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About Paul Brad

Freelance journalist / Publisher : Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine, Editor - Beyond The Bassline (British Library) , Editor - L FM : Lockdown 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

AT LAST! A SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF BUYING REGGAE MUSIC

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Finally, a soundtrack to ‘The Art Of Buying Reggae Music…..’  is LIVE on our stereophonic-supply site. Back in October 2011, I posted a piece here that recalled my reggae-music buying missions, during the early/mid Seventies, from Dalston Lane to Seven … Continue reading →

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NEXUS-ONE WORLD MUSIC: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Paul Brad

Frederick Douglas’ famous speech ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ provides the theme to the next Nexus – One World concert at St George’s Bloomsbury. The monthly Jazz Warriors International/Nexus – One World concerts at St George’s … Continue reading →

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BOBBY ‘BLUE’ BLAND – Farther On Up The Road

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Paul Brad

Another great voice from the pantheon great R&B vocalists, Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, passes away at 83. Having been schooled on what’s become known as “Northern Soul” I was inevitably given a couple of post all-nighter introductions to the distinctive husky … Continue reading →

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JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL celebrates the life of EMILY WILDING DAVISON

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Paul Brad

THIS THURSDAY at St George’s Bloomsbury THE JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL/Nexus celebrates the life of suffragette EMILY DAVISON – an unrepentently militant activist who, on June 4th 1913, stepped onto the racetrack at the Epsom Derby with the intention of disrupting … Continue reading →

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‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’: A Film by Shola Lynch

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Paul Brad

‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’ Fanny Feeny and her daughter Coco ventured to a small cinema in Paris in search of a legend from the past. Despite being busy touting her own film projects and marking university exam papers … Continue reading →

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ANARCHIST – The Malcolm McLaren Generation

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Paul Brad

Sadly, I missed the preview of this epic documentary film which its director, Phil Strongman, described as the “Apocalyse Now version”. However, he assured me another showing was imminent! Obviously, negotiations are afoot and in the meantime I’m sharing with … Continue reading →

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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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