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Günter Grass and the German neurosis

19 Apr 2012

Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past

Napster: old and new

24 May 2001

The Socialist Alliance?s general election manifesto makes clear that New Labour ?excludes millions from cultural participation while promoting a corporate-dominated arts and leisure industry?. In other words culture is a site for struggle. As James Bull explains, that includes the global music industry

Eradicated from history

15 Mar 2001

Nikolai Roslavets Piano trios Nos 2-4 Trio Fontenay, Teldec, £10 (full price), 72 minutes, DDD

Shostakovich

21 Dec 2000

Revolutionary life, revolutionary legacy

Harry’s game

16 Dec 1999

Party notes

Don’t blame the mirror

02 Dec 1999

David Fincher Fight Club USA 1999

British imports

02 Dec 1999

Jack Conrad reviews 'Leave to remain', written by Leon London and directed Lisa Goldman (Battersea Arts Centre, until December 12, £8 or £5 concessions)

Fear of darkness

25 Nov 1999

James Robertson reviews 'The Blair Witch Project' (USA 1999), directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez

Hero and criminal

14 Oct 1999

Ian Mahoney reviews ‘Redemption song: Muhammad Ali and the spirit of the sixties’ by Mike Marqusee (London 1999, pp310, hbk, £17)

Communist culture

23 Sep 1999

Phil Watson reviews ‘A weapon in the struggle: the cultural history of the Communist Party in Britain’ by Andy Croft (Pluto Press 1998, pp218, £14.99)

Masterpiece of the coded message

09 Sep 1999

James Robertson reviews ‘Journey to the sun’ by Yesim Ustaoglu, Turkey/Germany 1999, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Turkish with English subtitles