Barricade Sounds: Music and May '68

By Josh MacPhee

In this short, graphic volume, Josh MacPhee explores the role of music and sound in the student and worker revolt on May 1968 in France through the lens of the vinyl records that emerged out of--and were produced to comment on--the struggle. From the chanson enrages that sung on the barricades, the birth of an independent and politicized music infrastructure in France, the explosive emergence of free jazz and rock scenes, and the enduring legacy and embedding of the sounds and aesthetics of '68 into experimental and pop music to this day, this book shows the impact of liberatory politics and action on our audio landscape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1945335866
• ISBN13: 9781945335860
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Common Notions
• Length: 148 Pages