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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

Pre Dawn scribblings on a trip to Aotearoa… this is Part 1… Nuff more to come!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Paul Brad

It’s 3.15 am. I’ve been off the digital radar for the past ten days.  Swifty and I were working on a couple of British Council funded projects in Aukland, New Zealand aka Aotearoa. Arrived back in London town  yesterday. Got … Continue reading →

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Shocking! Listen to Arnie Gunderson’s Fukushima Update

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Paul Brad

Chatting with a friend last night she raised the issue of nuclear power in Japan and what a relief it must be that they’ve finally shut down the nuclear power plants in Japan. While that’s all good, an ongoing disaster … Continue reading →

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MARLEY… The short life of a Natural Mystic…

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Paul Brad

Midday – last Friday. Got a phone call. “Meet me at 2pm… Screen On The Green…  Bob Marley… the film… my shout!” How could I refuse? I’d seen the trailer and was vibed up. I’m a fan and despite knowing … Continue reading →

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JOY IN PEOPLE – ARE YOU DOWN WITH THAT?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paul Brad

To tell the truth, when we arrived at the Hayward Gallery to check the double header of David Shrigley and Jeremy Deller I knew very little about either. Basically, I knew Shrigley was one whimsical dude while Deller had studied … Continue reading →

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SOUNDZ OF NIGERIA – Enter the world of the Groovemontzer

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Paul Brad

Reeeeespek…  got to give it to the Groovemontzer… the man just keeps on diggin’ and the deeper sounds of Nigeria keep on coming… sign up to  the man’s blogspot and Youtube page… For a little taste check Ali Chukwuma’s  ‘Eje-Anabu-Isi’… … Continue reading →

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LAST CALL! FEEL FLOWS @ the Bayeux

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Paul Brad

If you’re a Camden Town Jazz Cafe regular or a late night  Soho wanderer you might well have come across a camera totin’ Siobhan Bradshaw.  After studying fine art at St. Martins she traded in painting and drawing for an … Continue reading →

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ZEITOUN – Top Read!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Paul Brad

It’s doesn’t seem that long ago that I read the glowing reviews of David Egger’s book, Zeitoun – a unique take on  the catastrophe that overtook the Crescent City following Hurricane Katrina. It was a book I needed to read! … Continue reading →

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BUSTIN’ BOUNDARIES…. A RIDDIMIC CATCH UP. & A FEW TREATS…. Part .1

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Paul Brad

Greetings… time for a little catch up… been sitting on a bunch tunes and waiting to an opportunity to fling a few words on each on-line. So, as I’m deeply frustrated with the constantly engaged tone at HM Revenue & … Continue reading →

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‘MAMA AFRICA’ opens the 19th New York African Film Festival

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paul Brad

In New York City, this  Wednesday – April 11th – African Film Festival, Inc. and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present the opening of the 19th New York African Film Festival with a reception and a screening of … Continue reading →

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A LOVE SUPREME…

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Paul Brad

JUST BEEN LISTENING  to  ‘World Galaxy’ and Alice Coltrane’s rendition of Pt 1 – Acknowldgement  from ‘A Love Supreme’…  thought I’d just post this pic from 1965 of Alice and John Coltrane… DEEP LOVE!

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