Music
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In Defence of Barbarism – review
Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term ‘barbarian’ into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes
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Key Words: Hauntology
Mattie Colquhoun unpacks the term hauntology and explains how it can help understand the spectres looming over the present
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Is rave culture political?
Despite facing state repression, rave culture continues to be a space for political expression and collective action, writes Alex Carter
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How the crackdown on squatting cramped British creativity
Ella Benson Easton explores how housing shapes the arts – and the impact of laws and funding cuts subtly killing alternative cultures
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The ‘progressive’ musicians putting profit over Palestine
As artists pressure music festivals to cut ties with Israel, prog-rockers like Radiohead and Nick Cave keep rejecting calls to boycott. Their stance is morally bankrupt, argues Aisling Walsh
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Tonight It’s a World We Bury – review
Bill Peel’s book provides a compelling case for black metal having potential to be a revolutionary artform, writes Gerry Hart
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Riot daze
In the current political climate, despair come easy. From Pussy Riot to queer cabaret, we must find hope in one another, argues Siobhan McGuirk
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