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Category Archives: Just Runnings
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
Stereophonic-Supply goes LIVE!
Just a short note to give a headz-up to Swifty and the I-self’s latest venture – http://www.stereophonic-supply.co. Building on what we were doing with Straight No Chaser magazine the initial aim of this project is to go digging in the … Continue reading
BLUE MURDER: The Radical Art Of KENNARDPHILLIPS
FOLLOWING HARD ON THE HEELS of the media coup that was Margaret Thatcher’s funeral Peter Kennard and Cat Phillips present their latest collaboration – BLUE MURDER – which takes on Tory leader, David Cameron’s smooth and line-less visage (do I … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!, Just Runnings
Tagged Art, Banksy, BLUE MURDER, Cat Phillips, David Cameron, Hang-Up Gallery, Kennardphillips, Margaret Thatcher, Peter Kennard, Tory
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THE ROOM WITH A VIEW: Shuya Okino’s Tokyo Runnings
My relationship with Japan goes back to the mid Eighties and one my earliest friendships on the club scene was with Shuya Okino of the Kyoto Jazz Massive. I have fond memories of That Fuss Was Us playing in their … Continue reading
2012 RUNNINGS & BEYOND: Odds & Sods… My Own Take…
2012 has already slipped into the past and the new year is rolling in like the blizzard outside my window. It’s time to get busy and build on the rewards of last year. With the assistance of our brothers in … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged Alex Kozmz, Cafe Oto, Chen Xioa Wang, Jazz warriors International. Marshall Allen, Kate Tempest, Mali, P Vine, Return to Gorée, Sacred Music- Sacred Spaces, Singing Dragon, Word Sound & Power, WORLDWIDE AWARDS, Yosuke Kawamura, Yousou N'Dour
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2012 RUNNINGS Pt. 3: ROSS ALLEN’S MELTDOWN!
OK people…I’m back from a windswept and bracingly elemental new year in north Cornwall … Having had no signal down there… yessss, off the worldwide web….. I’m itching to do a few posts. First up, I’m cheekily reprinting Ross’ excellent … Continue reading
2012 RUNNINGS: Best Of… No. 1 – Jody Gillett
GREETINGS… as the end of 2012 is virtually upon us I thought I ask a few erudite and knowledable cultural compadres what events and artefacts made life in recession ridden Tory Britain and elsewhere bearable or even thrilling… First up … Continue reading
COMING SOON – IRON MONK
In the tradition of the legendary Shaw Brothers’ kung fu classics comes a brand new indie martial arts movie that’s located not in Hong Kong but in London’s China Town. IRON MONK is produced by veteran stuntman and actor Jason … Continue reading
Yessss, My Selector! Nov.012
Somehow, I still seem to accumulate a few tunes every week – soundcloud promos, downloads, cd’s and even the odd 7″ . and therefore feel I should pass the word on those little gems that are worth seeking out. First … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Girl And Robot With Flowers', 2000 Black, Cecilia Stalin, Charles Stepney, Dego, Go Go Penguin, Greg Foat, Headhunters, Jazz Dance, Jazzman Records, John Coltrane, Kaidi Tatham, Larry Young, Mambo, Peruvian cumbia, psych-funk, R&B, R2 Records, ramsey Lewis, Soundtracks, Step Like A Giant, Tiger's Milk
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