Peeps,
We’re a few days into August 2007, and it’s almost zero hour for the print edition of the UK’s Straight No Chaser magazine. In case you’re unaware, the esteemed publication will put out its final print issue this month after a good 20-year run.

Paul Bradshaw, founder, publisher and the pillar of the magazine, has posted an update on the Beyondjazz community. I thought it would be cool sharing it with you. Visit the site to follow the topic thread.

Keep your eyes out for the final issue, as there’s sure to be heavy demand for it once it hits the streets.

Have a good week; peace.

Greetings… Paul Brad of Chaser HQ checking in… sorry guys, but I’m a a bit lazy when it comes to browsing the web forums… however, I was googling some Chaser runnings when I came across this forum and had to check “the end of Chaser” posts…i’ve had lots of mails re. the end of the mag (as we’ve known it) and most are really, really moving… similarly the posts here show a lot of love for what we (as a community)have achieved.

Basically, we’ve always maintained high standards and an accumulative debt over the past period has made it neccessary to wind the mag down. Ironically, we’d been talking amongst the crew about where the mag needed to go in order to negotiate the future and in a way, it’s a pity that it’s the finacial situation that has finally forced us to change.

Also, apologies to the brother whose sub always arrived late… that was due to cutting cost and we ended up using a mailing set up that was badly wrong. Poor Jez who does the subs got enough flak during that period.

Anyway… as Max Romeo (or was it Lenin) said: “One Step Forward Two Step Backward.”. Yes, we have to wind down to wind back up.

The crew… which includes guys (some of who seem to post here regularly) like Amar & Raggy + Max Cole and Chris ‘Myspace’ Tranton are keen to get busy and develop the Chaser on-line and bring it upto speed with the times. We’ll do that once we’ve put to bed this final slamming magazine.

Yes, my friends, this mag will be slamming… out with a bang not a whimper…

Lots of nu-skool bizniz… Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Jose James, Empirical, El Michels Affair, Trackademiks, Yo Majesty, Elan Mehler, Mowgli, Aaron Jerome…

Artworks from Mephisto, Brad Howe, Andy Ward, Mitchy Bwoy, Matt ‘Monkey Boxer’ Bailey

Swifty will choose his fave spreads… covers…

Big f-off feature on Shelter NYC… very Dingwalls…

Nice photo story from Chris Franko on the Brooklyn Empire roller rink…

Plus news and tings from Shuya Okino, Max Cole, Louie Vega and, of course, GP.

So, it’s looking pretty damn fresh… it’s been built on the spirit of improvisation… so the Fredom Principle prevails.

This week I will set up a thing on the Chaser website where you can order the final issue and ensure that the final ediition drops through your door. Watch out for that. As many of you have pointed out the mag can be a bit elusive… but that’s because it’s a small-ish print run that is spread to the four corners of the world.

As, to the future… I’ll endeavour to keep you posted. Definitely got a few ideas up my sleeve.

Respect.. a luta continua!

Paul Brad

PS: I’m feeling the new Sleepwalker album, a new hip hop Cd from Zimbabwe Legit (remember them?), the Elan Mehler on Brownswood. The Jose James LP is sounded good… live , he was well cool! Hypnotics mashed it up at the North Sea - look out for a 12″ via Honest Jons + love the post-Light Of Saba LP Honest Jons have done… anyway…. enuff & laters!! But wait… greeetings Velanche!

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