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For k-punk 2021

As many of you already know, Natasha Eves and I (and many of our friends) have a habit of putting on nights to celebrate the life and work of Mark Fisher. Back in January 2018, when Kodwo Eshun’s inaugural Mark Fisher Memorial Lecture was announced, Natasha and I felt like there should be some sort […]

Psychedelia with JD Taylor

Thanks to everyone who tuned into the conversation with Will Stronge about post-work last night. You can watch that back here. Our next event will be held this Friday, omce again at 7PM, and I’ll be joined by Dan Taylor, author of Negative Capitalism (Zer0 Books, 2013), Island Story (Repeater Books, 2016) and Spinoza and […]

This Friday: Psychedelia with JD Taylor

Thanks to everyone who tuned into the conversation with Will Stronge about post-work last night. You can watch that back here. Our next event will be held this Friday, omce again at 7PM, and I’ll be joined by Dan Taylor, author of Negative Capitalism (Zer0 Books, 2013), Island Story (Repeater Books, 2016) and Spinoza and […]

Buddies Without Organs — Episode #03

We’re back! After an extended break for Christmas — and one technical blow out (RIP episode 3, version 1) — Sean and I have regrouped into our multitude to talk about desiring machines. The episode dropped yesterday so, if you haven’t already, go check it out over at buddieswithout.org.

Post-Work with Will Stronge

I’m very excited to announce the first in a series of conversations, furthering some of the discussions and themes introduced by Mark Fisher in his final lectures. Mark Fisher’s final lectures, on the topic of postcapitalist desire, are life-affirming and speculative. Their unfinished nature is tragic but Fisher was not alone in exploring the possible […]

Tonight: Post-Work with Will Stronge

I’m very excited to announce the first in a series of conversations, furthering some of the discussions and themes introduced by Mark Fisher in his final lectures. Mark Fisher’s final lectures, on the topic of postcapitalist desire, are life-affirming and speculative. Their unfinished nature is tragic but Fisher was not alone in exploring the possible […]

Hauntology, Accelerationism, Salvagepunk: XG with Pete Wolfendale at the Association for the Design of History

A huge thank you to everyone who swung by YouTube to watch my talk last night, hosted by the Association for the Design of History. I also want to thank Pete Wolfendale, who joined for the discussion afterwards, which turned my 40-minute spiel into a really deep and vital 150-minute conversation on left-accelerationism, political strategy […]

Hauntology: Where Were You Before ’92?

Hauntology — a portmanteau and pun combining haunting and ontology — was first introduced to the world by Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of Marx. Is it a positive or a negative concept? On the one hand, we might say it speaks to the strength of our ideas, that stagger on undead, despite […]

Postcapitalist Desire, Melancholy, Psychedelia and Mark Fisher: XG on Interdependence with Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon

Shortly before Christmas, I had a really lovely evening chatting with Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon on their excellent podcast, Interdependence. Having been a fan for many, many years, it was a little bit terrifying but Holly and Mat are such engaged and passionate hosts, it was a real joy to chat with them. In […]

Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures of Mark Fisher — Hardback Out Now

Mark Fisher’s final lectures, Postcapitalist Desire, edited by Matt Colquhoun (@xenogothic) is out in hardback today. It’s a bittersweet honour to be memorialising k-punk’s writing and teaching, which defined critical writing for a generation. Originally tweeted by Repeater Books (@RepeaterBooks) on January 12, 2021. Repeater is very much correct about how bittersweet this is. Postcapitalist […]