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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

Music

Paul Robeson: The Artist As Revolutionary

22 January 2016 / 373

Paul Robeson died 40 years ago this month. Gerald Horne writes about the great singer, actor and communist, victimised by McCarthyism and the US apartheid system…….and what ‘the... Continue reading

Gerald Horne

Blood and Roses: The concert marking the centennial of Ewan MacColl

17 December 2015 / 291

‘The world that I knew, it has vanished and gone,’ sang Eliza Carthy during Blood and Roses: The Songs of Ewan MacColl, a special concert at the... Continue reading

Gerry Cordon

Music

Dylan Goes Electric

15 December 2015 / 316

50 years after Dylan went electric, controversy still rages about Bob Dylan’s politics. Steve Johnson reviews the debates. On 25th July 1965 Bob Dylan went on stage... Continue reading

Steve Johnson

Music

Socialism of the Heart: an interview with Billy Bragg

10 December 2015 / 323

How did the last tour go, did you enjoy it? You had to put on extra dates, what were the audiences like? Do you think you’re tapping... Continue reading

Mike Quille