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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….
- SUPA DUPA rare 'n' old skool Nigerian Ju Ju, Fuji & hi life… Just haul up the the groovemonzter, log on & stream the majestic sounds of Sir Shina Adewale, Dr Orlando Owoh, King Sunny Ade, Cardinal Rex Lawson, Queen Oludunni Decency, Tunde Nightingale, Alhaji Sikuru Ayinde Barrister…. wonderful!
- the blue moment Richard William’s exellent reflections on the world of music and….
- 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…
- The Badddest magazine… 1988 – 2009 (As its Publisher & Editor I can say that!) Straight No Chaser: Interplanetary Sounds: Ancient To Future!
- The genius typograffix & artworks of my long time bredren – Ian 'Swifty' Swift
Category Archives: Just Runnings
Breakin’ Convention 018 meets Jazz Re: freshed
BREAKIN’ CONVENTION 018 meets Jazz Re:freshed STORY BY TOM TIDNAM This interview with curator Jonzi D and MD/saxophonist Jason Yarde was done by Straight No Chaser scribe Tom Tidnam for #SNC99 but production dates slipped by and the mag was … Continue reading
‘PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW’ wins Audience Award at Sheffield Documentary Film Fest!
Yesssss!….Presenting Princess Shaw wins Audience Award at Sheffield Documentary Film Festival! One of the first posts I did on Ancient To Future was a Kutiman video/composition that blew up on youtube. I’m a fan and a week ago I got … Continue reading
REACHIN’ OUT TO THE COMMUNITY… HELP BRING ‘COLLOCUTOR’S ‘THE SEARCH ‘ TO LIFE!!
“Collector is an opportunity to explore musically all the cultural connections which are part of being a human being, particularly in the 21st century, in somewhere like London, where you do meet everyone from everywhere. If you’re open-minded you’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged 'The Search', Collocutor, Fontanelles, Gilles Peterson, On The Corner, Pete Buckenham, Tamar Osborn, Worldwide
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ANUTHA YES MI SELEKTAH… SUMMER JUST ARRIVED PT. 1
ANUTHA YES MI SELEKTAH… SUMMER JUST ARRIVED… yes, it’s June and it’s glorious out there – London is bathed in sunshine. OK, following on from the New York City vibe of the Vivien Goldman story, we touch down on Snowboy … Continue reading
Posted in Just Runnings, Words, Sound & Power
Tagged 'Bitori', Amilcar Cabral, Analog Africa, Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora, Funaná, Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove, New York afternoon, Paulino Vieira, Salasa, Samy Ben Redjeb, Space Echo - The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed!', Victor Tavares
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THE GREATEST: Muhammed Ali – 1942 – 2016
It began with a 1960 teenage Olympic light heavyweight boxing champion declaring “I am the Greatest!” and that he “Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee!” He dropped his slave name, embraced Islam, refused to fight in Vietnam. Muhammed … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Just Runnings
Tagged Boxing, Cassius Clay, Islam, Malcolm X, Muhammed Ali, Nation Of islam, Vietnam War, World Heavyweight Champion
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PAPA WEMBA RIP- VIVA LA MUSICA
I have fond memories of interviewing Papa Wemba at the Real World studios in Box while Peter Williams did the shots. Papa was wearing a wikkid trad-African print suit when we arrived but refused to be photographed in it. In … Continue reading
Posted in Just Runnings, Urban runnings...
Tagged Kinshasa, Le Sape, Papa Wemba, Reddy Amisi, Rumba Rock. Soukous, srino Mubi, Viva La Musica, Zaire
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Hockney, Saltaire, Salvo’s & A Taste Of Puglia
Hockney, Saltaire & A Taste Of Puglia – a journey into the heart of Yorkshire. T’other weekend we boarded a local train from Leeds town centre for Saltaire. After a short 15-20 minute journey we stepped off the train and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Just Runnings, Urban runnings...
Tagged David Hockney, DJ Lubi, Gip Dammone, Gordon Ramsey, Italy, Leeds, Puglia, Saltaire, Salts Mill, Salvos, Yorkshire
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GARY CROSBY is 60: Groundation at The Cockpit
GARY CROSBY – bassist and the driving force behind Tomorrow’s Warriors and Dune records – continues to celebrate the big Six-O with a session at Jez Nelson’s Jazz In The Round next Monday. Together with new generation players Moses Boyd … Continue reading
DON’T SLEEP ON THIS! This Monday BBC JAZZ ON 3: ENLIGHTENMENT (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane) – LIVE @ MELTDOWN
This coming Monday, February 2nd, Jez Nelson’s longstanding BBC Jazz On 3 show will broadcast the whole of the evening performance at Meltdown of Enlightenment – In the Spirit Of ‘A Love Supreme’. It was the mid summer’s day and … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged A Love Supreme, BBC 3, Enlightenment, James Lavelle, Jazz On 3, John Coltrane, Meltdown, QEH., Southbank Centre
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