Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap, by Eithne Quinn, Columbia University Press, 2005. Book review Tom Jennings reviews an invicisve history of an important contemporary music genre.
Ms Dynamite, Judgement Days, Polydor, 2005. Music review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings judges Ms Dynamite’s second album a mismatch of unremarkable smooth music and…
Guerilla: the Taking of Patty Hearst, dir. Robert Stone, 2004. Film review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ review of Robert Stone’s account of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Spank the Monkey, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, Gateshead, 2006. Art review This review finds that The Baltic’s ‘street art’ exhibition bites off much more than it can chew.
Class, Self, Culture, by Beverley Skeggs, Routledge, 2004. Book review Review that finds this to be an important advance on Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘reflexive sociology’.
Rose Coloured Spectacles (2006). Film review Review discussing treatments of politics in mainstream cinema.
Paradise Now, dir. Hany Abu-Assad, 2006. Film review Reviews of controversial Oscar nominee for best foreign film
Manderlay, dir. Lars Von Trier, 2006. Film review Tom Jennings review Lars von Trier’s follow-up to Dogville.
Lower City, dir. Sérgio Machado, Brazil 2006. Film review Film review that glimpses seeds of hope in Lower City’s vividly lurid portrayal of the seamier side of lowlife.
London Counterculture and People Power of the Nineties, Nos. 1 and 2, by Stefan Szczelkun, 2006. DVD review Review of Stefan Szczelkun’s documentation of grass-roots culture in these DVDs and an extraordinarily rich website.
Küba, by Kutlug Ataman, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, July-August 2006. Art review Küba’s multitude of screens give a fascinating but flawed portrayal of community.
The Power of Nightmares - review BBC2’s fascinating ‘The Power of Nightmares’ (Adam Curtis, 2004) documentaries offer nothing new, argues Tom Jennings
