John Robb talks about a life in music, his best selling art of darkness book, being the first person to interview Nirvana, inventing the word Britpop, and adventures on the post punk frontline...
John Robb is a many-faceted creature. Not just a well known face from TV but also a best selling author, musician, journalist, presenter and pundit, music website boss, publisher, festival boss, eco warrior and vegan behemoth and talking head singer from post-punk mainstays The Membranes. He is all these things and more.
His recently released book ‘The Art Of Darkness - the History of Goth’ is a worldwide pop culture best seller and his soon to be launched ground-breaking new scheme - The Green Britain Academy, is set to train up people in thousands of Eco jobs whilst Borders Blurred is a gaming and music agency with a
twist.
He is a constant on TV and radio commenting on music, culture and politics and one of the UK’s leading in conversation hosts who has his own successful YouTube channel and his own books and music festival in Manchester every year called Louder Than Words.
Running time: 45 mins | 20 mins interval | 45 mins