Toby Manning Interview: Part 1 - 'In Beautiful Dreams' - 1953 to 1964

Toby Manning Interview: Part 2 - ‘Forces of Chaos and Anarchy’ - 1964 to 1971

A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music. Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era. Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or the containment of girl groups, the refusal of glam or the resignation of soft rock, the solidarity of disco or the individualism of 80s pop. At a time when reactionary forces are waging political war in the realm of culture, and we’re being told to keep politics out of music, Mixing Pop and Politics is a timely, original and joyful exploration of popular music’s role in our society. For further information visit: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Toby Manning Interview: Part 1 - 'In Beautiful Dreams' - 1953 to 1964

A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music. Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era. Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or the containment of girl groups, the refusal of glam or the resignation of soft rock, the solidarity of disco or the individualism of 80s pop. At a time when reactionary forces are waging political war in the realm of culture, and we’re being told to keep politics out of music, Mixing Pop and Politics is a timely, original and joyful exploration of popular music’s role in our society. For further information visit: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Interview: The Radical Film Network with Steve Presence and Matthias Kispert

The Radical Film Network is the largest network for activist and experimental film in the world. Free to join and run by and for its members, the RFN supports progressive film culture in all its forms across the globe. If you’re interested in radical film – as a maker, teacher, critic, curator or even just a viewer – the RFN is for you. The Radical Film Network was founded in the UK in 2013 when a group of activists, academics and filmmakers met to discuss the ways in which they could support the development, growth and sustainability of radical film culture. Since then, the RFN has grown rapidly, and now consists of over two hundred affiliated organisations from more than thirty countries around the world. Organisations range from artists’ collectives and production companies to archives, co-ops, distributors, film festivals and exhibition venues, as well as a host of other less easily categorised groups. The membership also includes several hundred individuals, including academics, curators, filmmakers, programmers, researchers and writers. For further information visit: https://radicalfilmnetwork.com/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Interview: Prof. David Archibald reflects upon The Tenementals debut album 'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)'

Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) available at: https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-vi The Tenementals socials: https://www.instagram.com/tenementals/ https://www.facebook.com/tenementals https://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.social https://x.com/tenementals ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Album Review: 'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)' by The Tenementals

Full hyperlinked transcript available at: https://www.seriousfeather.com/music.html#glasgowhistoryalbum Glasgow A History (Vol. I of VI) available at: https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-vi The Tenementals socials: https://x.com/tenementals https://www.instagram.com/tenementals/ https://www.facebook.com/tenementals https://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.social ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.