle: the 3rd picture (see below) is indeed a promo picture of Mark Stewart. Who solved it? Mark Stewart himself! To top it off, one more picture:

mind at the end of the tower

2006-01-18T20:43:00.001Z

Guess you mean this one, David?
There sure is a resemblance to the style in picture of the log below.

but is THIS mark stewart?

2006-01-17T22:04:00.000Z

Came across these 3 promo pictures at a record fair. The first 2 are obvious: that 's Mark Stewart, of Pop Group and Mark Stewart + Maffia fame. But how about this one? Is this Mark Stewart as well?
Looks like him, but IS it him? Please let me know what you think.

this is mark stewart 2

2006-01-17T22:03:00.000Z

this is mark stewart

2006-01-17T20:52:00.000Z