Dec 29, 2020 “The 10 Best Vinyl Reissues of 2020” (African Head Charge: Drumming Is A Language: 1990-2011) by Robert Ham • Paste Magazine
Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound label has re-released four legendary African Head Charge albums in vinyl and CD. The bass rhythms are provided by several legendary players, including Doug Wimbish. Read article here →
Jun 17, 2019 “The 33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time” #22 ‘Tackhead Tape Time’ by Sasha Geffen • Pitchfork
Connecting hip hop and industrial genres, Tackhead’s 1987 debut studio album, ‘Tackhead Tape Time’, brought a new blend which remains vital today. Read article here →
Mar 13, 2019 “Premiere: Roots Manuva Combines With Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish For Punk-Infused ‘Spit Bits’” by James Keith • Complex UK
Doug Wimbish collaborates with Roots Manuva on a new track, ‘Spit Bits’, from Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound’s new compilation, ‘Pay It All Back Volume 7’. Read and listen here →
Feb 24, 1988 “Tackhead at The Ritz” by Peter Watrous • The New York Times
Review of Tackhead at The Ritz - the first three songs emphasizing “its status as one of the finest rhythm sections of the 1980's” - Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc together with Adrian Sherwood. Read review here →
Aug 30, 1987 “Pop View; Rock for the Record: Unsung Studio Bands” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
“One of today’s most extraordinary rhythm sections” that records as Fats Comet, consisting of the former Sugar Hill Records Rhythm Section members Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc together with British recording engineer Adrian Sherwood. Read article here →
Jun 7, 1987 “Fats Comet in a Night of Rap” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Review of Fats Comet, consisting of former Sugar Hill Records Rhythm Section members Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, together with On-U Sound’s Adrian Sherwood, at NYC’s Cat Club. Read article here →
Jun 3, 1987 “The Pop Life • Out of the Studios and Into The Cat Club” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Mark Stewart & Gary Clail - fronting the former Sugar Hill Rhythm Section consisting of Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc - as Mark Stewart & The Maffia and Gary Clail & Tackhead, along with On-U Sound’s Adrian Sherwood, to make a rare live appearance at the Cat Club. Read article here →