History is made at night

The politics of dancing and musicking and other dark matters

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

The Luton Riots of 1981 - Brixton comes to Bedfordshire

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In 1981 a wave of riots swept across England, starting off in Brixton in South London and spreading to many other towns and cities. The Brix...
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Tuesday, May 04, 2021

The Hunger Strike, the Irish War and an English Town: Luton 1973-81

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The 1981 Irish Hunger Strike started in the H Blocks of the Maze prison (also known as Long Kesh) in March and finished seven months later f...
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Thursday, April 15, 2021

Love is the Message Podcast

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I was pretty excited to hear that Tim Lawrence  and Jeremy Gilbert have started a new podcast, Love is the Message . Tim is the great cultur...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

'The Night will not be Silenced' - Myanmar punks oppose the coup

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Mass resistance to February's military coup is continuing in Myanmar, with more than 500 people killed as soldiers and police open fire ...
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Saturday, March 27, 2021

'Weird youths in tight trousers' and 'demoralising scenes' at 1950s dance in Huddersfield

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An everyday tale of police, the licensing laws, spooning and weird youths from Leeds in 1950s Yorkshire: Huddersfield club wants inquiry int...
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