Music

Music

• Rolling Thunder Revue: a Bob Dylan story by Martin Scorsese

  

  Scorsese's new documentary shows Dylan grasping at the truth of an America that was figuring out what it wanted to be

• Why we need a movement: Stop the War at Lowkey's concerts - video

  

  The Stop the War Coalition supported Lowkey's recent tour around the country, this is a video of National Officer Shabbir Lakha speaking at the London concert

• Theresa - the powerful new song from Cabinet of Millionaires

  

  Unlike the Prime Minister, Cabinet of Millionaires' Theresa is reliably good, with a catchy tune and a powerful message, writes Graham Lockwood

• The Making of a Two Tone Nation

  

  40 years on, Mark Perryman celebrates the debut release from The Specials

• Nostalgia for the future: Luigi Nono - book review

  

  This excellent edition of Luigi Nono’s writings offers an invaluable insight into the unity of thought of one of the twentieth century’s greatest musical minds, writes Thomas Gibbs

• Israeli Eurovision boycott: let the battle begin 

  

  With the contest taking place in Tel Aviv this year, we must supercharge campaigners’ demands for a full boycott, argues Dave Randall

• Ten radical Christmas songs

  

  Tis the season to be radical with Morgan Daniels' pick of Christmas songs

• Stick in the Wheel in Dublin - gig review

  

  Stick in the Wheel are an urban folk group rooted in the tradition but with a hard, forward-looking sound and attitude, reports Josh Newman

• Restoration Tragedy review - an experimental encounter between early music, punk and politics

  

  This celebration of 'the world turned upside down' is a perfect blend of folk, punk, and English radical history, writes John Rees

• To be called a political artist is no insult - Rachid Taha tribute

  

  An obituary for the iconic Algerian singer who stood up against war and racism

• The Rhyming Guide to Donald Trump

  

  Potent Whisper makes the case for protesting against Donald Trump

• Childish Gambino: This is Trump’s America

  

  Sean Ledwith argues Childish Gambino's latest track and video, This Is America is the new voice of the American musical resistance. 

• Obituary of anti-apartheid jazz legend Hugh Masekela (1939-2018)

  

  Hugh Masekala, the jazz legend and anti-apartheid activist from South Africa, passed away last week. Dave Randall looks at his extraordinary life and pays tribute.

• Another world is possible: Download new anti-Tory track today

  

  Just one day left to get Captain Ska's "Sons and Daughters" onto the Official Christmas Charts and ensure the anti-austerity message is mainstream

• Anti-Theresa May song could be No 1 at Christmas

  

  We don't want the Tories relaxing over the holiday period, so let's get this to number one this Christmas

• Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust: Joe Strummer remembered

  

  The punk pioneer and agitprop legend would have been 65 this week, this is what John Rees wrote when he died in 2002

• Why Radiohead are wrong to play in Israel

  

  By ignoring the pleas of Palestinians, the band will help the Israeli government’s propaganda effort, writes Dave Randall

• Sound System: The Political Power of Music

  

  Dave Randall’s Sound System is a wide ranging and highly engaging discussion of politics and music that you just can’t put down, finds Sofie Mason

• Jeremy Corbyn conquers Glastonbury Festival as millions watch worldwide

  

  The Labour leader received a welcome ordinarily reserved for rock stars, writes Kara Bryan

• 'There have always been exciting political artists'

  

  Dave Randall, activist, musician and writer, talks about the politics of music and his recently published book

• A riot of our own

  

  Next weekend marks the 40th Anniversary of The Clash’s debut album. Mark Perryman asks what the 1977 punk and politics mix was all about. 

• Trump up the volume

  

  Now is the time to get creative and infuse our music and culture with politics, argues Dave Randall

• Tupac Shakur: Rap Revolution

  

  A look at the political life of Tupac Shakur, and the implications for today's black movement, from Sean Ledwith

• The Letters of Joe Hill

  

  The collected writing of a folk balladeer, Wobbly and activist inspires workers and scares the right in equal measure today, finds Adam Tomes

• Where have all the flowers gone?

  

  Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football reviews the new wave of rebel music

• Beyonce, black lives and the Super Bowl

  

  Musician Dave Randall looks at the furore surrounding Beyonce's performance at the Super Bowl

• We can be heroes: remembering David Bowie with a purpose

  

  Philosophy Football's Bowie shirts are a fitting memorial for the late artist, writes Mark Perryman

• Rock against racism: when black and white united

  

  Jim Aindow looks at the history and impact of an inspirational anti-racist movement told through the photos of Syd Shelton in an exhibition at the Rivington Place gallery

• Rock against what?

  

  Mark Perryman welcomes the release of the Orgreave Justice Double CD of rebel music, old and new

• Taken for a Ride: has Mark Gardener been tricked by the pro-Israel lobby?

  

  Ride frontman Mark Gardener has agreed to perform in Tel Aviv. Tommy Mack looks at the arguments around the cultural boycott of Israel

• ‘All Together Now’ - how should we remember the 1914 Christmas truces?

  

  Britain seems to have gone truce-mad. But this extraordinary moment in World War One is interpreted in very different ways. Nick Megoran explains why it matters

• Video: Captain SKA - War Crime

  

  Captain Ska couldn't wait any longer for the Chilcot enquiry to be released, so he's published his own verdict

• A breath of fresh air

  

  Mark Perryman reviews an exceptionally strong list of autumn political reading

• Cassetteboy's latest video: Cameron's conference rap

  

  Based on David Cameron's speeches, this video by Cassetteboy accurately sums up Conservative policy - contains swearing