Free tomorrow?
At 7pm in The Big Romance, Parnell Street, Dublin 1.
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett will launch ‘Working for the Clampdown: The Clash, the Dawn of Neoliberalism and the Political Promise of Punk‘ edited by Colin Coulter, a senior lecturer in sociology at Maynooth University.
Colin says:
“Few bands can match the enduring influence and appeal of The Clash. The Clash broadened the cultural and political horizons of their audience and, for many, came to exemplify the power of music as a force for radical social change. Their musical tastes becoming ever more eclectic and their political field of vision ever more global…”
The dozen essays include those by Irish authors Coulter, Harry Browne, Kieran Cashell and Conrad Brunström.
Working for the Clampdown, published by Manchester University Press, costs £19.99 sterling and is now available in Irish bookshops.
Ringing endorsement from Boris yesterday – his fave band, along with the Stones [throws up on keyboard]
Great to know the Sociology Department in Maynooth is putting out this kind of output now that inequality in Ireland has been eradicated. Give that man tenure…again!
I’ve tried to like The Clash but they leave me cold.
The new groups are not concerned
With what there is to be learned
They got Burton suits, ha, you think it’s funny
Turning rebellion into money
Stick on ‘Train in Vain’ there and try your best not to foot tap along
Dont get me wrong, I’m familiar with their work but I prefer the Pistols.
I prefer Tommy Gun..
Guns of Brixton reimagined
https://youtu.be/fMfMPmFdPUU