Purpose: To create a database of great literature about music

Instructions: Find the genere or genre-biography the book you want to talk about is in and post about it.

*Please maintain order (cough*jefleejohnson*) and put only applicable books under the genre or genre-biography section.

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece
by Ashley Kahn, Jimmy Cobb

there were two books on KOB that came out last year, but this was by far the better of the two.

Great read, quick read, informative read.

i loved how it had the pay stubs from the sessions.

Coltrane made $60 for working on KOB damn!

i'll be back but i wanted to make sure i'm remembered to do it.

Penguin is very thorough, try to be it an edition behind used someplace so you arent shelling out the full $$$

INCREDIBLE BOOK.

It is just comprised of interviews conducted by drummer Arthur Taylor with pretty much every big name int he jazz world.

I love this book b/c the interviews arent conducted by a scholar, but by a peer. Also he has a few basic questions that he asks multiple people.

-How Do you tune your drums?

-black power movement and jazz?

-electronis in jazz?

the variety of answers is very interesting

pick it up if you see it

dont laugh.

while its blue's counterpart is pretty much garbage, this colume of that For Dummies series is actually very well done. It breaks it done by instrument and then goes thorugh the changes of jazz with respect to that instrument.

It covers all the bases, and gives newbies a great first experience with the included sampler CD.

another general book, but i loved the way it was presented graphically. very crisp pictures.

nice book to flip through

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
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http://www.gyrofrog.com

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

Miles' autobiography is a whirlwind tour of the people, places, and sounds of the history of jazz. Famous for it's outlandish comments and frequent use of the word "motherfucker," it's Miles unleashed. A Bible-like reference book for any aspiring musician/artist. The only fault's I see are Miles' shortcomings in telling the whole story due to years of drug abuse and his ego.


also try:

Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece
by Ashley Kahn, Jimmy Cobb

Miles Davis : The Definitive Biography
by Ian Carr

i had such trouble editing out all the curses from his quotes in that book. then of course at the end my teacher tells me i could have left them in.

good read though

This book is part autobiography and part fiction. It's crazy, but it's well-written and insightful. Interestingly, it was recommended to me not as a souce on jazz or Mingus, but as a document of 20th century African American sociology. Buy and read this book!

Duke's autobio...

No one really knows much about Duke's private life, and even this book is really vague. A great insight into the man, but not much of an information source on his music, his band members, or his private life.

"Chasin the Trane" forgot the author but it's my favorite Trane bio. It's also fairly easy to find...

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"No one's on Earth alone, yet everyone's on their own..." -Blue Six

http://djseanhaley.djcentral.com

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the skin of my emotions lies beneath my own - f. apple

Not sure this is really a biography -- it's about Miles' electric era.

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

starli

http://www.digitaldownlow.net

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

"Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life" is Ornette's bio by John Littweiler.

You might have to look really hard, but there is also a film called "Ornette: Made in America."

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

The autobiography is called "Jaco" ...it's a pretty good book. It breaks down the mystery & mystique of Jaco-world's greatest electric bass player. It has some insightful interviews w/ those that knew him best: Mike Stern, Joe Zawinul...ect...you leave this book w/ a profound respect for musicians & what we go through in the quest for the highest level of musicianship.

"It took me 20 years of study & practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen for 5 minutes & understand it?"
-Miles Davis

"Servant or slave,monarch or monster, what has money got to do with music"
-Duke Ellington


"you can improve as a player by improving as a person"
-John Coltrane


"keep doin what you doin...in 30 years they'll catch on"
-Thelonious Monk

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

"Fight the Power" by Chuck D. Great behind the scenes insights about Hip-Hop and the music biz in general. Easy to read, but not 'dumbed down'.

"The New Beats" great music history stuff here. Examines how many (if not all) musical forms relate to Hip-Hop. Names major players and geographical locations...

_____________________________
"No one's on Earth alone, yet everyone's on their own..." -Blue Six

http://djseanhaley.djcentral.com

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densetsu no hitokiri, himura battousai.

sometimes i think we're alone. sometimes i think we're not. in either case, the thought is staggering. - r. buckminster fuller

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--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

______________________________________
LEFT side of the bedroom, fool!
What?! What?!

______________________________________
LEFT side of the bedroom, fool!
What?! What?!

i *almost* picked this up used for four bucks... but i had so much in my hands, i had to file through it all... i reshelved it... it seemed sort of, i don't know, simplistic? but that was just on thumbing through it...

