An extract from The Isle of Minimus by M. K. L. Murphy
….the shabby houses of La Villette and Bercy, where famous poets spilled wine across their tattered and eternally unfinished manuscripts while dashing to the floor
….the shabby houses of La Villette and Bercy, where famous poets spilled wine across their tattered and eternally unfinished manuscripts while dashing to the floor
Guest post by David Stubbs. His next book, 1996 and the End of History, will be published by Repeater in 2016. The first time I
2015 is looking like a pretty good year for Christmas music – there have been some good new xmas songs, Stormzy’s Shut Up might be xmas number 1,
When future historians come to make sense of our peculiarly disappointed moment (and good luck to them), some will no doubt wonder where the anger
“In putting together a brief playlist of Japanese female musicians of the 80s/90s I was surprised to discover that one of them, in fact, wasn’t
Dawn Foster reviews Paul Mason & Matt Ridley Is the rise of technology strengthening capitalism or tearing it down? Dawn Foster reviews two new books –
There was a point about four or five years ago, a point I’m not bothered about confirming archivally but which nonetheless definitely occurred, at which
The November Lighthouse Arts Progress Bar happens tonight in Brighton, featuring Repeater faves Claire Tolan and PAN founder Bill Kouligas We went down to Brighton last month for the Long
On September 13th 2015 at a packed TUC fringe event at the Brighton Corn Exchange, ex-Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis delivered a stirring speech on
For all the Pet Shop Boys’ talk of having made “Electric, but more so”, Super is a very different beast from its predecessor. Perhaps it’s
A collage made by Mark Fisher (kpunk) to introduce a talk by Andy Beckett on his new book, Promised You A Miracle: UK 80-82. The
This is an extract from a work-in-progress – No Less than Mystic: What do Lenin and the Russian Revolution mean to the 21st Century left? by John
Hug a Tory ‘From the early records of Greek and Latin slang, where [words for pig] were used to describe the female genitalia through to
Piggies – The Beatles [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXdKlpBOvs0&w=420&h=315] We Are the Pigs – Suede [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxtIwh1Nz0k&w=420&h=315] Pigs (Three Different Ones) – Pink Floyd [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqblSqx_VI&w=420&h=315] Maggie’s Farm
This is the edited text of a talk given by Alex Niven at the NewBridge Project, Newcastle-upon-Tyne last week. I’d like to start with a
This is an edited extract from Smile if you Dare: Politics and Pointy Hats with the Pet Shop Boys, by Ramzy Alwakeel, which will be published by
Dissent is and always has been entwined with media depictions of it, whether it wants to be or not, and whether that coverage is beneficial
Excellent and important piece by Adam Harper at the Fader putting some of the most exciting artists currently making music into political context: It’s no wonder that
This is an edited extract from JD Taylor‘s forthcoming book, Island Story: Journeying Through Unfamiliar Britain Morning on the Acklam Garden City Estate, Middlesbrough, surrounded
By Pablo K (reposted with permission from The Disorder of Things) Blair and company argue that the Tories crave a Corbyn win, but the trap has been
#2 in an occasional series of Repeater playlists. Like #1, this is a selection of new & old tracks we’ve been listening to this month,
Jeremy Corbyn has today taken the lead in the Labour leadership race – something that seemed unlikely even a few weeks ago. Whatever your views
The first in an occasional series of Repeater playlists. Later posts will be themed or guest-selected, but for now, a selection of old & new
Many thanks to the German Book Office New York for inviting Repeater to take part in its international editor’s trip to Berlin and Frankfurt. Repeater
Time Lapses “…indifferent to the future…” After consuming a Ritz cracker, two Valiums, half a can of Tab, and one weak, vodka-based cocktail, a girl
In the May 7th issue of the LRB, Dawn Foster demolished the arguments in favour of free schools. In particular, she highlighted how huge amounts of public
Listen to Jam City’s NTS mix [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/jam-city-1st-june-2015/ width=660 height=208 hide_cover=1 hide_tracklist=1] I have zero time for the common refrain of middle-aged music journalists, “why
Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football is unconvinced by English football’s occupation of any moral high ground vs FIFA Corruption “I’m incredibly disappointed with the timing
