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John Robb is coming to Ireland to do a spoken word tour and for one night only, in Volume Records, he will be chatting with Radiators from Space legends Pete Holidai and Steve Averill as well as telling his tale.Not just a well known face from TV but also a best selling author, musician, journalist, Louder Than War music website boss, Louder Than Words and Louder Than War Live festivals boss, and punk rock warlord as well as TV/ radio talking head plus singer from post-punk critically acclaimed mainstays The Membranes and also Goldblade.
John Robb is all these things and more and his latest book in 2026 on his memoirs 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' will cover all of this and his adventures in punk and post punk and much more.
His previous released books ‘Live Forever – The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Oasis’ and ‘The Art of Darkness – The History of Goth’ are both acclaimed worldwide pop culture best sellers joining his past book achievements ‘The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop’.
John Robb grew up in Blackpool (who have now made him an ambassador for the town) before punk rock came along and saved his life. In the post-punk era he formed the Membranes – the highly influential post-punk band whose current critically eulogised albums keep pushing forward with added choirs and textures.
He was one of the leading post-punk fanzine writers in the UK with ‘Rox’ before he went on to write for the rock press with Sounds in the 80s. He was the first person to interview Nirvana and coined the expression Britpop and was instrumental in documenting the Madchester scene with his writing.
His website louderthanwar.com is currently one of the top 3 most read music and culture sites in the UK and at the front of diverse modern culture, saw him very nearly release the Fontaines D.C.'s first single and gave Charli XCX her first review amongst other many firsts.
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Volume Records And Books, 75 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, A96 DD85, Ireland, Dublin
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