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John Robb

Anniversary

John Robb On Massive Attack’s Blue Lines – 21 Years On

Sharp dressed man of punk rock John Robb casts his eye back two decades to the birth of something special
The Quietus International

Discussing Uganda: John Robb Visits East Africa

John Robb recently spent time working with young musicians and rappers in Uganda. Here's his account of the country's under-regarded music scene
Reviews

Poly Styrene

Generation Indigo

A Quietus Interview

The Last Of The True Believers: Ian Astbury Interviewed

The Cult will tour the UK next year and have released new material earlier this month. Our man John Robb spoke to singer Ian Astbury about the history of The Cult, working with Boris and how the Quietus got it so, so, so, so very wrong. (Tour dates at foot of article...)
Black Sky Thinking

iPad Therefore I Am: Why John Robb’s New Device Is The Apple Of His Eye

John Robb explains why you can be a punk _and_ like Apple's latest shiny gadget - indeed, they actually go hand-in-hand...
Black Sky Thinking

Why George Formby Was The First Modern Pop Star, By John Robb

Forget Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard - it's our homegrown legend, the banjolele-wielding George Formby, who was the world's first King Of Pop
Remember Them…

Frank Sidebottom RIP: An Obituary By John Robb

John Robb pays his respects to the papier-mâché alter-ego of comedian and musician Chris Sievey
Remember Them…

Oi Wanker! John Robb Remembers Sebastian Horsley, The Last Dandy

Sebastian Horsley passed away yesterday. Here, John Robb remembers his encounters with the outrageous wit and artist
Live Reviews

The Punk Band Who Beat The Mainstream: Green Day Live In Manchester

Nobody appreciates righteousness like John Robb. After seeing Green Day live at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium, he explains why they're still so thrilling - and the ultimate small town band
Remember Them…

Remembering Malcolm Owen: The Ruts 30 Years On

30 years after his death, John Robb explains why Malcolm Owen, frontman of The Ruts, is one of punk-rock's great forgotten figures

A Quietus Interview

Breaking Through The Limits -The Return Of ATR: Alec Empire Interviewed

Atari Teenage Riot main man Alec Empire chats to John Robb about noise, politics and German culture
Reviews

Wardruna

Gap Var Ginnunga

A Quietus Interview

Beyond The Radar: Autechre Interviewed

John Robb talks to Sean Booth, one half of electronic duo Autechre, about how their experience of Manchester's burgeoning hip-hop and electro scenes influenced them for years to come

Remember Them…

John Robb Remembers Section 25’s Larry Cassidy

Section 25 are on of the great forgotten post-punk groups. John Robb pays tribute to frontman Larry Cassidy
Live Reviews

The Ex Marks The Spot: Netherlands Legends Live In Manchester

30 years since they first formed, John Robb is thrilled to see The Ex keeping the visionary spirit alive
A Quietus Interview

Shipshape & Bristol Fashion: Massive Attack Interviewed

Forget Franz Ferdinand and The Rapture. Massive Attack are the true heirs of post-punk says John Robb
Live Reviews

Rammstein: Industrial Immolation Live In Manchester

Flamethrowers, exploding babies and a sonic apocalypse: John Robb proclaims Rammstein's current tour the greatest show you will see this year
Live Reviews

John Robb On Vini Reilly And The Durutti Column Live In Manchester

John Robb salutes a Manchester legend as he watches the Durutti Column live
Remember Them…

Some Velvet Mourning: John Robb Remembers Rowland S Howard

The Birthday Party were one of the most explosive groups of the post-punk era. This is John Robb's eulogy to their suave guitarist Rowland S Howard
Books

Death To Trad Rock By John Robb – An Extract

John Robb celebrates the UK mid-80s alternative indie scene that spawned The Wedding Present, Prolapse and A Witness in his new book Death To Trad Rock. Here he argues why this music was so important . . .

A Quietus Interview

John Robb Interviews Gypsy King Eugene Hutz Of Gogol Bordello

Brother John Robb talks to the Gogol Bordello frontman about his gypsy roots, his love for punk and folk, and rubbing shoulders with Madonna.
Reviews

Rammstein

Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da

Remember Them…

Liam Maher Of Flowered Up Remembered

Reviews

The Damned

Damned Damned Damned

Black Sky Thinking

The Stooges, Two Guitarists And Raw Power Live By John Robb

John Robb welcomes the return of James Williamson to the Stooges fold to play Raw Power as an ATP Don't Look Back gig
A Quietus Interview

Blackpool’s Little Boots Interviewed By John Robb

Seeing as he grew up in the same town and went to the same college, we sent Brother John Robb to interview Little Boots for us
Track-by-Track

Marilyn Manson’s High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track

Brother John Robb explores the High End Of Low and finds that Marilyn Manson is in no danger of losing his dark crown
Black Sky Thinking

Brother John Robb Recalls Infiltrating The Heart Of American Power

Gold Blade man John Robb remembers a pre-9/11 Washington where you could sneak into the offices of rabid right-wing politicians and put your brothel creepers up on the desks of power
Books

Lowside Of The Road: Barney Hoskyns’ Tom Waits Biog Reviewed

Reviews

The Undertones

Undertones

Black Sky Thinking

Why Fucked Up Show Punk Rock Is In Rude Health, By John Robb

Suave and piratical punk rocker John Robb casts the goat's entrails across the linoleum and foresees a genre reborn
Remember Them…

Lux Interior Obituary And Tribute, By John Robb

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