PAUL HAWKINS

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Mojacar August 09

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

I recently got back from Mojacar, Almeria Spain..............there was a raging fire out there just before I flew out.........you could still smell the ash. Ru and I walked dogs, built walls, watered plants and ate well. Thanks Stu, Ali, Pete and the... more

Q-tip - Work It Out

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Taken from Q-Tip`s Renaissance album from 2007. This is a remix by Grant Phabao called Work It Out. Phabao works with the infamous collective Paris DJ`s, who have amazing 30 minute mixes available for free. They cover all things African/Soul/Reggae and a... more

Militant Seventies Dub Feat. Yabby U

Friday, August 21, 2009

Vivian Jackson aka Yabby U locks it down in 1978. Taken from the album PRAISES, this is track 2 entitled Give Praises (re-released by ROIR). Shattering reverb, echo and dubbed out 70`s militant vibes. The album features Sly and Robbie amongst the cream of... more

Wes Race : Cryptic Whalin`

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Poet and self confessed "Blues Spectatin` Fool", Wes Race came out of the Wichita Vortex in the 1950`s, with an ear for the boogie woogie honky tonk and an astute and hip poet angle on his memories and realities. He released an album Cryptic... more

Minutemen : We Jam Econo

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

A TRIBUTE TO THE MINUTEMAN DVD "WE JAM ECONO" an original moment in time, man!written by Charles Plymell in the winter of 2007/8From the jump, even their name is ambiguous. Fine. In heavy scholarship ambiguity is a key to lasting art. Was the... more

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BIOGRAPHY

I have been interested in popular culture and music, protest and survival for as long as I can remember. I began writing, making music and other noise from an early age. I am a member of the Vita Nova Poets. Words of mine have found their way on to Outsideleft : Primal Urge : WS Burroughs/Brion Gysin`s Interzone News : Wordriot : Brinkzine : The Handstand : Even For The Hipsters, Hustlers & Highjivers : RealityStudio : Jack Magazine : Mahmag : The Lazarus Corporation : Lit Kicks : 3 Bar Fire : WHL Review : Maverick : Chiron Review & various other 'zines, websites, walls, papers and journals.

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Jandek Haloumi

"Neal Cassady talked to the cops in such a way as they ended up liking him. It was more the culture of the '50's where speed and a line of talk saved the day"

- Charley Plymell : legend, writer, poet & publisher

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