Category Archives: Urban runnings…

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Shepard Fairey’s Sound & Vision in London Town – Gotta Be Worth A Visit

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Paul Brad

Shepard Fairey, the much celebrated street /graphic artist behind Andre The Giant and  OBEY and that iconic Obama poster from the 2008  US election has rolled into East London to present Sound & Vision at StolenSpace Gallery at The Old Truman … Continue reading →

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MASA SUZUKI: Zen & The Art Of Begging

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Paul Brad

Earlier today, I was thinking about the weather changing and how it gets tougher and tougher for the homeless.  Also, I was thinking about how, in these difficult times, so many of us are in danger of not meeting those … Continue reading →

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WORD SOUND & POWER and the rise of “Bass Culture”

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Paul Brad

I’m on the panel for this Bass Culture event…. this coming Thursday at the BME in the 02…the 11th… if you fancy checking our Word Sound & Power: Reggae Changed My Life exhibition… this is most definitely a good opportunity… … Continue reading →

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SOUNDS OF BRASIL 2012

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Paul Brad

This 33 track feast of radical, wayward and modern Brasilian music comes courtesy of Dave McLoughlin, who is something of a don on the Brasil music scene. Dave operates out of Brasil Music Exchange and works with my good friend … Continue reading →

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Doin’ It In The Park… Premiered in NYC

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Paul Brad

One of the first posts I did on Ancient to Future, back in June 2011, was a news story on the forthcoming indie documentary Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC. Co-directed by Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love … Continue reading →

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MY ROCK STARS VOL. 1 – Hassan Hajjaj in Bahrain

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Paul Brad

Last Wednesday saw the opening for my good friend Hassan Hajjaj’s latest images – My Rock Stars Vol. 1  – at The Third Line in Bahrain. This time round Hassan’s lens pays tribute to tradition African portraiture of photographers like … Continue reading →

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STORM WARNING: KATE TEMPEST’S ‘BRAND NEW ANCIENTS’

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Paul Brad

IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME KATE TEMPEST YOU NEED TO BE! It’s almost a year to this day that I   first did a little piece on this 21st century South London wordsmith whose rhythms and rhyme, once … Continue reading →

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BLOWN AWAY: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a must see!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Paul Brad

I’m definitely behind the curve on this one! Went to check out Searching For Sugar Man at the Curzon in Soho yesterday and was blown away. I like to see documentaries on the big screen… it’s a different experience… you … Continue reading →

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MORE MADNESS… ALPHABET CITY, CUT CREATIVE, SEMI-PERMANENT & CONCH RECORDS… Aotearoa No 5 – The final runnings!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Paul Brad

ALPHABET CITY is run by native New Yorker Erin who specialises in pre-digital printing and  runs an early evening letter writing group. Erin is old skool and upon our arrival at the work-shop she and Swifty enthusiastically talked TYPE! They … Continue reading →

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SEVENTY TWO HOURS OF LO-FI MADNESS…. Aoteara Runnings No. 4

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Paul Brad

7AM Tuesday morning… Da Bei Qigong under the eaves of a building in Myers park. When it rains it Aukland it rains. Things were about to get busy! The PIYN project was scheduled to kick off at Bizdojo at 10.30am … Continue reading →

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