M A RC H 29, 20 07
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T H E SA N D I EG O U N I O N -T R I B U N E
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Richie Spice,
“In the Streets to Africa” (VP)
Richie Spice doesn’t
have the kind of
classically sweet
reggae voice of, say,
Gregory Isaacs or
Dennis Brown. He’s a tad nasal,
and his inflections — quicktongued rhymes, sudden peaks
and valleys, a syrupy patois
— owe as much to the dancehall
singjay as the lover’s rock
crooner.
But among contemporary onedrop vocalists, Spice, the brother
of Spanner Banner, DJ Snatcher
Dogg and Pliers (of Chaka
Demus and), is nearly without
peer. His voice floats and bites,
often in the same phrase, and his
lyrical indictments typically sound
like laments. The production
here throbs with the right touch
of grit, and there are fewer
letdowns between the high points;
a focused step forward from the
notable “Spice in Your Life.”
GRADE
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— KYLE PROEHL
STREET WRITER
NINA GARIN
REVEALS THE 10
SONGS SHE’LL PLAY
ON “MIXTAPE” TODAY
AND THIS WEEKEND
ON AMPLIFYSD.COM.
1. “Intervention,”
The Arcade Fire
2. “Tongue,” R.E.M.
3. “You Know
I’m No Good,”
Amy Winehouse
Maria Taylor, “Lynn Teeter Flower” (Saddle Creek)
Some people know
GRADE
Maria Taylor as the
sweet singer from
Azure Ray. Others
may know her as a
friend of Conor Oberst and the
Saddle Creek family.
But chances are many people
A
have no idea who Taylor is at
all. And that’s the best way to
approach this album, because
it stands on its own for its
beautifully written songs and
bittersweet lyrics.
Taylor has a captivating voice
that breaks your heart. And
she blends the acoustic guitar
with organs, slide guitar and
electronica, elevating her sound
from weepy singer-songwriter to
an artist with a vision.
P.S.: Oberst sings and plays
guitar on “The Ballad of Sean
Foley.”
— NINA GARIN
Check it out: Maria Taylor performs Sunday at UCSD’s Che Cafe.
5. “Airport
Taxi Reception,”
Sondre Lerche
6. “Elevate
Myself,” Grandaddy
7. “Dart for My
Sweetheart,”
Archie Bronson
Outfit
8. “Rollercoaster,”
Sleater-Kinney
◗ MIX THIS
STREET PAGE DESIGNER CHRIS BARBER REVEALS THE 10
MOST-PLAYED SONGS ON HIS 1967 WURLITZER JUKEBOX:
STREET COVER GUY JOSH DAMIGO TELLS US
THE 10 SONGS HE’D PUT ON HIS PERFECT MIX CD:
1. “What a Fool Believes,” The Doobie Brothers
1. “Humorous Coincidence,” Rob Deez
2. “Respect,” Otis Redding
2. “Lips of an Angel,” Hinder
3. “Kiss on My List,” Hall & Oates
3. “What Goes Around,” Justin Timberlake
4. “Say, Say, Say,” Paul McCartney
and Michael Jackson
< 4. “Plane,” Jason Mraz
5. “Amie,” Pure Prairie League
6. “Tush,” ZZ Top
6. “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree (acoustic
version),” KT Tunstall
7. “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean,” Ruth Brown
7. “Chem 6a,” Switchfoot
8. “Take 5,” Dave Brubeck Quartet
8. “Invisible Man,” 98 Degrees
9. “Happy Organ,” Dave “Baby” Cortez
9. “The Black Parade,” My Chemical Romance
10. “Street Life,” The Crusaders
10. “Rest in Pieces,” Saliva
SEND YOUR PERFECT MIX CD TO [email protected].
4. “Ojala Que
Llueva Cafe,”
Cafe Tacuba
9. “Do It Clean,”
Echo & the
Bunnymen
10. “Grace Kelly,”
MIKA
5. “Where Is That Boy?,” Stasia Conger
Hear Nina Garin’s
mix at 1 p.m. today,
10 p.m. tomorrow
and this weekend on
AmplifySD.com.