Almost thirty years after his death in a helicopter accident, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legacy seems untouched. SRV’s music keeps on inspiring and motivating young and advanced guitar players on their journey to soulful music playing and mastery. But that’s not all. As John Mayer rightfully expressed while introducing the Dallas-born...
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Cold Bath Street, Return To Earth.
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“The Return To Earth CD comes in a 4 panel digipak constructed of recycled eco-friendly card and featuring another standout design detailing some of the themes of the album, people coming together, leaving the digital world behind and taking a closer look at the current challenges we face on this planet we live on.”
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Musicians: Maddi Rolinson-Lord, Josh Bennett, Javon Aziz, Sam Bowen-Wild, Con Daniels, Chris Graves, Holly Hughes, Bench and Simon Partridge
Guests: Sam O’Brien and Amy Rome. Birdsong recorded by Colin Robinson.
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WHY I WRITE VOL.13 – Helen E. Mundler (Holland House Books)
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WHERE TO BEGIN WITH… John Coltrane (jazz)
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Marcus Slease was born in Portadown, N. Ireland and immigrated to Las Vegas at almost age 12. He left the U.S. in 2005 and is no longer a resident alien of the U.S. His latest book, Play Yr Kardz Right, is forthcoming from Dostoyevsky Wannabe in August 2017. Currently, he...
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Habib Oualidi is Kayak Communication’s CEO and Creative Director. After two books and a lifetime of personal challenges, he’s releasing “Kayak Mon Amour” (Kayak, My Love), his memoirs. He launches today his publishing house, Pomdam. We met this innovating brain of advertising who has an undisputed talent for touching storytelling.
WHERE TO BEGIN WITH… Dostoyevsky Wannabe (indie press)
Slow Culture just turned 3, and we’re back to basics. Since Frank Zappa and Miles Davis have their own guides, it’s due time for Dostoyevsky Wannabe to have theirs. Are we exaggerating? Certainly not. Dostoyevsky Wannabe helped us falling in love with literature again, and are not likely to leave our seasonal and massive book...
ALBUM REVIEW #12 – Dani Laundry, Every Conscious Hour (out on Dec 13)
For the past six years, Dani Laundry has released around a hundred tracks. The prolific artist from NYC was not on our radar until Full Body member Cassidy Rose Hammond posted about Every Conscious Hour, out on December 13, so thanks to her! We firmly believe that something magical can...