Category Archives: Deep stuff

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Human Rights Human Wrongs @ the Photographers Gallery

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Paul Brad

Last Thursday, we wandered into The Photographer’s Gallery in Soho to check two exhibitions – Charlotte Dumas’ Anima and The Widest Prairies and HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN WRONGS. Upon entering HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN WRONGS I was confronted with 316 original prints, … Continue reading →

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A New Year Approaches – Enter The Four Dragons of Dao Yin

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Paul Brad

Enter The Four Dragons of Dao Yin – a set of Baguazhang related, moving, stretching exercises which focus on clearing the meridians and awakening the spine during the process of developing “internal skill”/Nei Gong – and our guide is the … Continue reading →

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The Alchemy and The Way of Dai Family Xin Yi

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Paul Brad

The Alchemy of Dai family Xin Yi Wu Dao is Singing Dragon’s latest offering from the prolific modern day daoist Master Xongxian Wu. The publication of this modest 143 page book – which is accompanied by two DVDs – offers … Continue reading →

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Steve Reid Foundation & Brownswood launch Emanative’s ‘The Light Years of Darkness’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Paul Brad

The buzz on this project has bee building quietly and the Steve Reid Foundation and Brownswood are delighted to announce the release of Emanative’s album ‘The Light Years of Darkness’ featuring a host of talents from Earl Zinger, Idris Ackamore, … Continue reading →

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Tam…Tam…Tam…! It SOLD OUT before Xmas but the vinyl is back!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Paul Brad

Meicio Askanasy, José Prates, Ivan de Paula TAM…TAM…TAM!.. the vinyl is back! It was Gilles Peterson who discovered this LP while digging in Rio between the Sonzeira recording sessions. Could he get a copy of his own, there and then? … Continue reading →

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THOUGHT PROVOKING & AN ESSENTIAL READ! Jonathan Bluestein’s ‘RESEARCH INTO MARTIAL ARTS’

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Paul Brad

THOUGHT PROVOKING…. ESSENTIAL READ! Jonathan Bluestein’s ‘RESEARCH INTO MARTIAL ARTS’ is a hugely valuable addition to the modern day musings on the relevance and practice of traditional martial arts. I have to admit that I am a bit of a … Continue reading →

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STAND FIRM! Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Paul Brad
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AMPLIFY THE PROTEST: CARLEEN ANDERSON’S ‘GRAINS OF DUST’

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Paul Brad

While echoes of Ferguson still resonate across Amerikkka and the rest of the globe Carleen Anderson, who originally hails from the deep south, has penned a poetic and moving reflection on this never ending cycle of violence. She is joined … Continue reading →

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BIG UP! THE FLYING MONK Talk Show – Episodes 1 & 2

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Paul Brad

Back in May 2013 I penned a review of Alex Kozma’s excellent book ‘Warrior Guards The Mountain’ and earlier this year was most happy to see that he and Steven Benitez had finished the documentary film which accompanies the book. … Continue reading →

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