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Music and Performance
29 March 2010

As the Political Studies Association unveils the
20 greatest protest songs, Mark Fisher asks if music
can change the world if our songs remain the same.

TV and Radio
10 December 2009

“Interactive” TV has made our culture more conservative than ever

UK Politics
02 July 2009

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became prime minister – and a rap record was a hit for the first time. Mark Fisher reflects on how for three decades hip-hop has provided the perfect soundtrack to the brutality of the neoliberal world-view

Music and Performance
30 April 2009

The lack of innovation in pop music suggests that we are experiencing an energy crisis in culture at large

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