Experimental poet and composer Jackson Mac Low died in New York on December 8th. Known for his participation in the sixties performance group Fluxus, his association with John Cage, and his experiments in the so-called “chance composition” of poetry, Mac …
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Just Motor City News
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 101, March 19-April 1, 1970
VOTE DRUM The League of Revolutionary Black Workers has been participating in elections of UAW locals and found itself confronted with vote fraud when it was clear the union bureaucrats could win in no other way. At the Chrysler …
Events Calendar
by Resa Jannett
Fifth Estate # 91, October 30-November 12, 1969
In cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS. OCT. 30 ARTHUR MILLERS “After the Fall” presented at the WSU Hilbery Theatre. 8:30 pm. OPEN CITY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC will cure your aches and pains. Come an hour early to sign your name. …
The Ideas & Desires of the DIY Bandits
by Benjamin Olson
Fifth Estate # 396, Summer, 2016
Born in 2004 out of the industrial ruins of Shelton, Conn., 75 miles north of New York City, a shifting cast of individuals led by soft-spoken, anti-leader, Pepe Chapowski, released records, threw shows, bootlegged albums, sent merchandise and artwork to …
The Jazz Scene
by Frank Kofsky
Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966
When Cecil Taylor spoke at a panel discussion at the University of Pittsburgh prior to his concert there, it apparently came as a shock to his collegiate audience that he and his fellow musicians no longer wish to undergo the …
The Unabomber’s Unending 15 Minutes of Fame
by Walker Lane (Peter Werbe)
Fifth Estate # 354, Spring, 2000
FE Note: Most of this article was written prior to the WTO demos and is not a contribution to the debate over tactics used there.
Other Scenes
by John Wilcock
Fifth Estate # 54, May 16-31, 1968
What RFK’s election would prove is that America is further ahead in its cheerfully cynical acceptance of corruption and back-room deals than had been feared…
News & Reviews
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 338, Winter, 1992
The Fifth Estate office receives a large number of anarchist and environmental newspapers and ‘zines from the U.S. and the rest of the world. After we look at them, they rarely get much farther than a growing pile under a …
Rock ‘N Roll Revival
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 79, May 15-28, 1969
The Michigan music scene will rock on over the Memorial Day weekend with the First Annual Detroit Rock and Roll Revival.
Days hopeful & radiant
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 362, Fall, 2003
In November 2003, Miami, Florida, is hosting both the eighth round of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) trade negotiations and the eighth Americas Business Forum. Trade Ministers from 34 nations in the Western hemisphere, and hundreds of …
The Coatpuller
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 31, June 1-15, 1967
Lots of good music coming up for the summer, June 8th, the new Spike Drivers will present a huge three-ring circus type show at Community Arts Auditorium, WSU, featuring the MC-5, the Passing Clouds, the Magic Veil Light Company, classical …
On a MOVE In Maine
by Robcat
Fifth Estate # 401, Summer 2018
“MOVE’s work is to stop industry from poisoning the air, the water, the soil. And, to put an end to the enslavement of life—people, animals, any form of Life.” —MOVE Statement
Events Calendar
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 60, August 15-September 4, 1968
THURS. AUG. 15 THE AMERICAN DRAMA FESTIVAL continues at Greenfield Village. Under-the Gaslight will be presented in the Henry Ford Museum Theatre. 8:30pm.
Anti-Anarchism
by Jim Feast
Fifth Estate # 396, Summer, 2016
We are all familiar with the ruthless stereotyping and blatant falsification of anarchism in the mass media employing out-dated, long exploded cliches such as that anarchists are solely interested in destruction, fueled by an infantile rage. It was these stereotypes …
How we can exit the era of ecological destruction & affirm life
by Peter Linebaugh
Fifth Estate # 405, Winter, 2020
a review of Between Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community by John P. Clark. PM Press 2019 pmpress.org
Unclassifieds
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 55, June 4-18, 1968
UNCLASSIFIEDS cost 50 cents per line per issue. Figure four Words per line. (A word is a word including one and two letter words. A phone number is a word. Street numbers are words.) Abbreviations should be sensible, DISCOUNT RATES …
Presidio Mutiny Trial
by Giuseppi Slater
Fifth Estate # 74, March 5-19, 1969
SAN FRANCISCO (LNS)—Military justice, it says in the manuals. But to observers of the trial, the two words form a mutual contradiction, one that emerged more starkly than ever when Pvts. Lawrence Reidel and Louis Osczepinski were sentenced on Feb. …
‘Ear Ye!
by Bob Stark
Fifth Estate # 89, October 2-15, 1969
While local music business people continue to hype the Detroit scene as a major center of the pop world the scene itself continues to deteriorate and no one seems to care enough about it to do anything constructive.
Other Scenes
by John Wilcock
Fifth Estate # 93, November 27-December 10, 1969
CHANGES: Hundreds of empty cans were dumped on the doorstep of Continental Can company in San Francisco by a group calling itself the Canyon League of Re-Cyclists. If the company makes money out of creating garbage it should do something …
New Groups and Non-Groups
by Mike Kerman
Fifth Estate # 73, February 20-March 5, 1969
There is a lot happening in pop music and it is ridiculous to predict trends. One noticeable occurrence is the breaking up of groups and the need for individual artists to “go it alone.”