Today, the academic value of Gary Gerstle’s American Crucible could seem at first severely jeopardized. It was published in 2001, evidently before September 11th, when in its immediate aftermath the issues of race, nation were brought back to the forefront of national debate and policy-making. American Crucible was not updated, since the approach deliberately overlooks the last quarter of the 20th century, to emphasize on the far reaching legacy of the American nation-building process (…)
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American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
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Boog-ia interview
4 May 2001, by Paul KirknessI hope I don’t have to introduce Boog-ia to the French readers... If I do, it’s a scandal! I’ll overlook it for now but I want all of you to pay great attention to this extremely gifted band... Boog-ia have a mere two years of existence behind them but they sound like they’ve had a dozen. We managed to scrape some time of Winny’s (bass) heavy time-table to answer a couple of questions...
What is Boog-ïa ?I know that its noisy, that it doesn’t sound too friendly… Winny (bass): Well… (…) -
Sharon’s 2001 victory
4 May 2001, by Christopher MontelThese look like uncertain times dear friends... Junior is now head of the most powerful state in the world, and has already used his cool awesome military power against Saddam Husain, by killing more Iraqi civilians in the last recent bombing of Baghdad.
In another country not far from Iraq, and who strangely has the same kind of history as the United States- just replace American Indian native by Palestinian Arab, another right wing maniac has managed to fool the majority of the (…) -
Glorious Kissinger...
13 April 2001, by Christopher MontelI woke up today, Sunday, with a certain feeling of aimlessness. I was tired, and went downstairs in the kitchen to drink a coffee which I hoped would change me. I sat down and found a week end issue of The Guardian someone had left on the table. On the cover was the title of the main article, "After Pinochet, Should Kissinger be Next in the Dock?"and, yes, this article was dealing with the hidden history of the US after the second world war, a political issue you must admit we don’t hear (…)
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Nouvelle Vague
12 April 2001, by Vincent GagneurThe year 1958, with the issue of Le beau Serge , in France, by Claude CHABROL, marked a new age in French cinema: an age of mobility, theory, energy and youth. Claude CHABROL had been part of a group of young "cineman" (quoting Truffaut) critiques for the famous Cahiers du cinéma. Since the beginning of the 50s, GODARD, TRUFFAUT, ROHMER, RIVETTE, DOUCHET and a happy few managed to give enough strength to Jacques DONIOL-VALCROZE’s magazine to tyrannise all French cinema directors of the time. (…)
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Introducing "Mano Solo"
6 April 2001, by David CharlotMano Solo has this strictly Parisian- outcast touch or soul. This doesn’t imply some sort of discrimination against regional bands, but makes it more appreciable when travelling in Mano Solo’s fief, that is 18th arrondissement Barbès-Place Clichy area. His pain seems attached to the beauty of that popular part of Paris. Because all of his music evolves around his suffering, Mano Solo is a Mano disturbingo (notice the rhyme!); his "état d’âme" (mood) haunts his songs as much as his sickness (…)
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Interview with Dezinfekce
22 March 2001, by Christopher Montel, Paul KirknessTell us a bit about what your music sounds like...It’s hardcore of course but what kind of sound have you developed in particular...?
Karel (guitar, vocals): I’d say from the beginning till now we’ve been playing between two styles - hardcore & punk, and sometimes we pop into ska or reggae, maybe also a bit of grind.
Maxeek (bass, vocals): Okay, maybe I’m not the best person to answer this question. I think that no one from any band will tell you that his/her original music is (…)