Link to an article by Paul Street:
“The Nature and Mission of U.S. Corporate Mass Media”
As usual, Street succumbs to a bit of “beautiful soul syndrome” but otherwise offers some valuable insights.
Benoît Bréville – Frappuccino Society
Link to an article by Benoît Bréville:
Douglas Allen – The Evolution of Malcolm X
Link to an article by Douglas Allen:
“The Evolution of Malcolm X: His Philosophy in the Struggle Against Racism and Injustice”
Damo Suzuki’s Network
Link to Damo Suzuki’s Network.
Barry Witherden – Ornette Coleman: The Primer
Link to an article by Barry Witherden from The Wire Primers (2009):
Michael Hudson – Bubbles Always Burst: the Education of an Economist
Leandros Fischer – From Papandreou to Tsipras
Link to an article by Leandros Fischer:
Bonus links: “Clinging to Power” and “Greece: a Chronology From January 25, 2015 to 2019”
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound SideOneDummy SD 1358 (2008)
Sounds like a punked-up version of John Cougar Mellencamp. What this has to do with 1959, as referenced in the title, is anyone’s guess (mine is that it attempts to give this a retro credibility it doesn’t deserve). This is adequate, but no more.
Ray Davies – Other People’s Lives
Ray Davies – Other People’s Lives V2 VVR1035352 (2006)
Hey, an old guy making a rock album. Get me out of here! This kind of lends support to the truism that rock and roll is a young person’s game. There are a few rock songwriters/performers who can successfully work into middle age and beyond (Lou Reed). Ray Davies, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones and so many others are not among those few. For those who don’t know, Davies was the principle songwriter of The Kinks, penning songs that had the trappings of rock counterculture but with lyrics that were surprisingly politically conservative, of a kind of right-leaning populism. His version of counterculture was passed by long ago and this pathetic batch of songs is dreadful.
Eileen Jones – Clint Eastwood: The Good, the Bad and the Reactionary
Link to a book review of Patrick McGilligan’s biography Clint: The Life and Legend, by Eileen Jones: