In the wake of the EDL's disastrous Walthamstow march and Nick Griffin's well-earned Twitter suspension the author and journalist puts in to context the rise of far right politics, fascism and outright racism in a supposedly multicultural modern-day Britain
In the wake of the EDL's disastrous Walthamstow march and Nick Griffin's well-earned Twitter suspension the author and journalist puts in to context the rise of far right politics, fascism and outright racism in a supposedly multicultural modern-day Britain
Taken from the newly released Extreme Metaphors, collecting interviews with J.G. Ballard over his forty-eight year career, British author Toby Litt introduces an extract from his 2006 interview with the 'Seer of Shepperton' on fascism and his then-new novel Kingdom Come
Taken from the newly released Extreme Metaphors, collecting interviews with J.G. Ballard over his forty-eight year career, British author Toby Litt introduces an extract from his 2006 interview with the 'Seer of Shepperton' on fascism and his then-new novel Kingdom Come
Extreme Metaphors having been in the public sphere for just over a week, the book's editor and Ballard aficionado Simon Sellars discusses the relevance of the collection and its subject to contemporary culture with Quietus literary editor Karl Smith
Extreme Metaphors having been in the public sphere for just over a week, the book's editor and Ballard aficionado Simon Sellars discusses the relevance of the collection and its subject to contemporary culture with Quietus literary editor Karl Smith
With the new Surgeon album one of the highlights of 2023 so far, Anthony Child guides Luke Turner through a psychedelic journey that takes in The Cure, King Tubby, Sylvester and Alice Coltrane, and John Taverner’s quest for the sonic divine
At the monolithic Roskilde festival in Denmark, Lottie Brazier finds a far more than cursory exploration of contemporary non-Western music pointing — despite seemingly having no overt political agenda — to a rising tide of inclusivity and anti-nationalist sentiment in an increasingly conservative climate
In his latest look at French releases, David McKenna surveys the effervescent rap scene and reviews a terror-stricken but cathartic album by Rien Virgule, Stranded Horse’s kora-laced folk and a couple of tasty tapes. Home page photo: Ateyaba
As he prepares for more post-Shane MacGowan shows with The Pogues following a triumph in Hackney earlier this year, Spider Stacy takes Patrick Clarke through 13 records that shaped him, from post punk classics through to the new wave of folk music, via jazz, hip hop, roots reggae and more
As the headlines are dominated by the cruel treatment of the Windrush Generation and Labour's issues with Anti-Semitism, David Bennun argues that politicians of all stripes must be held responsible (photo Wikipedia Commons)