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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

OUT NOW! DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! WORD, SOUND & POWER: UK Sound System Map

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Paul Brad

Following the debut of Word Sound & Power – Reggae Changed My  Life  (Stage 1)  at the Bass Culture/Roundhouse forum, The people have spoken and we have released the premiere edition of  our  UK Sound System Map. Drawing on an … Continue reading →

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MORE DALSTON RUNNINGS… Dennis Morris’ ‘Growing Up Black’

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Paul Brad

Staying on a Dalston vibe…. fresh from Autograph ABP comes Dennis Morris’ ‘Growing Up Black’. Born in Jamaica but  growing up in Hackney Dennis was encouraged to pick up a camera by a patron of his local  church, Donald Paterson. … Continue reading →

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Earl Zinger’ s Kingsland Rag meets Operation Condor…

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Paul Brad

Just as I was imbibing the news that Hackney Council and the Met’s Operation Condor has homed in on Dalston and Shoreditch, targeting anyone flouting the licensing laws, clamping down on the illegal venues, using sniffer dogs outside the train … Continue reading →

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Just thought I’d post this: Gwo’ka à Pointe à Pitre

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Paul Brad

While writing the David Hockney piece I had saxophonist David Murray quietly firing on all cylinders in the background. I suppose it was a conversation I’d had with Gerry Lyseight about the New York Loft Scene and Val Wilmer’s book … Continue reading →

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The Paintings Of David Hockney: Still Smoking! From LA to The Yorkshire Dales

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Paul Brad

Saturday night… 9.30pm… Royal Academy in Picadilly… and it’s buzzing with people of all ages, nationalities and classes, all vibed at the prospect of viewing David Hockney’s A Bigger Picture. There’s been a rake of media publicity around Hockney’s work … Continue reading →

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THE ESSENCE OF TAIJIQUAN: A Trip To The Heart Of Training In Chenjiagou Village

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Paul Brad

AFTER READING A TRIBUTE to one of David Gaffney’s life loving Chen taijiquan students, who is sadly no longer with us, I was finally prompted to pen a few words on his and Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim’s book ‘The Essence Of Taijiquan’. … Continue reading →

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Beyond Katrina…. Crescent City Mardi Gras 2012… We need to celebrate those Wild Wild Indians…the spirit is alive!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Paul Brad

Loved that scene in HBO’s  Treme when Big Chief Lambreaux appears out of the dark having returned, post Katrina,  to the his devastated, old neighbourhood… and proving that spirit is allive and kicking is a pic (below), by my good … Continue reading →

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Forward with The UK Reggae Nation… Words Sound & Power … Reggae Changed My Life – the journey continues

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Paul Brad

Wednesday night the Roundhouse Rising … British Underground’s Bass Culture Forum ….  this sold out session featuring a panel of players rooted in the contemporary reggae scene was the perfect place for Swifty and myself to premiere the first stage … Continue reading →

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SXSW: Reggae Roots ‘n’ Bass Culture @ the Roundhouse

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Paul Brad

Saturday night at the Roundhouse in Camden Town . It’s busy. In the main room, post-emo college rock band, Brand New, was pulling  a heavy  crowd. Meanwhile, in the small theatre, a more modest gathering was gradually assembling to  get … Continue reading →

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JOYOUS & DEEP! Samba De Chula De Sao Braz – tonight at MOMO’s

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Paul Brad

São Braz is a tiny community of fisherman, fieldworkers and Rastafarians, a place born as a quilombo, a refuge of runaway slaves in the past. It is located outside the town of Santo Amaro, in the Bahian Recôncavo, and buried … Continue reading →

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