Fall Guy – Martin Cloonan

Mark E Smith, leader of English post-punk group The Fall, died on 24 January 2018. To mark the anniversary of Smith’s death Live Music Exchange co-founder Martin Cloonan provides some thoughts on the band’s live appearances.

“Everyday communism” in Slovenian grassroots and underground music venues – Rajko Muršič

Today’s post is adapted from a presentation by Professor Rajko Muršič of the University of Ljubljana to the Radical Anthropology Group. It discusses the communal efforts and work practices of venues in Slovenia and their capacity to act as spaces of resistance.