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Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
With Jamie Lidell, Futureheads, Gossip, Neon Neon, Sparks, Lee "Scratch" Perry From its "Field of Heaven" stage to the nearby "Palace of Wonder", Japan's Fuji Rock Festival sounds like the stuff of daydreams. And this year's bill for Fuji Rock, taking place at Niigata, Japan's Naeba Ski Resort the weekend of July 25-27, is a fittingly heady mix: My Bloody Valentine, the Breeders, Spoon,...
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Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... or neither? Also... Since early 2007, Andrew has been working with reggae and dub music pioneer, Lee "Scratch" Perry , creating Perry's upcoming album, "Repentance". Pitchfork T.V. got a behind the scenes look at the recording process, and filmed a video interview with Lee and Andrew in the studio. Click HERE to watch the video. More news on the "Repentance" album coming soon...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
... Farka Touré), hip hop (De La Soul, Public Enemy, RZA), indie rock (We Are Wolves) and reggae (Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Wailers).Altogether, organizers expect more than 3,000 musicians from around the world to take part in this year's event. A complete list of indoor performances is available on the festival website.Other programming details, including the popular free outdoor concerts...
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The Urban Shop (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
... Kweli and Pharrell making an appearance. Dub raga fans are going to love the contributions of Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby, Mad Professor & Jah Shaka while drum'n'bass fans will love cutz by Calibre, Adam F, High Contrast, 4Hero & Dillinja and old skool fans will love tracks by Nightmares On Wax and Massive Attack. Oh Gosh! It's one hell of a show!!! 01 - Juttla - Dub Dragon 02...
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Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Ditto Hot Chip, St. Vincent, Crystal Castles, Fuck Buttons, Fleet Foxes, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Get pumped for some self-aggrandizement! Bestival , a festival celebrating the joy of smashing two words together-- oh, and music of some sort-- will take place way the hell in the distance over the weekend of September 5-7 at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. And as a festival with...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
... sessions followed, but as Gibbs had no musical training, he often made use of the talents of Lee "Scratch" Perry, a gifted arranger who had recently left the stable of the better established Studio One. With Perry, Gibbs scored hits such as Errol Dunkley's You're Gonna Need Me, but when Perry moved on, Gibbs recruited Niney the Observer (aka Winston Holness), another...
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Nice Up (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Roger Steffens and Peter Simon's Reggae Scrapbook is exactly what it sounds like, a treasure trove of memories, images, and ephemera from two men who have enjoyed unprecedented insider access to Reggae music and Reggae musicians. In between stories and anecdotes about such luminaries as Bob Marley, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff and many more, the book is peppered with Peter...
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Listening Post (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
... of Infinity" Galaxie 500 - "Leave the Planet" Sonic Youth - "Providence" Smog - "Your Wedding" Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Yakety Yak" Here's the resulting Muxtape . Feel free to roll your own and post it below. (As an aside, Muxtape now includes an Organize section so you can sequence songs after uploading them.) Thanks, Ian; Photo: Jackie Kever
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AngryApe News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
The festival will also pay host to a unique audio / visual event billed as "Action Dub Painting", that will see Lee 'Scratch' Perry visually interpreting Adrian Sherwood's dub soundtrack on an improvised canvas.
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Trippist (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... groove/trip hop from Brighton, at Paradiso 12th May: Explosions in the Sky at Paradiso 22nd May: Lee Scratch Perry , ReggaeMaster at Tivoli Oudegracht (in Utrecht) 2nd June: Cat Power at Paradiso (this one is going to sell out fast!) 1st July: Radiohead and Bat for Lashes at Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek (buy it right now)
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liveDaily News Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
(LiveDaily.com) Eek-a-Mouse, Groundation [ tickets ] , Joseph Israel [ tickets ] , Lee "Scratch" Perry [ tickets ] , Midnite, Kayla, Uriel Hamilton and Meta and the Cornerstones have been confirmed for the 10th annual Reggae Carifest, a benefit concert for AIDS awareness. The event is set for July 6 at the... continued
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PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
In this 2007 show, Lee Perry proves himself to be as energetic and exciting as performers half his age.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... at Seattle Center.Also performing at the Labor Day weekend festival are Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ingrid Michaelson, Saul Williams, Joe Bonamassa, M. Ward, the Walkmen, Asylum Street Spankers, Dan Deacon, Bedouin Soundclash, Tim Finn, Dale Watson, the Fall of Troy, Final Fantasy, MIDIval PunditZ, Blitzen Trapper, John Vanderslice, Orgone, Forro in the Dark, Ryan...
