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The New Thing: Jazz Music in the Cold War, 1950-1970 with Christian Noakes
Christian Noakes, June 17, 2024
Learning From Each Other’s Oppression: Latin American Revolutionary Nationalist Music in the Liner Notes of Paredon Records
Jackson Albert Mann, December 11, 2024
Jackson Albert Mann examines the debate that took place over nationalism, internationalism, and musical aesthetics in the liner notes to albums of Latin American revolutionary nationalist music released by US-based, left-wing record label, Paredon Records, between 1969 and 1985. Read Article.
Hitsville USA and American Petrograd: The Motown Sound and Detroit Politics
Hank Kennedy, March 19, 2025
Hank Kennedy discusses the legendary Detroit-based recording company Motown Records, arguing that the label's history is one of contradictions between commercial interest, artistic expression, and political commitment. Read Article.
A True History of the IWW’s 'Little Red Songbook'; or, Why Do Socialists Struggle to Discuss Aesthetics?
Jackson Albert Mann, October 3, 2025
Jackson Albert Mann responds to recent, inaccurate commemorations of the IWW's Little Red Songbook with a meditation on the socialist movement's relationship to its artistic history and approach to aesthetic theory. Read Article.