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'If you fight you might lose, but if you don’t fight you’ll certainly lose'
Musicians should bear Bob Crow's words in mind as they face up to a tough struggle defending jobs and working conditions, says BEN LUNN
LOOKING FOR POSITIVES: Ben Lunn (left)
Reviews of T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Tamikrest, and Dub Colossus
The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
WE IN the in the Musicians’ Union (MU) find ourselves facing bleak conclusions when it comes to the state of things — they are not good but it’s not like we have any other choice.
That bleakness is underlined by the prospect of an industrial nightmare ahead of us, with the West End dropping musicians for the sake of profits, education being cut by 50 per cent and gigs still being a tentative dream because of the pandemic.
So how on earth do we remedy this? What can be done?
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