John Robb

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Robb
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 4, 1961(1961-05-04)
Age	63
Birthplace	Fleetwood
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

John Robb Biography

John Robb is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 4, 1961 in Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom. John David Robb (born 4 May 1961 in Fleetwood, Lancashire) is a well-known English music journalist and a singer.

Robb has been an editor for many years. He started his own fanzine in a small town, Rox which would go into national distribution and was a part the group The Membranes. The writer wrote articles on behalf of ZigZag during the 80s and was a frequent contributor on a freelance basis for Sounds in the latter part of the 1980s, and also creating content for Melody Maker. He is now writing on behalf of The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent, several websites, The Big Issue and magazines from Turkey, Algeria, America, Russia, and Brazil.

In 2011 Robb launched an online rock music and pop culture magazine/blog called Louder Than War, focusing on arts news, reviews, and features. The site claims editorial independence, and includes contributions from Robb and several other freelance journalists and critics. In its first year, in November 2011, Robb was voted to win the UK Association of Independent Music ‘Indie Champion’ award. The website was also turned into a nationally distributed magazine in 2016.

The Membranes reformed in 2010 appearing at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival at the request of My Bloody Valentine and released the 7″ vinyl single ‘If You Enter The Arena, You Got To Be Prepared To Deal with the Lions’ (Louder Than War Records) – The single was released on Record Store Day 20 April 2012; the track was The Guardian ‘Single of the Week’. Tim Burgess from the Charlatans released their next comeback single, ‘The Universe Explodes Into A Billion Photons Of Pure White Light’ and the band released a new album, ‘Dark Matter/Dark Energy’ in June 2015 on Cherry Red. In 2016 The band played concerts with a 25 piece choir in the UK and Europe and have lined up a remix album called Inner Space/Outer Space with mixes from Manic Street Preachers, Killing Joke, Mark Lanegan, Godflesh, Reverend and the Makers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Clint Mansell and many others. their new album is due for release in May 2019 and features contributions from Chris Packham and the 20 piece BIMM choir in a double album about the beauty and violence of nature.

Robb’s books include a biographies of the Stone Roses, Stone Roses and the revival of British Pop; Punk Rock: A Oral History which has been translated into various languages; and Death To Trad Rock, an overview from the 80s UK DIY underground, which includes The Membranes, Three Johns, The Nightingales, and Big Flame; The North will Rise Again – Manchester Music City from 1976 to 1996 An oral record of the history of Manchester music, which was awarded 4/5 stars from Q magazine, and five stars from Mojo magazine. Robb’s new book on post punk is set to be published in the year 2019.

John Robb Net Worth

John Robb is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Robb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robb was born in Fleetwood and was raised within Anchorsholme, Blackpool. He was a student at Blackpool Sixth Form College an as well as his time at the Collegiate Grammar School which Robb attended. There, he read about the new music scene of punk in the press in 1976, he was compelled to create his own group. Robb is a big fan and fan of Blackpool F.C. In January 2013, he said “I was born in Blackpool and supporting your local team is one of those things that gets under your skin for life.”

Robb was infatuated by the DIY spirit of punk and formed The Membranes in 1977, The band released a number of albums during the 1980s. The group broke in 1990, with Robb creating Sensuround which released two singles in the 1990s. In 1994, he founded Goldblade and they have released albums, including the 2005 album Rebel Songs and 2008’s Mutiny and single “City of Christmas Ghosts” with Poly Styrene who sang with him. In 2013, Goldblade released their debut collection The Terror of Modern Life through Overground Records.

While working for Sounds, Robb was the first journalist to interview Nirvana (in 1988), and also later coined the word ‘Britpop’.

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