Pitchfork - Tours — 12-14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club12-16 Park City, UT - The Star Bar12-18 San Francisco, CA - Independent12-19 Oakland, CA - The New Parish of Oakland12-20 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Santa Claus (MP3) Lee "Scratch" Perry @ Central Park Summerstage in July (more by Tim Griffin) Tickets are still on sale for Lee "Scratch" Perry's Highline Ballroom show on Sunday, December 13th (with Popo and... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Nat King Cole, Burl Ives, Lee "Scratch" Perry... what? Don't tell me your idea of the perfect Christmas music wouldn't involve a bunch of references to Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse, and "the judgment" repeatedly screamed over a hissing beat. Monkeys wil... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Quietus: What do you think it was about the recording environment that turned Cut into such a great record? Ari Up: The Slits developed the Slits sound. To this day, no one sounds like us, no one. People trying to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lee Scratch Perry is playing Highline Ballroom on December 13th. Tickets are on sale. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the show Devendra Banhart just added at Music Hall of Williamsburg. DOOM and Mos Def are playing Nokia Theatre... more info

Guardian Music — Founded in 1981, the same year as the Walkman, this NYC underground label put out cassette-only releases that helped shape the US hardcore punk sceneTapes have always been the lo-fi ruffians of the stereo age. But in the 1980s, the only way you could... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dgrador said...O CANADARM! is back...WYLD CANADA Box Set (now includes BossHoss Expansion Pack)http://ocanadarm.blogspot.comhitmewithit said...Re-Ripped! Carmen - Maria Callas - Bizet [FLAC] [3 Disc+Scans] After discovering the only copy of this arou... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...FIRESIGN THEATRE Waiting For The Electrician Or Someone Like Him (1968)FIRESIGN THEATRE How Can You Be In Two Places At Once (1969)FIRESIGN THEATRE Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers (1970)FIRESIGN THEATRE Box Of Danger ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOATWatch: THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EDWARD D. WOOD, JR. - Director of "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and others. While you're here, hear some great music...* DREAM SYNDICATE The Complete Live At Raji's 2CD (1989)* DREAM S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Alpha Blondy "4:45 PM: Perry's band is ok. A couple of times they do a little dub, some swirling, echoey organ, some piano but mostly it's just one long vamp after another. From down the hill,... more info