Tag Archives: spoken word

KATE TEMPEST: Brand New Ancients on vinyl!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Paul Brad

Kate Tempest’s ‘Brand New Ancients’ makes it onto on double-vinyl thanks to the dynamic audiophile obsessed duo at Gearbox Records. Back in September 2012 I penned a piece extolling the virtues of poet Kate Tempest’s seismic performance of her self-penned ‘Brand … Continue reading →

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ANTHONY JOSEPH & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO seize the ‘TIME’

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Paul Brad

ANTHONY JOSEPH & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO seize the ‘TIME’ on his brand new album. A couple of nights ago I popped Anthony Joseph’s new CD, ‘Time’, into the player. I am already a fan of this poet/ novelist/educator’s spoken word adventures  … Continue reading →

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HOLLOWAY: Readings, Birdsong and Gunshots

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Paul Brad

Earlier in the week I braved the rain and headed off to Rough Trade East for the second launch of Holloway – a lovely little hardback volume that unites the words of Robert Macfarlane and Dan Richards with the evocative … 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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ON THE TURNTABLE…. a few tunes…. a tropical storm is brewing!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Paul Brad

Just thought a little round up of tunes was in order…. the music just keeps on coming… OK…FIRST UP COMES ANTHONY JOSEPH’S LATEST OFFERING which he’s elusively named ‘Rubber Orchestras’. This poet, novelist, performer along with his Spasm Band has … Continue reading →

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KATE TEMPEST… A furious storm brewing!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Paul Brad

After reading Jody Gillett’s excellent piece on wwww.mondomix.com about how a band of South London brothers called United Vibrations took the riot torn streets, to deliver their own spiritual “12Tone” jazz message of “galaxies not ghettos, equilibrium not domination, deeds … Continue reading →

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