Why Music Needs to Get Political Again
Why did Howard Zinn, at the age of 87, feel the need to publish The Bomb? What was Allen Nelson’s most memorable tale, famous in Okinawa, about the incident that began his long journey from killing machine to Quaker pacifist? Read Doug Lummis’ extraordinary essay about war and expiation. PLUS “The cop just shot my dog!” Patrick Higgins on why you’re right to worry that the police might blow your best friend away. PLUS Coutts and Stuckler on the English riots and the economics of anger.How ironic that The Clash should be on the cover of the NME in the week that London was burning, that their faces should be staring out from the shelves as newsagents were ransacked and robbed by looters intent on anarchy in the UK. Touching too, that the picture should be from very early in their career – Joe with curly blond hair – for The Clash were formed in the wake of a London riot: the disturbances that broke out at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival of 1976.
At the time, the press reported it as the mindless violence of black youth intent on causing trouble; now we look back and recognise that it was the stirrings of what became our multicultural society – the moment when the first generation of black Britons declared that these streets belonged to them too.
The Notting Hill Riots of 35 years ago created a genuine ‘What The Fuck?’ moment – the first in Britain since the violent clashes between mods and rockers in the early 60s. While west London burned, the rest of society recoiled in terror at the anger they saw manifested on the streets of England. In the aftermath, severe jail sentences were handed down and police patrols stepped up in areas where there was a large immigrant population. Sound familiar?
But something else happened too – in the months that followed, bands appeared that sought to make sense of what went down on that hot August night. Aswad, Steel Pulse and Misty in Roots were among the reggae bands that stepped forward to speak for the black community.
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Boris Johnson today issued a rallying call to "let the true spirit of London shine through" during the Notting Hill Carnival and heal the wounds caused by the riots. The Mayor called on Londoners to "celebrate our vibrant, diverse and historical
'Use them or lose them' is the message The Travel Bookshop in Notting Hill, London, which is holding a two-week closing down sale. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP The news that The Travel Bookshop is set to close is upsetting for those who still believe
Touching too, that the picture should be from very early in their career – Joe with curly blond hair – for The Clash were formed in the wake of a London riot: the disturbances that broke out at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival of 1976.
The chef at the Ledbury, in fashionable Notting Hill, is an Australian from Newcastle north of Sydney, Brett Graham. He's built the Ledbury up from scratch over six years to its present position with two Michelin stars. He wasn't working last night,
“It was like someone lit a fire on an ant hill. Everyone dispersed, everyone was screaming,” said Amyra Wilcox, 20, who had just left the bar with a friend and was walking away when she says she heard three gunshots. She saw the victim lying on the
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A whirlwind of brightly coloured outfits complete with huge plumes of feathers and expressive vibrant headgear, steel brass bands drumming away with island fervour, hundreds of Caribbean food stalls serving jerk chicken, rice and peas and of course Rum Punch. This truly is a celebration of Caribbean culture giving London a little taste of tropical island life.
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