History is made at night

Ko-uta is a genre of Japanese music which developed from the 19th century. It literally means 'little song' and indeed the songs te...

There's nothing like a global wave of  popular insurgency to prompt weapons manufacturers to think of new ways to hurt and kill people....

Thirty years ago last week, on December 16 1981, nine striking miners were killed by the state at the Wujek Coal Mine in Katowice. Three day...

Frightening tale from Indonesia of repression of young punks at hands of Islamists: /Dozens of young men and women have been detained for...

This article 'Retort Goes to a Party' by Holley Cantine was originally published in the Autumn 1951 issue of Retort, a journal of a...

Dorset: 'Illegal Rave blocked by Police' ( Bridport News, 1 December 2011 ) 'Lyme Regis police blocked an illegal rave that ...

I went on strike on Wednesday November 30th against changes to pensions for public sector workers - against in short having to work for lon...

Bouncers tricks and bass lines at the eviction of Occupy Montreal: 'Occupy protesters “branded” with UV ink: Montreal police borrow ...

'Spannered' is a new novel by Bert Random, published by Spannered Books , a new small press based in Bristol. Described on the co...

Cultural Correspondence (1975-83) was a remarkable US-based radical journal with a particular focus on popular culture. Its entire archi...

Agit Disco has just been published by Mute Books, compiled by Stefan Szczelkun, edited by Anthony Iles  The launch takes place on 8th Decem...

Shelagh Delaney (1939-2011) died this weekend. She achieved many things, but will always be primarily remembered for A Taste of Hone...

The August riots in England: Understanding the involvement of young people , published by the National Centre for Social Research (Novemebe...

London Halloween Costume 2011 Halloween weekend in London, and the streets were full of zombies, witches and men wrapped in bandages....

The Trammps' disco classic The Night the Lights Went Out (1977) commemorates an actual historical event in that year - the New York bla...

'Protest and Carnival against War, Oppression and Exploitation' In 1983-84 the financial centre of London was the focus for a series...