

Tommy Guerrero
Tommy Guerrero may be better known in the world of skateboarding than in music. Born in San Francisco, Guerrero joined the skateboard company Powell Peralta in 1985 and became one of the original members of "the Bones Brigade" -- a legendary team of skateboarders. Always interested in music, Guerrero was a fan of the high-energy punk music that surrounded the early-'80s skate scene. Since, Guerrero has become an accomplished bassist and guitarist with influences as diverse as John Coltrane, Latin Playboys, and Tortoise. Guerrero released his debut album...[more]
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Tommy Guerrero's A Little Bit of Something sounds like the former skate punk has been listening to a whole lot of mid-period Beastie Boys albums. It's not the in-your-face rhymes or punk-based aggression that's influenced him, but DJ Money Mark's canny mix of samples and new music that blends influences from all kinds of unexpected, offbeat places. (Tracks like the languid, groovy "Four TRK Samba" also suggest that Guerrero has a full complement of Cornelius albums.) These brief inst [ read more ]
CD $13.28
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Nowadays, Tommy is running Real Skateboards and Gadget is managing Function 8 Records. This release has wonderful jazzy hip-hop soundscapes full of snippets of what life on the edge on the West Coast is really all about. Includes a Raggamuffin intro from MC Litall Toney and a two-part French Rap from Selavie. Also included are the first two acclaimed 12"s, both of which sold out multiple pressings. In a nutshell, Lazy Beats, Junkwaffle and DOPE are the best words we can think of! Enhanced CD with in [ read more ]
CD $16.99
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"24 Inch" is a CD of the first 2 12"s by the San Francisco duo Tommy Guerrero & Gadget
MP3 $10.49
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Because former skateboarder Tommy Guerrero is influenced by his native San Francisco (his records often reference the city), his new home at Quannum Records, who released his fourth full-length, From the Soil to the Soul, is quite fitting. There's a smooth West Coast vibe that runs through the entire album, from the Pacific sun-soaked opener, "Hello Again," to the light traffic and urban noise on "Mission Flats," to the nearly rocking "Let Me in Let Me Out," featuring the melodic rapping o [ read more ]
CD $14.23
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Tommy Guerrero's A Little Bit of Something sounds like the former skate punk has been listening to a whole lot of mid-period Beastie Boys albums. It's not the in-your-face rhymes or punk-based aggression that's influenced him, but DJ Money Mark's canny mix of samples and new music that blends influences from all kinds of unexpected, offbeat places. (Tracks like the languid, groovy "Four TRK Samba" also suggest that Guerrero has a full complement of Cornelius albums.) These brief inst [ read more ]
CD $46.53