Little Axe
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STONE COLD OHIO
- Who has released records on all these labels: the legendary r'n'b label OKeh, the nu-blues stronghold Fat Possum, the key rap originators Sugar Hill, Tommy Boy and 4th & Broadway, Real World Records and the innovative On-U Sound?
- Which musician links Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, James Brown, Robert Plant, Mark Stewart & The Mafia, Sinead O'Connor, and Megadeth?
The answer to both questions is Skip McDonald, and Skip is LITTLE AXE. Skip made his name as an integral part of the Sugar Hill house band playing on the most influential early rap classics and as part of Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound crew he has made some of the most adventurous and praised UK music of the last twenty years.
Stone Cold Ohio is Little Axe's latest album. The band will be touring Europe this fall to celebrate the album's release.
LITTLE AXE LIVE
- July 24, 2008: WOMAD, Malmesbury, England (with Adrian Sherwood & Lee "Scratch" Perry)
Please contact Direct Booking Berlin/Tekknobase if you want to book the band for a live gig.
Pictures from the Stone Cold Ohio tour
Check out some of the pictures little-axe.com took in Tilburg on the 29th of October.
Stone Cold Ohio
"Built for A-Z listening, no skips"
Mojo
"The fifth, and their best yet"
The Word
"The glorious sound of history collapsing into itself"
The Mirror
"Skip delves deep into the universal music motherlode to stunning effect"
The Sun
"With Little Axe you're always at the crossroads"
Straight No Chaser
"A simmering gumbo of hypnotic beats, wailing voices and shivering guitars"
Uncut
Tackhead live in Europe - pictures
Tackhead, Little Axe and Bernard Fowler's Bad Dog have almost finished the European tour. Here are some pictures of the gigs at FZW in Dortmund, Germany on February 12, 2008 and Effenaar Eindhoven, on February 13.
On tour: Bad Dog, Little Axe AND Tackhead!
Venue Bix in the German city Stuttgart will see the start of a remarkable tour on Thursday January 24. Not only Bernard Fowler's Bad Dog will play there, Little Axe and Tackhead will perform as well during a tour through five...