-thebigfunk
Six on the Player:
Joe Henry: Scar
Sinclair: La Bonne Attitude
Ligeti: Mechanical Music
Tony Allen: Black Voices
Rickie Lee Jones: Magazine
Acoustic Syndicate: Crazy Little Life

It's a little out of date at this point, but it's the best scholarly book on hip-hop. Particularly strong on gender issues.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

i'll have to pick it up

-thebigfunk
Six on the Player:
Joe Henry: Scar
Sinclair: La Bonne Attitude
Ligeti: Mechanical Music
Tony Allen: Black Voices
Rickie Lee Jones: Magazine
Acoustic Syndicate: Crazy Little Life

not just about rap, more about hip-hop, but a great book.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

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"we put language in zoos to observe caged thought and toss peanuts and p funk at intellect. and motherfuckers think these are metaphors, i speak what i see, all words and worlds are metaphors of me" -saul williams
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Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

by Nelson George. An investigation of black music since around the turn of the century, with particular focus on business issues and how they shaped the music. A great book.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

It's about the rise and fall of Stax Records. Great book, but very detailed and in small-print. Maybe not recommended for the casual fan.

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

Nelson's the man. However, this book was published in the late 80's before a massive resurgence of R&B music (although then fused with much hip-hop).

James Brown. (Autobiography)
don't remember the co-author...
_____________________________
"No one's on Earth alone, yet everyone's on their own..." -Blue Six

http://djseanhaley.djcentral.com

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

Living In America: The Soul Saga of James Brown by Cynthia Rose.

Corny title aside, an exceptional and intelligent biography / scholarly look at the GFOS.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

"Dancing in the Streets: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit" by Suzanne Smith

Just read this one. A really fascinating look at Motown in the specific context of Detroit, with a particular focus on it's importance in African-American culture. Most motown stuff focuses so much on the cross-over aspects of Motown, but this has a interesting perspective.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

"Funk" by Rickey Vincent.

I'm a little biased on this one, since he was my professor, and is still an acquaintance, but this is a great book (and the only book) on funk.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

the only book you need to read on Marvin Gaye

--me--

"...food for thought..."
- http://www.thejawn.com/brainchild

thejawn.com beat of the month -- october-
http://www.thejawn.com/realaudio/botm1001.ram
---produced by eccentric

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

By far the best Prince bio out there. Assembled from in-depth interviews and intense research. I put this under rock, because the book really only covers Prince's 80's career. This is available from www.uptown.se. All other Prince books are garbage.

"Paul Weller (an unauthorized biography)" by Iforgottheauthor. Offers great history on Paul Weller, his other groups (The Style Council and the Jam ) and the whole 60's Mod scene in general. Goes pretty up to date too, talks about his relationship to todays Britpop bands (his collabos w/Oasis). Great photos too...
_____________________________
"No one's on Earth alone, yet everyone's on their own..." -Blue Six

http://djseanhaley.djcentral.com

By Dave Marsh and...someone else (Can't remember their name right now), plus a whole bunch of contributers. Its a completely frivolous read, but very entertaining. The title is quite misleading as the book covers heaps of genres, including hip hop, funk, soul, etc. So good I had to steal my sig from it.


Francis.

*HIP HOP WISDOM!*

"I could never get lonely because I love me. I think I'm dope, personally. I don't think there's nobody fresher than me. I am my fan. I'm on my own dick"
-KRS ONE

"The only thing that is makin' it really difficult for rap music right now is the fact that you can make a video and have a bullshit song come across as good. If there wasn't videos and video shows, there would be a lot of out-of-work muthafuckers, and maybe me too"
-LL Cool J

"Theres no such thing as rap music. Rap is a rhyming lyrical form over any kind of music. So long as theres different types of music, rap will always be around. Besides, there will always be people that can't sing"
-Will Smith, back when he was the Fresh Prince

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

not authorized, but very complete source on jimi's life work. big thick book, with great photos too.

also try:
Hendrix : Setting the Record Straight -- by John McDermott

Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley

by David Browne...

this book is sort of a bargain, when you think about it. for jeff fans, it gives you a look at his life... but it also is a good starting point for tim buckley newbies... and trust me, tim buckley is just as worth getting as jeff is...

