I bought Public Enemy’s debut album (Yo! Bum Rush The Show) on its release in 1987 after a friend had leant me a tape to listen to on the way home from north London. All I can remember about the journey is putting the tape on full volume at Finsdbury Park tube station and then [...]

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Gil Scott-Heron was born on April Fools Day 1949 the son of a Jamaican professional soccer player – the first black player to play for Celtic. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is possibly the most powerful threat of black power against the white American people ever to be released. This is an un-American broadcast.
In [...]

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