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- 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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- The genius typograffix & artworks of my long time bredren – Ian 'Swifty' Swift
Category Archives: Urban runnings…
‘BEING BLACKER’: A radical encounter between BAFTA Winning film-maker MOLLY DINEEN and Brixton’s BLACKER DREAD
‘Being Blacker’ is a unique, uncompromising and radical 90 minute documentary and both Molly Dineen and Steve’Blacker Dread’ Martin take to the road to launch the film in a cinema near you prior to it airing on BBC2 on March … Continue reading
TWO NIGHTS: CHICAGOXLONDON – International Anthem Meets London’s Nu-skool @ Total Refreshment Centre ….
CHICAGOXLONDON – International Anthem Meets London’s Nu-skool @ Total Refreshment Centre in Stoke Newington, London. Above: Ben LeMar Gay pic: Petra Eujane This collision between Chicago’s International Anthem crew and a host of London’s nu-generation-nu-jazz innovators was guaranteed to throw … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Urban runnings...
Tagged Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Ashley Henry, Binker & Moses, Bottle Tree, Hear In Now, International Anthem, Jaimie Branch, Joe Armon-Jones, Kamall Williams, Makaya MacCraven, Nubya Garcia, Soweto Kinch, Theon Cross, Total Refreshment Centre
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#SNC98 – Back On The Block but SOLD OUT! All gone!
#SNC98 – Back On The Block but SOLD OUT! All gone! Firstly, apologise to all the peeps who check out this on-line journal as there’s been very few… hmmmm, Zero!…posts over the past period. Basically, I – along with Ian … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Deep stuff, Urban runnings...
Tagged #SNC98, Elza Soares, Georgia Ann Muldrow, Greg Tate, magazines, Nerija, print, Straight No Chaser, Swifty
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Kate Tempest meets kennardphillipps
Strong and stable into ruin School-kids on the hunt for lunch Cut the apron strings. Least it keeps the bastards lean And gets the scroungers off the couch. Murdoch headlines; leeches for the letting of our bloodlust. Blame it … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!, Urban runnings...
Tagged Art, cat Phillipps, Heartfield, Kate Tempest, kennardphillipps, Ninja Tune, Peter Kennard, photomontage, poetry, Teresa May, Vote Labour
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A FEW THOUGHTS ON: LEGENDARY UK SOUND MAN LLOYDIE COXSONE TALKS REGGAE MUSIC & DAVID RODIGAN
A FEW THOUGHTS ON: LEGENDARY UK SOUND MAN LLOYDIE COXSONE TALKS REGGAE MUSIC & DAVID RODIGAN First of all I’m not getting into a debate about this interview with Lloydie and his views on Rodigan… so I’m just going to … Continue reading
TALKIN’ ALL THAT JAZZ: Millions of sounds to keep you up when you’re down….
Talkin’ All That Jazz: Millions of sounds to keep you up when you’re down…. Musically, the summer of 2017 is looking good. Very good! Especially when it comes down to the emergence of an inspiring new generation of powerful young … Continue reading
SOON COME: SWIFTY FUNKY TYPO-GRAFFIX – THE BOOK
Yeah…apologies, been absent for a spell… just a case of real-life-runnings and the task of finishing the words for the forthcoming design tome – Swifty Funky TypoGraffix. Yes, we’re pretty much done… just the cover now! The rest has gone … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Urban runnings..., Words, Sound & Power
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STORM WARNING: Kate Tempest’s ‘The Bricks That Built The Houses’
STORM WARNING: Kate Tempest’s ‘The Bricks That Built The Houses’ is out now via Bloomsbury/Circus When I came across a review copy of Kate Tempest’s debut novel in my local second hand bookshop I was both happy and nervous. I’ve … Continue reading