Tag: music

Fuck ‘Em and Their Law: Repression and Resistance in Rave and Grime
From marches ending with street parties instead of speeches to illegal gigs under railway underpasses, political resistance in Britain has always had a banging soundtrack. As the sneering successor to the escapist rave culture of the 90s, does Grime have what it takes to finally fight the establishment head on?
3 Reasons the Campaign to #SaveFabric is Political
Having had its licence revoked, the iconic nightclub Fabric has started crowdfunding its legal challenge. Many have been hasty to point to council cuts or gentrification to explain the closure, but there's a wider political context at play.
When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge
The last couple of weeks have seen a variously amusing, cringeworthy and angering back-and-forth between Nigel Farage and an assortment of comedians of varying quality. It has been said that comedians are now the mouthpieces of mainstream politics, where once musicians were the stalwarts of the resistance. This piece revisits Red Wedge, a musician-led campaign that hoped to defeat Thatcher.