John Robb

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

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

Poly Styrene

Generation Indigo

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...)

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wardruna

Gap Var Ginnunga

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

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

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

Shipshape & Bristol Fashion: Massive Attack Interviewed

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

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

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

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

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 . . .

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.

Rammstein

Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da

Liam Maher Of Flowered Up Remembered

The Damned

Damned Damned Damned

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

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

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

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

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

The Undertones

Undertones

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

Lux Interior Obituary And Tribute, By John Robb