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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

SOUND SYSTEM… The Map… A Detail…

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Paul Brad

Flash it.. the original station underground news… SOUND SYSTEM… PS… there have been so-o-o-o-o-o many sound systsems over the years … so, please dont expect the poster to be definitive. It’s a work in progress and respect goes out to … Continue reading →

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UK Reggae Nation… Getting Busy!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Paul Brad

Right now Typograffix don Swifty and myself are rootically inspired. Jamaica50 is building nicely and we are working on a commission from British Underground to design a fanzine, that sheds light on UK  Bass Culture and the diverse  array of … Continue reading →

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JAZZ IN THE ROUND … a bit late but quick review

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Paul Brad

Having arrived a touch late we took in the first part of  Yazz Ahmed‘s set blind, from behind a curtain, but we were  immediately won over by the tone her flugel horn and the spacious interplay between stand-in vibraphone player … Continue reading →

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DANCE & THE WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR ROMP… The show ends today!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Paul Brad

Oscar Romp is unique. Currently residing and teaching in Austria, this Royal College Of Art trained artist is dance culture’s Stanley Spencer. I can say this because his expansive murals which adorned the walls of hospitals like Kings were breathtaking … Continue reading →

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Jazz In The Round returns to The Cockpit

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Paul Brad

“This night is the sort of thing I’ve wanted to be involved in for a long time,” says Jazz On 3’s Jez Nelson. While they considered calling the night “Jazz Snobs Eat Shit” Jez and his firm  opted for a … Continue reading →

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The Shape Of Things To Come Pt. 3….. Worldwide Baby…

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Paul Brad

The excitement around Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2012 had been mounting for weeks… months even.  Sold out well in advance and attracting punters and players from all over Europe the sense of anticipation was in the air as one entered … Continue reading →

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THE NEW ALCHEMISTS: Transcending The Print. Sue Steward curates Photo50 at the London Art Fair

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Paul Brad

Walter Hugo – Muse 2011 50cm x 40cm Glass plate ambrotype Courtesy of the artist.jpg Alchemy is a chemical process imbued with magical power associated with transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value … Continue reading →

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Jamaica50: Babylon Your Queendom is falling….

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Paul Brad

Since Big Ben struck midnight on New Year’s eve and the South Bank lit up large in anticipation of the Olympics on the East-side, it seems that Jamaica has thrown up a daily dose of evocative bass-ical vibrations into this … Continue reading →

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JAMDOWN 50: Planetaria’s Deep’n’Rootical Selekshaaan… courtesy of the man called Kam Bhogal…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Paul Brad

Following on from his most excellent tribute to the late great Gil Scott HeronL, comes the latest episode of Planetaria on Seeks Music. It dropped on New Year’s Eve and at the helm is digital artist/film maker – the mighty … Continue reading →

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DEEP JAZZZ QUIZ…. How did you do?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Paul Brad

The DEEP JAZZ QUIZ was posted on Dec 15th and as I’ve said… a lot of the answers to those deeper questions were to be found in the back issues of Straight No Chaser….  others, are for some people, common … Continue reading →

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