Serious Feather Arts with Brett Gregory

A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music.Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era.Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or the containment of girl groups, the refusal of glam or the resignation of soft rock, the solidarity of disco or the individualism of 80s pop.At a time when reactionary forces are waging political war in the realm of culture, and we’re being told to keep politics out of music, Mixing Pop and Politics is a timely, original and joyful exploration of popular music’s role in our society.For further information visit: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music/

A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music.Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era.Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or the containment of girl groups, the refusal of glam or the resignation of soft rock, the solidarity of disco or the individualism of 80s pop.At a time when reactionary forces are waging political war in the realm of culture, and we’re being told to keep politics out of music, Mixing Pop and Politics is a timely, original and joyful exploration of popular music’s role in our society.For further information visit: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music/

The Radical Film Network is the largest network for activist and experimental film in the world. Free to join and run by and for its members, the RFN supports progressive film culture in all its forms across the globe. If you’re interested in radical film – as a maker, teacher, critic, curator or even just a viewer – the RFN is for you.The Radical Film Network was founded in the UK in 2013 when a group of activists, academics and filmmakers met to discuss the ways in which they could support the development, growth and sustainability of radical film culture. Since then, the RFN has grown rapidly, and now consists of over two hundred affiliated organisations from more than thirty countries around the world. Organisations range from artists’ collectives and production companies to archives, co-ops, distributors, film festivals and exhibition venues, as well as a host of other less easily categorised groups. The membership also includes several hundred individuals, including academics, curators, filmmakers, programmers, researchers and writers.For further information visit: https://radicalfilmnetwork.com/

Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) available at:https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementalshttps://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/tenementals

Full hyperlinked transcript available at:https://www.seriousfeather.com/music.html#glasgowhistoryalbumGlasgow A History (Vol. I of VI) available at:https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://x.com/tenementalshttps://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementalshttps://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.social

This text examines how British female comedy authors have flourished in the contemporary televisual landscape- Examines key female writers/performers creating UK television comedy- Updates Kathleen Rowe’s conception of the ‘unruly woman’ to account for changes in contemporary comedy- Identifies trends in the comedy genre (with a focus on dramedy, sitcoms, and semi-autobiographical/confessional comedy)- Explores the complex connection between creator/craft/context, that is, female comedians’ intentions and background (creator), writing and/or performance style (craft), as well as the social, political, and cultural conditions in which their series were made (context)This book explores female authorship in UK television comedy, with a focus on British and Northern Irish writers/performers. More specifically, it examines comedy texts produced between 2010 and 2020, a period marked by a proliferation of female-centric and female-created comedy. In the following order, comedians Julia Davis, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Caitlin/Caroline Moran, Michaela Coel and Sharon Horgan will be analysed as key case studies.Drawing from these case studies, the book has two objectives. First, it seeks to update Kathleen Rowe's concept of the 'unruly' woman, shifting the emphasis from visibility and performance to the labour and contexts behind on-screen portrayals. Building on Rowe’s existing scholarship, the book introduces the term ‘fastidious’ to describe how comedians display delicacy, precision, and control over their carefully crafted TV series. Secondly, the book aims to extend this concept to British and Northern Irish TV writers/performers who have been either overlooked or examined within broader transnational projects. In doing so, it ‘reclaims’ the authorship of women from the UK.For further information visit: https://tinyurl.com/mr2sd7ak

Full hyperlinked transcript available athttps://www.seriousfeather.com/music.html#owlofminervahttps://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://x.com/tenementalshttps://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementals

Jon Greenaway is a horror expert, with a PhD from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. He is the co-host of the leftist film analysis podcast Horror Vanguard and his work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Baffler and a host of other online publications. He lives and works in the North of England.Capitalism: A Horror Story: Gothic Marxism and the Dark Side of the Radical ImaginationWhat does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism?Blending film criticism, cultural theory, and philosophy, Capitalism: A Horror Story examines literature, film, and philosophy, from Frankenstein to contemporary cinema, delving into the socio-political function of the monster, the haunted nature of the digital world, and the inescapable horror of contemporary capitalist politics.Revitalizing the tradition of Romantic anticapitalism and offering a “dark way of being red”, Capitalism: A Horror Story argues for a Gothic Marxism, showing how we can find revolutionary hope in horror- a site of monstrous becoming that opens the door to a Utopian future.For further information visit:https://repeaterbooks.com/product/capitalism-a-horror-story-gothic-marxism-and-the-dark-side-of-the-radical-imagination/ 

Brett Gregory speaks with David Archibald, founding member and frontman of The Tenamentals, a group of academics, artists and musicians who are developing a series of songs which recount a history of Glasgow, and breathing new life into some old protest songs in innovative covers. Here, Archibald talks about some of their recent releases, which cover songs related to Spain, Scotland and Santiago, and the band’s debut album, Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) which is released on Strength in Numbers Records in November.Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/10S0JCoRJ7tFjX4j33IcSD?si=Dx3VEdLfQUu2iI1Xa43h9w&nd=1&dlsi=1a546069d4524166Socials: @tenementals