Aug 30, 2016 “The Magic Formulas Behind the Set Lists at Afropunk Fest” by Sara Aridi and Lauryn Stallings • The New York Times
Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover talk about what drives their setlist, from the emotional arc to the energy & the journey for the audience. Read article here →
Oct 3, 2004 “Behind the Beat” by Dan Leroy • The New York Times
Tackhead’s rhythm section - Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, collectively having played on albums & tours heard by millions across the world - a look into ‘behind the beat’. Read article here →
May 25, 1993 “Growling, Gnashing and Much Moshing. As Usual.” by Jon Pareles • The New York Times
Review of Living Colour and Bad Brains at a sold-out Roseland. Doug Wimbish, who joined the band for its third album, “Stain”, bringing a “deeper bottom” to the band. Read review 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 →
Sep 22, 1985 “George Clinton: Pop Music’s Precious Natural Resource” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
George Clinton’s album “Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends” includes “contemporary rap and hip hop’s definitive rhythm section” Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Dennis Chambers. Read article here →
Jul 4, 1984 “The Pop Life • Funk Band Members Off in New Directions” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Duke Bootee (The Message), describes the night he met Wood, Brass & Steel’s Doug Wimbish & Skip McDonald, to a few years later at Joe & Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill Studios in Englewood, NJ with he, Doug, Skip, Jiggs Chase, Keith LeBlanc, Chops Horns and others . Read article here →.
Nov 21, 1982 “Funk Takes a Provocative Turn” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, as New Jersey’s Sugar Hill Record Label house band, may well be described as the “modern funk rhythm section”. Read article here →.