-thebigfunk
Six on the Player:
Joe Henry: Scar
Sinclair: La Bonne Attitude
Ligeti: Mechanical Music
Tony Allen: Black Voices
Rickie Lee Jones: Magazine
Acoustic Syndicate: Crazy Little Life

"dance music sex romance - prince: the first decade" by per nilsen

starli

http://www.digitaldownlow.net

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
-----
http://www.gyrofrog.com

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

Get a new sig.

What about a music library called "The Lesson library"

put it in philly since it is okayplayer and have catalog of cdrs/cds/lps/books/films/document footagetapes what have you/ across the board from Foley to Albert King to Joni to Prince to roots to Marvin Gaye to Dj Logic to D'angelo to P-funk to Marley BUT have it be all music. Have artists contribute archives who have passed on.

maybe make it so you can listen online on a high clarity stream for those aint in philly have a lp each week up.


The lessons okayplayer library


I think it would be cult ...especially since people are gonna be "holed" up fairly soon from biological threats you gotta capitalize on it.


and have some okayers run it from grants.



you got 100 years of recorded music you can make it a entire library and have instrument rooms/studio

just combine the library/demo studio THAT would be ill.








Terrence Trent Darby-WildCard Oct 2001

Jef L. Johnson-Hype Factory(2cd new solo!)Oct.

Jef Johnson/SonnyT/MichaelB-October 2001

Tomahawk:
Mike Keneally-Wooden Smoke Oct 2001

Wooten/Chambers-Just add Water Oct 23 2001

Ghostface Killah-Nov 2001

Foley-Time:Clock of Da Universe (it comes out when it drops gonna stay in my sig til now. just check http://www.smartalecmusic.com for now.
One of the best original designed sites out. He is the CEO you know of Smart Alec Music. Bugs Bunny is the Vice Prez and Marvin The martian is in charge of A&R while Yosemite Sam handles the southwest division of Smart Alec. Daffy Duck and Foghorn Leghorn are leaders of the street team. Its a family thang.

Tonex-Oxygen (early 2002! yea I know September has been moved doh

a comment from RhemaK a artist who works with Tonex about Oxygen: I have heard five songs from Tonex's 'Oxygen'album that is going to be coming out next year. The lyrics and that beats are going to take you over the edge and out of your car seat. That is what it did to me. The proof is in the pudding. You will see 2002. 'Oxygen is no joke' "

as usual all hip hop albums subject to change.

[]

*****Rename Brandard Contest 2001******

well its time for me to get a new name, since this one has become false. I used to go to Brandeis, but now i got to Rutgers. oops.

so hit my inbox with a suggestion and i'll put it in my sig so people can vote on it, then on Veteran's Day i will unveil the new name.

suggestions so far:
1)gradual
2)keep Brandard dumbass its been your name for over a year
3)....

John Miller Chernoff

______________________________________
LEFT side of the bedroom, fool!
What?! What?!

in fact, i think you were the one who recommended it to me...

I'm reading a book on juju right now, actually called "Juju", by Christopher Alan Waterman. I'm only about a quarter through it... i always balance strange pairs... i'm reading Thomas Merton's autobiography at the same time...

-thebigfunk
Six on the Player:
Joe Henry: Scar
Sinclair: La Bonne Attitude
Ligeti: Mechanical Music
Tony Allen: Black Voices
Rickie Lee Jones: Magazine
Acoustic Syndicate: Crazy Little Life

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Actually didn't enjoy the most recent issue of the Fader as much as I had enjoyed past issues, but still the best magazine out right now, I think.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

A UK magazine, it's really THE magazine for crate-digging and records etc.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

a high quality hip-hop magazine out of NY. Published quarterly.

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

Covers great stuff, although the quality varies wildly... sometimes pretty good, sometimes amatueur hour.

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Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

DONT BE CAUGHT LISTENING WITHOUT IT
that is if you like music off the beaten/comm'l path

I really like "Perfect Sound Forever," which may be found on the web at:
http://www.furious.com/perfect

--Joe C
"Gyrofrog"
Have sax, will woodshed
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http://www.gyrofrog.com

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Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

"Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley" by Timothy White. An exceptional biography.

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Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"