Charlie Bertsch / 08 Dec 2021
Rock Without Workers
Dignity of Labour, by The Ex
While The Ex’s post-punk has enjoyed several revivals since their 1980 debut, it always felt too fresh to be a forebear. (...)
Gang of Four
Steven Rubio / 22 Nov 2021
Music is Underrated
Listening for the Future, by Charlie Bertsch
Charlie Bertsch begins the illuminating introduction to his new book Listening for the Future by posing a question: “What do we ask of popular music?” (...)
Charlie Bertsch / 05 Aug 2020
Leftist Reputation
The Gang of Four Legacy
Has there ever been a more impressive debut album than Gang of Four’s Entertainment?(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 30 Oct 2019
Nothing is New Anymore
The Paradox of the IDLES
Listening to IDLES’ forthcoming live LP, A Beautiful Thing – not to mention the albums that preceded it, Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018) and Brutalism (2017) – is by turns exhilarating and exhausting. (...)