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Stereophonic-Supply goes LIVE!
Just a short note to give a headz-up to Swifty and the I-self’s latest venture – http://www.stereophonic-supply.co. Building on what we were doing with Straight No Chaser magazine the initial aim of...
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MODERN MARTIAL MUSINGS: Journeys along The Way
SINGING DRAGON have emerged as the leading UK publisher of books related to internal cultivation and Chinese martial arts. Here’s an overview of four recent books that explore different dimensions of...
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FREEDOM! Pt.1: A Stereophonic-Supply “Mixtape”
Just posted the first of a what’s planned to be a series of deep jazz “mixtapes” for our Stereophonic-Supply.co set up. Having been diggin’ for tunes to play at the FREEDOM! session at Charlie Wright’s...
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HOLLOWAY: Readings, Birdsong and Gunshots
The Book! 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...
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ANARCHIST – The Malcolm McLaren Generation
Sadly, I missed the preview of this epic documentary film which its director, Phil Strongman, described as the “Apocalyse Now version”. However, he assured me another showing was imminent! Obviously,...
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‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’: A Film by Shola Lynch
‘FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners!’ Fanny Feeny and her daughter Coco ventured to a small cinema in Paris in search of a legend from the past. Despite being busy touting her own film projects...
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JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL celebrates the life of EMILY WILDING DAVISON
THIS THURSDAY at St George’s Bloomsbury THE JAZZ WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL/Nexus celebrates the life of suffragette EMILY DAVISON – an unrepentently militant activist who, on June 4th 1913, stepped onto...
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BOBBY ‘BLUE’ BLAND – Farther On Up The Road
Another great voice from the pantheon great R&B vocalists, Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, passes away at 83. Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland RIP Having been schooled on what’s become known as “Northern Soul” I was...
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NEXUS-ONE WORLD MUSIC: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Frederick Douglas 1818 – 1895 Frederick Douglas’ famous speech ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ provides the theme to the next Nexus – One World concert at St George’s Bloomsbury. The monthly...
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AT LAST! A SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF BUYING REGGAE MUSIC
Finally, a soundtrack to ‘The Art Of Buying Reggae Music…..’ is LIVE on our stereophonic-supply site. Sugar Minott with Jah Bunny & posse Back in October 2011, I posted a piece here that recalled...
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SALE! JAPANESE BLUE NOTE LPs
SELEKSHAAN OF MINT CONDITION JAPANESE BLUE NOTES FOR SALE! All titles £20 each + £3.50) P&P – except Jimmy Smith £10.00 each. Please share this list with your fellow Blue Note fans! Hit me back if...
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TONY ALLEN: MASTER DRUMMER OF AFROBEAT
TONY ALLEN: MASTER DRUMMER OF AFROBEAT is the focus of a forthcoming autobiography co-written with saxophonist/writer Michael E Veal. Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat is...
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Kinthissa’s Taiji Journey: Quan Of Change
The legendary Gerda Geddes aka Pytt and a young Kinthissa. Discovering this lovely photo of my first Chen taijiquan teacher with her teacher and mentor, the pioneering Pytt (Gerda Geddes) sent me off...
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Afrika70…..Baddest Band In Africa – Stereophonic-Supply Pays Tribute!
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...
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SUMMER READS Mo’Meta Blues, Black Bazaar, Blood Of The Wicked
FOLLOWING ON FROM TONY ALLEN’S EXCELLENT MASTER DRUMMER OF AFROBEAT I COULDN’T RESIST a BIG UP for a few more SUMMER READS: Mo’Meta Blues, Black Bazaar, Blood Of The Wicked… Having read a couple of...
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Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply
Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply As Swifty and myself originally hail from the industrial North and had our own respective experiences of the Northern Soul scene we decided to design a tee which...
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ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’
ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’ The Vinyl! Just spotted this picture on Sebastian Scotney’s London Jazz bulletin of Gearbox Records’ Adam Sieff proudly holding a copy...
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MARTIN LUTHER KING & THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
1963 – Dr Martin Luther King Jnr: The March On Washington MARTIN LUTHER KING & THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON is another magical film from the Hackney based Smoking Dogs. Directed by Jon Akomfrah this...
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The Stuart Hall Project
The Stuart Hall Project: a Smoking Dogs film about revolution, politics, culture and the New Left experience is in cinemas 6 September Highly acclaimed at this year’s Sundance and Sheffield Documentary...
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DON DRUMMOND: Genius and Tragedy
‘Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest Trombonist’ is a brand new book that gets to grips with the tragic life of the legendary Skatalites trombonist. Don Cosmic – ’64 Scanning...
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