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Category Archives: Urban runnings…
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
WORD SOUND & POWER: REGGAE CHANGED MY LIFE – POSTERS, POSTCARDS…
YO! YO! YO! Final shout for Xmas … The Word Sound & Power posters and postcards are the perfect Xmas & New Years present! Catch the final post for Xmas tomorrow (Thursday!) … they are in their tubes and ready … Continue reading
Posted in Urban runnings..., Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Dancehall, lovers rock, postcards, posters, Reggae, Roots, Sound System, Swifty Typograffix, UK reggae, Word Sound & Power
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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
Saul Williams… CHORUS – A Literary Mixtape… a combination of trash, heart, and craft… an anthology in rant!
Last week we dropped into the QEH on London’s South Bank to experience the latest lyrical venture of master poet / wordsmith Saul Williams and what a night it was. The hall was packed and anticipation high. Our host was … Continue reading
BASS CULTCHA…. CONCEPT CLASH
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the panel for British Underground’s ‘Bass Culture Clash’ event at the BME in the o2. As our Word Sound & Power: Reggae Changed My Life exhibition is currently in residence at the … Continue reading
Shepard Fairey’s Sound & Vision in London Town – Gotta Be Worth A Visit
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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Tagged Andre The Giant, E Pluribus Venom, Hope, Obama, Obey, Shepard Fairey, Sound & Vision, Stencil art, Street Art
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MASA SUZUKI: Zen & The Art Of Begging
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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Tagged begging, Chen taijiqian, East London, homelessness, japan, qi gong, recession, Sculpture, traditional wood carving
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WORD SOUND & POWER and the rise of “Bass Culture”
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
SOUNDS OF BRASIL 2012
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
Doin’ It In The Park… Premiered in NYC
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
