John RobbDo You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll?
Forty Years of Music Writing from the Frontline
John Robb is an award-winning journalist, author, TV presenter and boss of the music website Louder Than War. In a forty-year career, John has written for every major music magazine and national newspaper, interviewing thousands of bands from all around the world. He formed the seminal punk/alt-rock band the Membranes in 1977, and still tours with them and as lead singer of his band Goldblade. He has written highly acclaimed biographies of the Stone Roses and the Charlatans, as well the extraordinary Punk Rock: An Oral History. @johnrobb77
The 1970s
Introduction - 3
Xerox Machine! - 9
The 1980s
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Like a Virgin - 13
The Stone Roses - 18
Rudimentary Peni - 22
A Guy Called Gerald - 27
Nirvana - 30
Tackhead - 41
The 1990s
The Fall - 49
Andrew Weatherall and Terry Farley - 54
Summer 1990: The Madness of the Summer of Hope - 70
The Stone Roses: Spike Island - 76
James - 79
The Manic Street Preachers - 90
Sonic Youth - 98
Aphex Twin - 103
The Manic Street Preachers (2) - 107
The Cure - 122
Nirvana (2) 1- 30
The Charlatans - 137
The 2000s
Einstürzende Neubauten - 145
Anthony Wilson - 160
Linder - 179
Mick Jones - 190
Jason Orange: I Bet You Looked Good on the Dancefloor - 209
Poly Styrene - 214
Noel Gallagher - 238
The 2010s
Lemmy - 257
World of Twist: The Great Lost Band - 268
Michael Gira (Swans) - 274
Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) - 292
Jordan - 313
Echo & the Bunnymen - 327
Steve Albini - 345
The 2020s
Peter Hook: In-Depth Interview on Ian Curtis and Joy Division - 365
Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) - 378
A Note on the Author - 385
Supporters - 387
