Category Archives: Urban runnings…

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Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1 in LA

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Paul Brad

Hassan Hajjaj’ s My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1 has crossed the Atlantic and is now showing at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Hassan originally hails from Larache, a small harbor town in northern Morocco but moved to … Continue reading →

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JOCKS & NERDS: Style/ History/Culture

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Paul Brad

JOCKS & NERDS the quarterly magazine of Style/History/Culture hit the streets last week. The much anticipated Autumn issue Of Jocks & Nerds is out now with a cover featuring the Zulu Nation’s Afrika Bambaata and articles on Moondog, Lonnie Liston … Continue reading →

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SPEAKER: THE ART OF ZAK OVE

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Paul Brad

SPEAKER: THE ART OF ZAK OVÉ is on at the Vigo Gallery in London’s West End until January 2nd. Last Tuesday evening saw the opening at the Vigo Gallery Of Zak Ové’s latest work and we were in for a most … Continue reading →

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Caught By The River Social Club: Another Night Out

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Paul Brad

Caught By The River Social Club: Another Night Out in Soho with a couple of pints and a myriad of stories. As with the last session at the Caught By The River Social club, the upstairs room in the Queens … Continue reading →

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Autumn at the House Of St Barnabas: Gilles Peterson presents…

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Paul Brad

Autumn at the House Of St Barnabas kicked of in the Chapel with an evening curated by BBC6 Music’s Gilles Peterson and the Brownswood crew. It was three the hard way – acoustic stylee. The House Of St Barnabas is … Continue reading →

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Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester is at The Lowry from Sat 28 September – Sun 23 February. Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester looks to me like one essential exhibition. I discovered the show via http://www.northernsoul.me.uk and an excellent … Continue reading →

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Afrika70…..Baddest Band In Africa – Stereophonic-Supply Pays Tribute!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Paul Brad

Afrika70…..The Baddest Band In Africa – Stereophonic-Supply pays tribute… While it might look like a bit of a vanity overload I couldn’t resist popping off some shots of the stereophonic-supply Africa70 tees while I was in Greece….the light was intense … Continue reading →

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AT LAST! A SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF BUYING REGGAE MUSIC

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Finally, a soundtrack to ‘The Art Of Buying Reggae Music…..’  is LIVE on our stereophonic-supply site. Back in October 2011, I posted a piece here that recalled my reggae-music buying missions, during the early/mid Seventies, from Dalston Lane to Seven … Continue reading →

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TROUBLE OVER HERE… TROUBLE OVER THERE… TROUBLE ALL OVER THIS ATMOSPHERE

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Paul Brad

“For out-and-out Funk, it does NOT get better than this!” proclaimed percussionist/deejay Snowboy after Friday night’s triumphant return of Washington DC’s Trouble Funk to London town. Having already waxed lyrical about that most memorable encounter with Trouble Funk on the … Continue reading →

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UP FOR THE DOWNLOAD… EVERYBODY GET UP! Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave’s ‘Drumhedz’ Mixtape + Induce’s Classic Black 3 + The Underachievers’ ‘Indigoism’

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Paul Brad

I first heard Chris Dave play at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town when Me’shell N’Degeocello dropped into town to play an instrumental set. That was deep. He’s also played with D’Angelo, Beyoncé , Kenny Garrett, Terrence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, … Continue reading →

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