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The MUSIC is BLACK.
The Music Is Black: A British Story, has been 4 years in the making and as the summer arrives in the capital this much anticipated exhibition is finally open to the people. Welcome to V&A East. “Music is the soundtrack … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Deep stuff, fusion, Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings, music, Sound & Power, Urban runnings..., Words, Sound & Power
Tagged 2 Tone, 4 Aces, :Leroy 'Lepke' Anderson, A Guy Called Gerald, Afrobeats, Art, ‘Bluey’ Maunick, Beatles, Blue Note, Brit funk, Broken Beat, Calypso, Carnival, Carroll Thompson, Chad Stennett, Chantalle Fiddy, Co-op, Dame Sonia Boyce, Dennis Bovell, Denzil Forrester, DJ Paulette, DJ Storm, DJ Target, Dread Broadcasting Company / DBCC, drum & bass, Duke Vin, Fabio & Grooverider, grime, Gus Casely-Hayford, Hewan Clarke, Hi Life, Janet Kay, Jaqueline Springer, Jazz, Jerry Dammers, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Armatrading, Julia Toppin, Jungle, Kenny Wellington, Little Simz, Lord Woodbine, lovers rock, LR Vandy, Mega, Mel & Kim, Mike Vernon, monique Charles, Morcheeba, museums, music, Neville Staple, Pauline Black, Poly Styrene, Ragga Twins, Reggae, reviews, Rhoda Dakar, rocksteady, Sade, Seal, Seklecter, Shake & Fingerpop, Sir Frank Bowling, Ska, Skin, Skin and DJ Paulette, Slaves Bible, Smith & Mighty, Sokari Douglas Camp CBE, Specials AKA, Stormzy, trip hop, UK Garage, Wimifred Atwell, writing, Zak Ove
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AIM, SHOOT, STOP, FIX!
Four legendary music photographers unite for a joint photography exhibition – Aim, Shoot, Stop, Fix . It kicks off on 10th March and runs until 9 April 2026 AIM, SHOOT, STOP, FIX brings together four of the most influential music photographers … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Deep stuff, music, Sound & Power, Words, Sound & Power
Tagged @chrisclunn, @david.corio, @lawrencewatsonphotgraphy, @peterandersonphotos, Afrobeat, analogue, Art, funk, Hip Hop, indie, Madchester, Manchester, Mod, music, NME, NYC, P Funk, Photography, Punk, Rebel music, Reggae, Straight No Chaser, travel, writing
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Jon Akomfrah’s Mimesis: African Soldier in Bristol
First screened in 2019 at the Imperial war Museum as part of the First World War centenary, John Akomfah’s Mimesis: African Soldier is currently showing at the Bristol Museum and uncovers the largely ignored story of the Commonwealth soldiers who … Continue reading
NCO meets Joni & Mingus @ The Dome
Led by Peter Edwards, the New Civilisation Orchestra took on the music from Joni Mitchell’s classic ‘Hejira’ LP and the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with master bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Jihad Imroel-Quays Darwish & ESKA It was hard to say whether … Continue reading
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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WAYNE & HERBIE: TALKIN’ LOUD & SAYING SOMETHING!
After decades of both collaboration and mutual respect, jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock have penned an extraordinary and thought provoking open letter to the next generation of artists. It reflects their feelings on recent world events and how … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Art, Bataclan, Black Lives Matter, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, music, Panama Papers, Peace, Syria, terrorism, US Elections, war, Wayne Shorter
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SONNY ROLLINS at Montreux + KYOTOGRAPHIE 015 + KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET
Don’t you just love a good photo? This one comes via Shuya Okino’s instragram and it was taken by one Giussepe Pino at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It immediately had me rummaging through the vinyl for a trio of Sonny … Continue reading
SCREAM PRINT at FORMANS SMOKEHOUSE GALLERY
SCREAM PRINT at FORMANS SMOKEHOUSE GALLERY. After a little detour that skirted Victoria Park and with a little help from Gina Southgate’s ipad we finally we eventually found our way beneath the AI2 and arrived at the Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Urban runnings...
Tagged Art, David Apps, Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, Hackney Wick, Ian Bailery, Lynn Blackburn, Mo Wax, Scream Print, Screen Printing, Sound System, Swifty
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Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1 in LA
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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