So I'm getting around to putting some posts up that cover the last couple months of craziness that has been my life, (gunman on the loose as we arrived to Wesleyan, T.I.'s last concert before prison, flying to the other side of the world), but . . . . . you know how that goes.
That said, Santi's been trying out different sound guys recently. One guy, from Oklahoma, whom I've never met before, brought his sticker-laden gear case with him to a show. This guy has done shows with all sorts of cool groups all over the world, and then out of the corner of my eye on his case I saw(top rightish):
OG The Underground sticker from my WVUM 90.5 days!!!
Last Wednesday at Finger Lickin, Benton was played a track from Greg Wilson's new Ruff Edits Vol #1 12" -- when I asked him about the OG, he had no clue.
So did a little detective work -- found a video for it.
BTW, what's up w/ McGruff the Crime Dog?! I never really paid much attention to him when I was younger; but looking back at him now, he's looks like an all-around shady character.
Seen above w/ new super-cool 'partner', Scruff
This picture is taken from the official McGruff site; and the question is: "Who chose to have this ill-kept dog, who's chest hair is spilling out from underneath his sloppily fastened trench coat as the figurehead for keeping kids safe?" Unless its a test on how to spot a NARC, I don't get it. Put McGruff to sleep.
Back when I was hosting The Underground on WVUM, if there was one label I was constantly checking for, it was Tru Thoughts. I have no idea how I got put up on them; but "Thank You!" to whomever was responsible.
I was so hooked on their sound that when I found out that Will Holland, aka Quantic, was going to be heading to the States for a gig in Philly and another in NYC, I hit up both Paul Jonas and Tom Simpson (awesome guy) to try and sort out a gig in Miami.
At the time a 'budget' to me was $200-$250, [imagine a 'broke-college-kid', then imagine a 'broke-college-kid-dj'; we're the 'brokest' kind], and after they tried negotiating, they realized I really didn't have anymore money. So, because Will really wanted to play Miami, my $250 stretched out far enough to bring him down on the only night the venue (I/O Lounge, now The Vagabond) had open that particular week, a Monday.
Needless to say, Quantic's non-NYC/Philly US debut was poorly attended. That was probably the first time I started getting hip to the fact that Miami is just a 'little' behind the (music) times.
Anyways, for all those squares that still aren't hip to Quantic or Tru Thoughts, get with this shit.
Taken from her debut album, Under the Munka Moon. Buy it any chance you get; I've got two vinyl copies & one on cd.
I would also highly recommend -- possibly even more so than Alice Russell's LP -- purchasing TM Juke's Map From The WildernessLP --- she's featured on two great songs on the album. I still play them out frequently.
* If you've downloaded any of these songs, congratulations, you're now only 6-8 years behind.
