Why did one of hip-hop’s cult heroes end up living, and eventually dying, in Leeds? I spoke to the team behind a new podcast about MF DOOM www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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Why did one of hip-hop’s cult heroes end up living, and eventually dying, in Leeds? I spoke to the team behind a new podcast about MF DOOM www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
Muso people: I want to expand my knowledge of Brazilian music from the 60s-80s. Where should I start?
Anyone else ready to talk about the hamster in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You?
Featuring @lanre-bakare.bsky.social @joemayes.bsky.social and more! Read the full list: www.thenerve.news/p/books-of-2...
Exclusive: Barbican to shut its doors for a year during a multimillion renovation project starting June 2028 www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
I’m back on tour. Come see me in Durham, London (x2) and Bath!
I'm entering into the world of Substack.
My free newsletter is called No Archive and is the kind of writing I don't get to do as much nowadays: irreverent and off the cuff.
The first piece is about Hulk Hogan, WWF/E and race. open.substack.com/pub/lanrebak...
Tickets are on sale now for Hidden Histories with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social & @jakecampbell88.bsky.social at Durham Book Festival.
Both authors highlight the unsung stories of people from across the North, painting a portrait of a diverse and rich heritage: newwritingnorth.com/event/hidden...
Nice write up of WWT in TLS. Will do a post at some point about “political blackness” …
My review of Lanre Bakare’s excellent book We Were There is in this week’s TLS
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On Ballymena, 1919 and a history of violence www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Enjoyed this look at manc Morrissey diehards by The Mill. Would love someone to do something similar in east LA - arguably the biggest Moz fanbase outside the north west of England. manchestermill.co.uk/does-manches... Does Manchester still love Morrissey?
Real storyline from the game is Brennan Johnson’s hair
Mcintosh amp on the way out
When we were drawing up plans for world domination, Start The Week was top of the list of shows to get on.
I was lucky enough to be on with Tiffany Jenkins and Geoff Dyer who both have fascinating books out (a memoir and a history of privacy and its limitations).
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Enjoyed talking about STRANGERS & INTIMATES on @BBCRadio4 #StartTheWeek on history as private, personal & political, with the hilarious, Geoff Dyer (HOMEWORK) & the insightful @lanre-bakare.bsky.social (WE WERE THERE). Brilliantly chaired by @tds153.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@ayshahtull.bsky.social and I spoke with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social on the history of black Britain outside of London, in his hometown of Bradford. Two things he’s an expert on.
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2️⃣ Lanre Bakare: We Were There
Join writer & broadcaster Désirée Reynolds for a conversation with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social, who will set out a compelling portrait of modern Britain that weaves Black stories far away from the capital into our national narrative.
🎟️ loom.ly/PTNOEzw
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to our event last night with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social & Lisa Williams! 🤩
If you missed out, you can watch the livestream over on our website, and also order a signed copy of We Were There below 😊
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978184792747...
Had a blast on 6Music chatting to Zakia Sewell about my new book WE WERE THERE which is all about Black British culture in the 70s and 80s. Listen back here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A graphic showing the cover of We Were There by Lanre Bakare, which shows a black and white photograph of a Black woman and man standing in front of a car. Behind the cover image is a aerial photograph of Sheffield. The text reads '1 May, Lanre Bakare, We Were There', with the Festival of Debate logo.
🗣️ 1 May - Lanre Bakare: We Were There
Join @lanre-bakare.bsky.social to explore his new book We Were There, in which he sets out a compelling portrait of modern Britain that weaves Black stories far away from the capital into our national narrative.
Get tickets ➡️ loom.ly/PTNOEzw
Londoners - I’ll be at Waterstones Trafalgar Square tomorrow night with Emma Dabiri. Last few tickets remaining www.waterstones.com/events/we-we...
The first review is in for We Were There!
Colin Grant in The (Mighty) Observer declares We Were There is “sharply intelligent history” that “admirably achieves what it sets out to provide” and is a “necessary corrective”.
Feeling blessed 😇
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Nice one. Yeah, that’s discussed in the Manchester chapter. You might like Ed Gillett’s Party Lines
We Were There is on the cover of Guardian’s Saturday culture pages!
It’s incredible to see Ellery Hanley, Nightmares on Wax, Empire Road and all the other figures from the book, assembled together and brought to life in print.
Live dates, pre-order link and playlist: www.lanrebakare.com/events
We’re thrilled that @lanre-bakare.bsky.social will be coming to the bookshop on 28th April to celebrate his new book: We Were There: How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain. 💥
More info & tickets here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/lanre...
Lanre Bakare, a Black man with short hair and glasses, looks directly at the camera. The text reads: 1 May, Lanre Bakare: We Were There.
Your second headliner!🎉
@lanre-bakare.bsky.social's work focuses on the intersection of art, race & culture. His book, We Were There, is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London
Info & tickets ➡️ festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
If anyone is about 18th March I'll be giving a public seminar for the Manchester Uni history department. The talk will be exploring photographs of industrial struggle, race and resistance and discussing 'Bolton's Grunwick', a mill strike in 1978. All welcome! events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
🚨Tour klaxon🚨 I’m taking We Were There out on the road in April and May. Please come and say hi!