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Friday, June 26, 2015

Skepta, grime, resistance, Francoism and taking back the city

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My 4,000 word Skepta cover story for The Fader , on his remarkable journey, on Tottenham, grime, confidence, and why England is like a bur...
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

More Podemos, more gentrification

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A bit slow on the update here - remember there's more regular updates on my Tumblr and Twitter . So, Podemos are about nine months ...
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Friday, August 01, 2014

Newsweek cover and a regeneration supernova

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Here's my Newsweek cover story on the Spanish ghost town of Valdeluz - and why their extraordinary mayor is determined that it shake...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014

2014! Asturias, mass graves, regeneration, pop-up shops, the fight for the city, Afrobeats and Stuart Hall

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Okay, a long overdue (but not overly long) update. The Village Against The World's doing humblingly well in hardback, in reviews and in ...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Village Against The World - reviews

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So, my book about Marinaleda came out a month ago. It's had a lot of great reviews, I'm pleased to say: "A thoughtful, take...
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Sunday, September 08, 2013

Grime ebook round-up: extracts, interviews, reviews, audio

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My £1.99 ebook Stand Up Tall: Dizzee Rascal and the Birth of Grime came out as a Kindle Single on Amazon UK and Amazon US a month ago, a...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - Stand Up Tall: Dizzee Rascal and the Birth of Grime

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In August 2003, in a makeshift pirate radio studio on the roof of a Stratford towerblock, the stars of London's grime scene gathered ...
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