Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music

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Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott

‘We are on a road to nowhere, Come on inside’

Popular history of the post-war period is history written by the winners, ‘where all roads lead to neoliberalism’ (p.

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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer who took reggae international with You Can Get It If You Really Want

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‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says Read More

November 24, 2025