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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

All hail the ‘Lions Of Judah’ at the Steve Reid Foundation tonight!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paul Brad

Been a bit hectic, so I’ve been a touch slack on ancient to future. However, tonight… Monday 12th December…. we are  celebrating the launch of the forthcoming vinyl only single ‘Lions of Judah’ by emanative & Ahmed Abdullah. Brownswood and … Continue reading →

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‘SLEEP’…. No. 4 from THE ROOTS… ‘Undun”.

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Paul Brad

CHECK the post THE ROOTS: ‘Undun’… a ghetto symphony… the story so far! to watch ‘Tip The Scale’, ‘Stomp’ and ‘Make My” from this radical quartet of short films. It was Posted on November 16, 2011 under Words Sound & … Continue reading →

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The Valley Spirit: Lindsay Wei’s Story Of Daoist Cultivation

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Paul Brad

As I am partial to reading about journeys, spiritual journeys, like Sun Shuyun’s Ten Thousand Miles Without  A Cloud or Bill ‘Red Pine’ Porter’s Road to Heaven  or O.M. Burke’s Amongst The Dervishes, I was most enthused to discover that  … Continue reading →

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A TUESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING…

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Paul Brad

Last night found me sitting in a half lotus  – had to make a bit of an effort! – in the midst of evening prayers before the five shrines which house the sacred deities in the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.  The … Continue reading →

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A Pilgimage To The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Paul Brad

A couple a weeks ago I passed through the Grayson Perry’s show, The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman, at the British Museum and was quietly blown away. I knew little about this man except that he had notched up a Turner … Continue reading →

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SPATIAL A.K.A.: A Night To Remember!

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Paul Brad

Spatial A.K.A. … London Jazz Festival… I don’t know if this will work but here’s the notes I was prompted to scribble during what turned out be an extraordinary and incredibly inspiring three hour concert… Cacophony of Horns.  Weaving though … Continue reading →

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DUB LP OF THE MONTH: DUB COLOSSUS – ‘DUB ME TENDER Vol.1’

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Paul Brad

Tired of people saying, “Great band but there’s not a lot of dub is there?”, Nick Page, the droll multi instrumentalist behind the Euro- Ethio collision that is Dub Colossus, decided, “That’s it!  I’m going into the studio to cut … Continue reading →

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Sweet Baadasssss Melvin Van Peebles & Occupy!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Paul Brad

Coinciding with famed film director Melvin Van Peebles lending his voice to the Occupy Wall Street Movement is the rumour that the radical OG was “the first African American trader on the floor at the Wall Street Stock Exhange.” Personally, … Continue reading →

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THE ROOTS: ‘Undun’…. a ghetto symphony… the story so far!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Paul Brad

OK… watch out ’cause the force that is The Roots are back on the block with vengeance.  For four Tuesdays up to December 6th, the release date for the heavily anticipated ‘Undun’ album, The Roots are releasing gritty black and … Continue reading →

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Spatial A.K.A @ the London Jazz Festival…. Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band….

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Paul Brad

JAZZ FESTIVAL TIME and I’m looking forward to the latest performance from Jerry Dammers’ always inspiring Spatial A.K.A… next up has to be the double header of Steve Coleman: Reflex & Steve Williamson + Pat Thomas (Queen Elizabeth Hall: Friday … Continue reading →

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