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About Paul Brad

Freelance journalist / Publisher / Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine / Editor - L FM : Broadcasting In A Pandemic - Gilles Peterson (Worldwide FM) / Publisher: From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: A History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene by Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove / Music Fan: Interplanetary Sounds: Ancient to Future / Cultural Event Consultant & Activist / Nei Jia practitioner

HOLLOWAY: Readings, Birdsong and Gunshots

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Paul Brad

Earlier in the week I braved the rain and headed off to Rough Trade East for the second launch of Holloway – a lovely little hardback volume that unites the words of Robert Macfarlane and Dan Richards with the evocative … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM! Pt.1: A Stereophonic-Supply “Mixtape”

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Paul Brad

Just posted the first of a what’s planned to be a series of deep jazz “mixtapes” for our Stereophonic-Supply.co set up. Having been diggin’ for tunes to play at the FREEDOM! session at Charlie Wright’s Int. Bar in Hoxton (4th … Continue reading →

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MODERN MARTIAL MUSINGS: Journeys along The Way

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Paul Brad

SINGING DRAGON have emerged as the leading UK publisher of books related to internal cultivation and Chinese martial arts. Here’s an overview of four recent books that explore different dimensions of this rich and flourishing culture. Following hard on the … Continue reading →

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Stereophonic-Supply goes LIVE!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Just a short note to give a headz-up to Swifty and the I-self’s latest venture – http://www.stereophonic-supply.co. Building on what we were doing with Straight No Chaser magazine the initial aim of this project is to go digging in the … Continue reading →

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An Antidote To Indifference… What a wonderful name!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Last Tuesday evening, I managed to hook up with broadcaster, DJ and roving A&R man Ross Allen along with former Chaser scribbler and music fan, Oakland CA based CK Smart. The meeting point was the excellent Queen’s Head freehouse in … Continue reading →

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BLUE MURDER: The Radical Art Of KENNARDPHILLIPS

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paul Brad

FOLLOWING HARD ON THE HEELS of the media coup that was Margaret Thatcher’s funeral Peter Kennard and Cat Phillips present their latest collaboration – BLUE MURDER – which takes on Tory leader, David Cameron’s smooth and line-less visage (do I … Continue reading →

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TALKIN’ ALL THAT JAZZ… BLACK TOP, FREEDOM!, JAZZ IN THE ROUND + NEXUS with ROWLAND SUTHERLAND, ADRIANO ADEWALE & ROBERT MITCHELL

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Paul Brad

PHEW! Just taking a little break from sorting some tunes for tonight’s FREEDOM! Always good to play out… gives you a chance to roam through the vinyl and touch down on music you have heard in eons. Thoroughly enjoyed John … Continue reading →

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SOUZOU: Welcome to the World of 46 Outsider Artists from Japan

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Paul Brad

SOUZOU – which is pronounced SOZO. It is one of those terms that has a dual meaning and in the context of this enlightening – and at times disturbing – show of 46 self taught Japanese outsider artists it alludes … Continue reading →

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MASS AUDIO DESTRUCTION – Nu Skool on the East Side

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Paul Brad

Coming in a touch late on this one but had give one hearty welcome to the musical family that is Universal Mind Systems. Taking over the final Sunday night of April at the Jazz Warriors Int. sessions at Charlie Wright’s … Continue reading →

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MARILYN & ELLA: Against Jim Crow in Hollywood’s Clubland!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Paul Brad

Here’s a good story about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald that I came across via Bob Wisdom’s Facebook… Back in the n the 1950s, the popular Mocambo nightclub on West Hollywood’s famous Sunset Boulevard applied the Jim Crow laws to … Continue reading →

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