Damn. Just found this explanation on the making of the classic Grace Jones cover. Who knew it was a photocollage all along? Not I, not I, although in retrospect that pose does appear to be nigh-on impossible. Check the full story over at My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog, and gain some appreciation for the artists of the pre-Photoshop era.

Download: Grace Jones – Corporate Cannibal (Dan Donovan remix)

 Stones throw just dropped a new digital 7″ of Mayer Hawthorne covering the James Pants track “Thin Moon” and James Pants covering Mayer Hawthorne’s “Green Eyed Love”.  It’s titled Pants plays Mayer, and you can cop it here.  The actual 7-inch will debut at Stones Throw’s all-45s event at SXSW.  Stones Throw and Wax Poetics teamed up to press this limited edition record, which they will be giving away at the event. 

Mayer Hawthorne – Thin Moon (right click, save as)

The Michael Jackson cover originally came out in 1984 (George Orwell).  Shinehead’s version of Junior’s “Mama Used to Say” came out in 2006 (George W. Bush).  These tracks have been repackaged as a nice little 7″ for all the selectors out there.  Both these versions are on the Get-a Lick riddim.  The riddim is rumored to have been produced by the Wailers for Bob, but he never used it.

Billie Jean/Mama Used to Say 7″