![]() ![]() Goodyer was a teen during that decade, when politics and music combined to spark off the explosive punk rock phenomenon – and as he says, ‘this present study… shares a historical space with my teenage self, even if the voice has aged thirty-odd years.’ Memories of 1979, Photo courtesy of Paul Townsend (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) RAR was an ‘interesting and relatively neglected area of study’ and there were plenty of people who were involved in the movement in the 1970s who were up for sharing their experiences of it. Love Music Hate Racism.Ĭrisis Music evolved out of research Goodyer originally undertook for his MA in Imperialism and Culture. We want Rebel music, street music, music that breaks down people’s fear of one another. The RAR magazine, Temporary Hoarding, presented its manifesto in its first issue, from which Ian Goodyer’s book, Crisis Music: The Cultural Politics of Rock Against Racism, takes its main title: Gigs and concerts were staged all over Britain right up until 1981. ![]() A huge crowd gathers for a day-long outdoor concert headlined by Tom Robinson and The Clash. It was this concert, organised by Rock Against Racism, that helped to radicalise a generation and gave punk a reason to be something more than rebellious nihilism.įront cover of Crisis Music by Ian Goodyerīy 1977 RAR was headlined by such key bands as Sham 69, Stiff Little Fingers, Steel Pulse, Misty in Roots and The Clash. Young people are rallying against the far-right National Front. Rock Against Racism (RAR) holds its first gig in the Princess Alice pub in the East End of London. Crisis Music: The cultural politics of Rock Against Racismby Ian Goodyer.
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