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- A journey to the heart of hard core UK Jazz dance! Blogspot dedicated to Mark ‘Snowboy’ Cotgrove’s ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid Jazz:- A history Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene.
- Deep reggae 7's Deep Brooklyn based reggae-matical blog
- Ian Bone Esoteric anarchistic poliical runnings & tings
- If you are into your "garms" this is the lick! Mr. Jason Jules is The Man when it comes to Style & Pattern.
- IGNORANCE the truth, wealth is not money, it is so much more than money. Kevin D Blanch rants on the nuclear fuckin’ nightmare (“Fuckushima”) and stuff!
- Plum Publications Excellent resource for run by Ted & Debbie in California, both long time martial arts practitioners…. lots of books, dvds etc with informed reviews based on experience.
- STUDIO BABYLON: Swift, Mode2, Mitch, Robi Bear, Kam, Fred…. Another era….
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- Through the lens darkly… the photography of Liz Johnson-Artur Enter the world of one time Chaser contributor, Liz Johnson Artur… expect unique, engaging, powerful portraits.
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- Plum Publications Excellent resource for run by Ted & Debbie in California, both long time martial arts practitioners…. lots of books, dvds etc with informed reviews based on experience.
- Serious photographer! If you missed Peters’ show: The Chaser Years… check this!
- Shifu Quan Jun Liu – Chen taiji quan, Qi Gong… My teacher’s site… timetables etc…
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- The genius typograffix & artworks of my long time bredren – Ian 'Swifty' Swift
Category Archives: Deep stuff
Jon Akomfrah’s Mimesis: African Soldier in Bristol
First screened in 2019 at the Imperial war Museum as part of the First World War centenary, John Akomfah’s Mimesis: African Soldier is currently showing at the Bristol Museum and uncovers the largely ignored story of the Commonwealth soldiers who … Continue reading
NCO meets Joni & Mingus @ The Dome
Led by Peter Edwards, the New Civilisation Orchestra took on the music from Joni Mitchell’s classic ‘Hejira’ LP and the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with master bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Jihad Imroel-Quays Darwish & ESKA It was hard to say whether … Continue reading
A World Without Worldwide FM
On Sunday October 30 the WWFM crew gathered at the Brownswood studio to celebrate the last six years before signing off at midnight leaving the station on hiatus until a new era beckons. It took a few days to gather … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Is That Jazz?, Sound & Power, Urban runnings..., Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Broadcasting, Brownswood, Coco Maria, Digital radio, Erica McCoy, Gilles Peterson, Global Music, Haseeb Iqbal, Hugh Miller, International Anthem, Jaimie Branch, Jazz, Laani, Lockdown FM, Malik al Nasir, Moor Mother, Penny Reel, Pharoah Sanders, Selectors Assemble, Shabaka Hutchings, Silt Trio, Straight No Chaser, Val Wilmer, We Out Here, Worldwide FM
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What are you reading? Myself? Crime… Thrillers… From the deep South …. Virginia to Lagos and Accra and…. “
Here’s some summer reading if you fancy dropping into the genre of the crime thriller… but crime thrillers with a twist… there’s always a twist! Basically, thrillers keep me reading. It feels good to keep the pages turning. To say … Continue reading
The Duke & The Queen! The Suite… live!
As part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations the Nu Civilisation Orchestra led by pianist /composer Peter Edwards took to the stage at the QEH to deliver Duke Ellington’s legendary ‘The Queen’s Suite’ alongside a suite of brand new compositions … Continue reading
Great Day In London…. Warriors come out to play-yay….
Braving an icy wind on a December Saturday morning… a new generation of jazz-orientated musicians defied that late sleeping, nighthawk stereotype and gathered on the Southbank to add to the lexicon of photos inspired by Art Kane’s legendary Great Day … Continue reading
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LIFE BETWEEN ISLANDS: CARIBBEAN BRITISH ART 1950’s – NOW….
This radical and essential show at Tate Britain builds on the momentum of the Black Lives Matter Movement and will hopefully prove as educational and as popular as the hugely successful Soul Of A Nation. It’s midday on an icy … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Arts Movement, Black Lives Matter, Black Poer, black power, Carinival, David A Bailey MBE, Frank Bowking, George Lamming, Horace Ové, Isaac Julien., Jah Shaka, Life Between Island: Caribbean Art 1950s - NowTate Britain., Liz Johnson Artur, lubaina Hamid, Peter Doig, Steve McQueen, Tate Britain, West Indian Front Room
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The Graphic Art of Ian Swift…. Here comes Vol. 2…
As 2021 draws to a close my long time collaborator on Straight No Chaser, the artist formerly known as Swifty, comes with the second volume of The Graphic Art Of Ian Swift. This second volume completes a comprehensive chronology of … Continue reading
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THE RETURN OF PAULINE MELVILLE: A True Master Of Chaos
Last week I tuned into the online launch of Pauline Melville’s ‘The Master Of Chaos’ – a brand new book of fables… courtesy of her Scottish publishers, Sandstone. The award winning author is not keen on the term ‘short stories’…. … Continue reading