Walking on the Far Left

It's widely accepted that the greatest music is born out of struggle and deep feeling for something. And so can be instrumental in effectively conveying hope, fear, and desires for revolutionary change in a simple yet eloquent manner, and act as instrumental anthems for the people collectively striving for this. Undertow by Suzanne Vega is no exception and exemplifies this sentiment perfectly, according to my interpretation of the lyrics. While the meaning of this song is ambiguous and probably not written by Vega for this reason, I’d always considered it as a commentary on the means by which to gain liberation and peace from oppression, along with the confused and conflicted nature of ongoing war and conflict being supposedly set about to do this. The misguided aims of those hoping to achieve stability through advocating extremism fall short leaving only the fear, hopelessness and sadness of the oppressed and the oppressor to unite them (“at first I thought only tears could make u...

In what world is the injustice globally not frowned upon but saying the word "fuck" is? is a question that the  conservative snowflake brigade  (who shrink back in fright at any radical proposals or hints at social progress yet remain emotionless in discussing the problems with the world's inequality, corruption and violence) struggle to find an answer to. The underrepresentation of Kurt von Meier when discussing modern art and the last century's political movements proves to highlight exactly this.                                                                         Von Meier in 1966 Kurt von Meier was a Californian professor lecturing in art history at a variety of universities within the US, Australia and New Zealand. He is also the author of several critical and historical publications on art ...

To kick start this blog, enjoy this post featuring two of my greatest passions, left wing politics and music.                                                                        Abel Meeropol Today would be Abel Meeropol’s birthday him being the poet, New York high school teacher and socialist and trades union activist who wrote the poignant, haunting and ever powerful anti-racist poem, "Strange Fruit" in 1937. This continues to be used to shed a light on the brutality of the treatment of slaves and the racially induced violence in the southern US states having been inspired by his shock and horror at a photo the lynching of two slaves in 1930. Originally titled "Bitter Fruit", put to music and sung by Billie Holiday, this would become a timeless anthem encouraging us to solemnly reflect and question the ...