Arena 3: Anarchism in Music

by David Rovics

"In this third volume of the Arena series we turn our attention to the vehicle of music. From early folk music to the rise of rock n' roll; to cabaret and the classical avant garde; to anarchist punk and every other cliché-ridden adjective slapped onto the art form by a parasitic music press keen to impose marketing demographics, we examine the phenomenon of music as protest and song as insurrectionary oral tradition. We hear from street musicians and singer-songwriters, players and performers, ranters, ravers and racket-makers from a variety of genres and traditions who promote a libertarian ideal, sing confrontational songs of freedom or simply 'make an art form out of cheek'. Every revolution needs a soundtrack after all." Edited by Daniel O'Guerin; series editor Stuart Christie. Christie Books, 2012.

Paperback

Published February 20, 2012