Category: Music

Ben Lunn interviews Bangaisa Crew  Since the middle of 2022, a collection of videos of a new hip-hop group who are militants in the Communist Party of... Continue reading

Angus Reid reflects on the forces at play in the recent television extravaganza. Above image: Czeslaw Niemen wins Intervision in 1979 for Poland; Kaarija loses Eurovision in 2023... Continue reading

Ron Brown reviews Calum Baird’s latest song, available here and in the Youtube clip below   When I first heard the opening lyrics to this song:   “Well... Continue reading

Danny B the Rapper is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Islington in North London. His music is politically charged, sarcastic and completely relevant. He is currently... Continue reading

AVzounds is a new music project combining poetry with lo-fi hip-hop and electronic beats.  Manifesto, AVzounds’ first piece, set parts of The Communist Manifesto to music and got a... Continue reading

The Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 was most decidedly a depiction of a catastrophe. Watching the concert progress (or regress) from excitement to disaster was a spine-chilling experience. Over... Continue reading

To mark the 110th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s birthday on July 14, 1912, here is an edited version of an interview with Bobbi and Steve Siegelbaum from the... Continue reading

As part of the Culture for All series, supported by the Communication Workers Union, we’re proud to present a short film about why choirs matter, by Boff Whalley.  Continue reading