Trip 32: Myth
Keir, Nadia and Jeremy consider the stories we just can’t shake, from Oedipus to Brexit.
Tag: culture
Microdose: Strikes on Screen
From blacklisted Hollywood dramas to bawdy British comedies, ACFM goes to the movies.
The Most Pointless Twitter Discourses Of 2022
Moya Lothian-McLean
Honestly, I don’t care if you’re a nepo baby.
Trip 28: Horror
What can horror teach us about the nature of the universe? A Halloween Trip with ACFM.
Trip 27: Magic
The revolution will be manifested. Keir, Nadia and Jeremy investigate magic, with music from Siouxsie, Queen and The KLF.
NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of Rich People Loving Ugly Shit
Rachel Connolly
Fabergé eggs, bright yellow cars, monogrammed airplanes, the list goes on.
Why Are All the Baddies Disabled?
From ancient myths through to the Batman trilogy, pop culture is littered with disabled people and those with facial differences being cast as villains. Why does disability feature so heavily in literary and cinematic traditions, and how has this hypervisiblity had the ironic effect of erasing the experiences of disabled people? Ash Sarkar is joined […]
Dave’s Latest Album Demands That Black British Music Be Taken Seriously
Kojo Koram
Guitar music doesn't have a monopoly on artistry.
The North Has Always Been at the Cutting Edge of Culture
Kojo Koram
The reality is miles away from the myth.
Has the Left Forgotten How to Have Fun?
Ash Sarkar is joined by ACFM’s Jeremy Gilbert to discuss euphoria, liberation, and the wisdom in the rave.
England Is in the Midst of an African Renaissance – but It’s Still Racist As Hell
Kojo Koram
J-Hus, Dave and Michaela Coel are just some of the English-Africans dominating British culture.
Sex, Dissidence, Desire
Jonathan Dollimore joins James Butler to talk sex, subversion and truly dangerous knowledge.
#ACFM Trip 16: the Long ‘90s
The one where the gang remember the end of history.
Everybody is Doing Identity Politics, Even If They Think They’re Not
Ash Sarkar
Merely referring to 'the working class' every ten seconds can’t conjure a shared political identity.
#ACFM Microdose: Jeremy Gilbert on Folk Music
Jeremy Gilbert tunes into the politics of folk music, from communist troubadours to pastoral psychedelia.
Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape.
