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==Mo' Wax Column== | ==Mo' Wax Column== | ||
James Lavelle contributed his ''Mo' Wax'' column of reviews from 1991, with the first edition printed in Straight No Chaser # | James Lavelle contributed his ''Mo' Wax'' column of reviews from 1991, with the first edition printed in Straight No Chaser #14 in 1992. The name of the column has often been attributed as ''Mo' Wax Please'',<ref>https://ancienttofuture.com/2013/12/12/jocks-nerds-style-historyculture/</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/james-lavelle-interview-the-man-from-unkle-9499748.html</ref> but was simply ''Mo' Wax'' on the actual column (though credited as Mo' Was Please in the magazine's contents page), and was later changed to ''Mo' News''. James Lavelle's columns ran until at least 1996, though possibly longer. | ||
Several other Mo' Wax artists featured in the magazine during its print run, including DJ Krush, DJ shadow, Major Force, and Attica Blues. | Several other Mo' Wax artists featured in the magazine during its print run, including DJ Krush, DJ shadow, Major Force, and Attica Blues. | ||
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===Volume 1: 1988 to 1998=== | ===Volume 1: 1988 to 1998=== | ||
* # | * #14 - 1992, Winter - Features first ''Mo' Wax'' column | ||
* #15 - 1992, Spring - Features announcement of first Mo' Wax Please releases | |||
* #17 - 1992, Summer - Features announcement of first Mo' Wax release, Repercussions 'Promise' | * #17 - 1992, Summer - Features announcement of first Mo' Wax release, Repercussions 'Promise' | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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 #15 Spring 1992 | |
| Frequency | 1988–1991: quarterly 1992–2007: pentannual 2017–present: annually |
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| Format | Magazine |
| Circulation | Volumes 1 & 2: ≈10–20,000 Later volumes: unknown (limited edition) |
| Publisher | Paul Bradshaw |
| Founder | Paul Bradshaw, Neil Spencer, Kathryn Willgress |
| Year founded | June 1988 |
| First issue | 1988 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://straightnochaser.bigcartel.com/ |
Straight No Chaser is a UK magazine focusing on World Jazz, but later including Hip Hop and other related genres. The magazine was founded by Paul Bradshaw and ran from 1988 to 1998 (Volume 1: issue 1 to 46), then from 1998 to 2007 (Volume 2: issue 47 to 92) until a hiatus that year.[1][2] It has since relaunched as a yearly limited edition, beginning with issue 98[3] and in October 2019 have released their 100th issue.[4]
During 1994 the magazine was selling up to 20,000 copies each issue and was described by Paul Bradshaw as "a magazine with no boundaries, and is therefore directly rooted to the scene."[5]
Mo' Wax Column
James Lavelle contributed his Mo' Wax column of reviews from 1991, with the first edition printed in Straight No Chaser #14 in 1992. The name of the column has often been attributed as Mo' Wax Please,[6][7] but was simply Mo' Wax on the actual column (though credited as Mo' Was Please in the magazine's contents page), and was later changed to Mo' News. James Lavelle's columns ran until at least 1996, though possibly longer.
Several other Mo' Wax artists featured in the magazine during its print run, including DJ Krush, DJ shadow, Major Force, and Attica Blues.
Notable Issues
Volume 1: 1988 to 1998
- #14 - 1992, Winter - Features first Mo' Wax column
- #15 - 1992, Spring - Features announcement of first Mo' Wax Please releases
- #17 - 1992, Summer - Features announcement of first Mo' Wax release, Repercussions 'Promise'
- #20 - 1993, Spring - Features DJ Krush Charts, & Straight No Chaser Tour Japan
- #22 - 1993, Summer - Features Straight No Chaser Shape of Things To Come
- #23 - 1993, Autumn - Features articles on DJ Krush and Acid Jazz
- #24 - 1993, Winter - Features articles on Major Force
- #26 - 1994, Spring/Summer - Features articles on RPM
- #27 - 1994, Summer - Features an article on Straight No Chaser Shape of Things To Come Chapter 2
- #28 - 1994, Autumn - Features articles on Blackalicious
- #30 - 1995, Spring - Features renamed Mo' News column and a seperate page on Mo' Wax news
- #32 - 1995, Summer - Features article on Attica Blues
- #33 - 1995, Autumn - Features article on Psychonauts
- #34 - 1995, Winter - Features an article on DJ Krush
- #35 - 1996, Spring - Features article on Andrea Parker
- #37 - 1996, Summer - Solesides: California's Hip Hop Underground article featuring DJ Shadow
- #43 - 1997, Autumn - Features article on Attica Blues
Volume 2: 1998 to 2007
- #4 - 1999, March - Men From UNKLE article featuring the Scratch Perverts discussing the NME National Tour with UNKLE.
Scans
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Issue 15
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Mo' Wax in issue 15 p58
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Mo' Wax in issue 16 p62
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Issue 17
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Mo' Wax in issue 17 p58
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Mo' Wax in issue 18 p 66
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Mo' Wax in issue 19
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Cover and Back of issue 20
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Mo' Wax in issue 20 p53
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Mo' Wax in issue 21 p47
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Mo' Wax in issue 22
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Mo' Wax in issue 23 p43
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Mo' Wax in issue 24
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Mo' Wax in issue 25
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Mo' Wax in issue 26 p65
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Mo' Wax in issue 27 p69
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Mo' Wax in issue 28 p70
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Mo' Wax issue 29 p74
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Mo' Wax in issue 30
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Mo' News in issue 31
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Mo' News in issue 32 p6
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Mo' News in issue 34 p6
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Mo' News in issue 35 p6
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The Men From Unkle - March 1999
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The Men From Unkle - March 1999
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Avertisement for Major Force in Straight No Chaser unknown 1996 issue
See Also
The Straight No Chaser Skoolin' Da Jazz Tour
The Shape Of Things To Come II
External Links
Paul Bradhshaw's Essay on Straight No Chaser
Back Issues on Straight No Chaser Japan website
Straight No Chaser on Wikipedia
Scans of various Straight No Chaser / James Lavelle charts
Major Force advertisement scan
References
index.php?title=Category:DJ Shadow index.php?title=Category:Blackalicious index.php?title=Category:Attica Blues index.php?title=Category:The Psychonauts index.php?title=Category:DJ Krush index.php?title=Category:Andrea Parker index.php?title=Category:Major Force index.php?title=Category:RPM
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- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071004074240/http://www.straightnochaser.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4629
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120523142007/http://archive.beyondjazz.net/viewtopic.php?t=13449&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15&sid=ec9c04dcbd6639d6e3747b73a4bf946e
- ↑ https://straightnochaser.bigcartel.com/product/snc-98
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3owN_ih3hL/
- ↑ Jarvis, A 1994, 'U.K. founders nurture scene; acid jazz's ex-DJs own labels, stores.', Billboard, 17 December, Vol. 106, No. 51
- ↑ https://ancienttofuture.com/2013/12/12/jocks-nerds-style-historyculture/
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/james-lavelle-interview-the-man-from-unkle-9499748.html