Monday, July 11 2011
Techno’s Labor Force, Rock’s Betrayal, and the Birth of the Fascist Groove Thing
Electronic music has always maintained an ambivalent attitude towards labor, at once rejecting the notion of wage internment and creative inhibition while embracing the beauty of the cyborgian mechanics of the factory and the allure of discipline and dominance.
Wednesday, November 10 2010
Paul Robeson: A Resonant Voice That Will Never Be Fully Silenced
Modern day 'political' celebrities can't hold a candle to Paul Robeson, who always flaunted his politics even when it was perhaps most dangerous to do so.
Thursday, February 25 2010
The Soul At Work: From Alienation to Autonomy by Franco “Bifo” Berardi
This is dazzling, Rubik’s Cube-like prose, with slowly twisting neologisms and bits of theory coming together in creative ways.
Tuesday, February 26 2008
Red Chicago by Randi Storch
An engaging look at the final years of the city's reign as the left-wing capital of America.
