If you look at a picture of Tricky where he’s staring at the camera, it’s like looking at a black version of Keith Richards. You just know the dude has plenty of stories to tell and has more swagger in his pinky than you have in your whole body. Admittedly, he seemed to have lost his way a bit over the past ten years, though still producing output. On his tenth album, he’s back with all of the things that […]
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Support Good Music in 2011: Chapter 2 (UNKLE)
UNKLE has been one of my favorite “bands” for over 10 years now. The last of the dying breed of trip-hop (They wouldn’t be if Massive Attack and Portishead would put out an album once in a while), mastermind James Lavelle always manages to take a diverse line-up of artists and make compelling and cohesive albums. UNKLE released their debut, Psyence Fiction, in 1998 and became famous for being the latest project from DJ Shadow. It featured guests as varied as Mike D […]