Tag Archives: Tricky

“Repent Ye; For The Upsetter Is at Hand!”

August 19, 2008 – 10:58 am
It shouldn’t have gone unnoticed that over time I’ve profiled a few records produced by legendary Dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in this space. I’ve also invoked his name on numerous occasions even when he wasn’t directly involved with creating the music under discussion. The frequency of his appearances in my writing is […]
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For Losers as Well as Super Stars

July 9, 2008 – 10:59 am
I spend so much of my time digging through obscurities that I often don’t hear about what’s going on well-established artists until the last minute. My underground fetish withstanding, this may have something to do with general skepticism of the things people in the entertainment industry say about their future products. I guess […]
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Yesterday’s Title Quoted “The God,” But Today’s Post Is About a “Blue God”

June 5, 2008 – 10:34 am
All my taking it easy this week didn’t amount to much more than sitting around, updating my music library, adding a bunch of tracks to the new Zune I’m trying out and watching my best friend crochet a bunch of bikinis. Feeling a bit bored with all this relaxation crap I started thinking it […]
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“Gimme Some ‘Head…” © Shawnna

April 28, 2008 – 10:39 am
After a decade-plus of waiting I have to admit I was starting to think that pioneering Bristol, UK-based Trip-Hop act Portishead was never going to drop another album. In fact, it was just a few months ago when my man Emeyesi asked me if I knew what was up with another Portishead album as we […]
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