bounty commercial with jungle funk's 'trance'

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

* 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'

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!

from the vaults: bim sherman in holland

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

'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

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

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

trailer for mark stewart documentary

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

'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

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

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