Archive - Strange Exiles

Strange Exiles X Theory Underground: Live in Glasgow

David McKerracher and friends join me in conversation at Glasgow Zine Library this May

20 hrs ago •

March 2024

Matty Ross on class, technology and filmmaking

An award-winning Scottish director on the challenges facing working class and emerging artists, despite advances in technology

Mar 28 •

Listen to Episode 23: David McKerracher & Michael Downs - Underground Theory

Two stars of the underground theory scene join us to discuss capitalist realism, universal basic income and more.

Mar 14 •

Glasgow's recent AI fiasco was a Baudrillardian nightmare

In Sublation Magazine, Strange Exiles host Bram E. Gieben asks what an AI-generated Willy Wonka rip-off can tell us about the state of our impoverished…

Mar 10 •

Episode 22: Ewan Morrison - Cult Fictions

A conversation with award-winning novelist, essayist and screenwriter ⁠Ewan Morrison⁠ about the ideology of cults, the dangers of nihilism, and his…

Mar 8 •

February 2024

Bram E. Gieben guests on Theory Underground

I joined a live stream today with 'Timenergy' theorist David McKerracher

Feb 22 •

January 2024

Episode 21: Johnny Cypher - Hip-Hop and Hope

Glasgow rapper, activist and educator John Spence aka ⁠Johnny Cypher⁠ joins us for a conversation about activism, theory and music.

Jan 31 •

December 2023

Episode 20: Joshua Ellis - No Manuals

Writer and futurist Joshua Ellis is back with more advice on resilience, resistance and community in dark times

Dec 19, 2023 •

The Darkest Timeline by Bram E. Gieben announced by Revol Press

An announcement, an essay, and the birth of a brand-new independent UK press

Dec 9, 2023 •

Beyond wrapped: Poptimism, false meritocracy and the death of the critic

Host Bram E. Gieben shares a swansong for music criticism in the era of the algorithm, and five 2023 albums you'll love

Dec 1, 2023 •

July 2023

Episode 19: Brett Gregory - Labyrinths of Austerity

Writer-director Brett Gregory on his bleak, moving, semi-autobiographical film, which tackles austerity, class, and mental health

Jul 2, 2023 •

May 2023

Episode 18: Juice Aleem - The Archivist

Festival curator, cultural archivist, writer and UK hip-hop icon Juice Aleem discusses the history, meaning and significance of Afrofuturism

May 30, 2023 •

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