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ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’

ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’ Just spotted this picture on Sebastian Scotney’s London Jazz bulletin of Gearbox Records’ Adam Sieff proudly holding a copy of the Michael Garrick Sextet’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A … Continue reading

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Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply

Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply As Swifty and myself originally hail from the industrial North and had our own respective experiences of the Northern Soul scene we decided to design a tee which tips a nod to those who’ve kept the … Continue reading

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NEXUS-ONE WORLD MUSIC: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Frederick Douglas’ famous speech ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ provides the theme to the next Nexus – One World concert at St George’s Bloomsbury. The monthly Jazz Warriors International/Nexus – One World concerts at St George’s … Continue reading

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JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL celebrates the life of EMILY WILDING DAVISON

THIS THURSDAY at St George’s Bloomsbury THE JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL/Nexus celebrates the life of suffragette EMILY DAVISON – an unrepentently militant activist who, on June 4th 1913, stepped onto the racetrack at the Epsom Derby with the intention of disrupting … Continue reading

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‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’: A Film by Shola Lynch

‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’ Fanny Feeny and her daughter Coco ventured to a small cinema in Paris in search of a legend from the past. Despite being busy touting her own film projects and marking university exam papers … Continue reading

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HOLLOWAY: Readings, Birdsong and Gunshots

Earlier in the week I braved the rain and headed off to Rough Trade East for the second launch of Holloway – a lovely little hardback volume that unites the words of Robert Macfarlane and Dan Richards with the evocative … Continue reading

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MODERN MARTIAL MUSINGS: Journeys along The Way

SINGING DRAGON have emerged as the leading UK publisher of books related to internal cultivation and Chinese martial arts. Here’s an overview of four recent books that explore different dimensions of this rich and flourishing culture. Following hard on the … Continue reading

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An Antidote To Indifference… What a wonderful name!

Last Tuesday evening, I managed to hook up with broadcaster, DJ and roving A&R man Ross Allen along with former Chaser scribbler and music fan, Oakland CA based CK Smart. The meeting point was the excellent Queen’s Head freehouse in … Continue reading

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SOUZOU: Welcome to the World of 46 Outsider Artists from Japan

SOUZOU – which is pronounced SOZO. It is one of those terms that has a dual meaning and in the context of this enlightening – and at times disturbing – show of 46 self taught Japanese outsider artists it alludes … Continue reading

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MASS AUDIO DESTRUCTION – Nu Skool on the East Side

Coming in a touch late on this one but had give one hearty welcome to the musical family that is Universal Mind Systems. Taking over the final Sunday night of April at the Jazz Warriors Int. sessions at Charlie Wright’s … Continue reading

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