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An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times. I think that is true of painters, sculptors, poets, musicians. How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That to me is the definition of an artist.

Nina Simone

Stop consuming and do it yourself

20 October 2016 / 270

Via email interview, Robb Johnson introduces his new album and talks about politics, protest music, and plum pudding. Q. Can you tell us something about your new... Continue reading

Robb Johnson

Music and Marxism: Part Two

28 September 2016 / 370

Mark Abel continues his analysis of how Marxists should appreciate and evaluate music. In the first part of this article, I argued that critique was at the... Continue reading

Mark Abel

Music

Music and Marxism

7 June 2016 / 430

In the second part of his series, Mark Abel asks how Marxists should judge music. In the first part of this series of articles, I argued that... Continue reading

Mark Abel

Music

No-one’s little girl: gender and guitars in post-punk pop music

27 May 2016 / 602

Phil Brett riffs on the political meanings of some great post-punk pop groups. Forty years ago punk exploded into the national conscience, with bands like The Clash,... Continue reading

Phil Brett

Music

What is the task of Marxist musicology?

26 April 2016 / 438

In the first of a series of articles, Mark Abel discusses music and Marxism. We hope they will stimulate further contributions on this topic. Part 1: Explanation or... Continue reading

Mark Abel

Cold old fire

19 March 2016 / 290

‘Cold Old Fire’ by Lynched, a Dublin-based folk group, was written after the financial crisis in Ireland that would end up sending 80,000 people a year overseas.... Continue reading

Lynched

Music

Snarky Puppy: a temporary utopia of deeply humanist music

12 March 2016 / 260

Music can have political meanings without being directly about political issues, says Nick Grant, reviewing the ‘deeply humanist vision’ of Snarky Puppy’s latest album, Family Dinner: Volume Two.... Continue reading

Nick Grant

Music

The Music of Imperialism: Berlioz’s The Trojans

9 March 2016 / 293

Haydn Greenway analyses the hidden meanings of Berlioz’s great opera,’The Trojans’. Classical music can arouse extreme emotional responses. It also requires an intellectual engagement in order to... Continue reading

Haydn Greenway

Music

Jerusalem: A Hymn To Women’s Suffrage

7 March 2016 / 330

Jeremy Dibble marks International Womens Day, and the centenary of Hubert Parry’s setting of ‘Jerusalem’, with a discussion of the famous choral song and its links to... Continue reading

Jeremy Dibble

Wearing their politics on their sleeves: Civil Rights and the art of the jazz album cover

6 March 2016 / 547

The cultural struggle takes many forms, says Phil Brett, and shows us the aesthetically beautiful and politically challenging art to be found on the sleeves of albums... Continue reading

Phil Brett

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An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times. I think that is true of painters, sculptors, poets, musicians. How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That to me is the definition of an artist.

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