The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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A forceful reaction, mid-twenties romantic angst and an alt-country legend
IAN SINCLAIR reviews the latest releases from Fightmilk, Mark Ribot, and Jeff Tweedy
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Marc Ribot
Songs of Resistance 1942-2018
(Anti-Records)
★★★★★
MADE up of original compositions and traditional songs, this remarkable album from veteran New York City guitarist Marc Ribot is a forceful reaction to the election of President Donald Trump.
Unpolished, musically varied and often angry, it’s like a lost soundtrack to Howard Zinn’s seminal book A People’s History of the United States.
Tom Waits growls through Italian anti-fascist tune Bella Ciao, while Sam Amidon and Fay Victor are the guest vocalists on How To Walk in Freedom, a 1970s soul-sounding civil rights hymn to Rosa Parks, Emma Goldman and Malcolm X.
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