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May 17
Thanks Chris Packham for this rave review of my ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’ memoirs…buy a signed copy from the link below or come and see me on my memoirs tour - dates in link
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Thanks Miles Hunt for this great review of my ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’ memoirs.
Buy a signed copy now from the link below the video…
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Apr 17
Wu Lyf: A Wave That Will Never Break - Album Review ‘15 years since their standout debut, Manchester’s mysterious collective Wu Lyf return with another sophisticated release that still stands apart and doesn’t stray from their original vision.
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Jun 13
30 Years On : Remembering the Manchester IRA Bomb – 15 June 1996 - I was in town when the bomb went off on the way to play a Goldblade gig whilst Martin Gray was playing drums in the city centre as he recalls here louderthanwar.com/30-years-o…
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Jun 12
Great 4 star review of my ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’ memoirs in Mojo magazine.
Buy signed copies from here or the usual places.
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"The hard-knock life of a struggling '80s indie band touring the world on a shoestring while crashing on fellow fanzine editors' floors is recounted with gusto, as are early encounters with future legends"
@MOJOmagazine's review of 'Punk rock ruined my life' by @johnrobb77
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Hey @johnrobb77 no Glastonbury this summer. But on Glastonbury weekend, 26 June, Glastonbury The Movie: 30th Anniversary Cut opens in 55 UK cinemas. 1993. Before the BBC. Before Oasis. Before all of it. Same Field. Another World. glastomovie30th.netlify.ap
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Jun 11
Our Louder Than War Live festival returns in March 2027
Get your early bird ticket now before they run out!
Hurry!
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Jun 11
Really enjoyed doing this interview with Adrian Goldberg about my 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' memoirs.
#punkrock #punk #johnrobb #postpunk
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Jun 10
Nice review of my recent sold out ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’ memoirs tour event in Blackpool. Link in comments. joyzine.org/2026/06/09/john-…
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Jun 9
Johnny Marr describes my new memoirs as ‘John Robb writes about music and culture with the insight of someone who loves it from the outside and lives it from the inside.’
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Jun 10
Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) review of my memoirs ‘beyond a Punk Potpourri, John Robb is a real journalist, a spoken wordsmith and as sharp as a northern steely sword ! This Book is an essential read for anyone that Punk touched.’ BUY signed copies here
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Jun 7
Ian Rankin, the author, has this to say about my 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' memoirs '‘A treasure trove of bands found and lost, greasy gigs, rumbles and fumbles and moments of bliss.’
You can buy signed copies of the book from here
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Jun 9
Johnny Marr describes my new memoirs as ‘John Robb writes about music and culture with the insight of someone who loves it from the outside and lives it from the inside.’
BUY signed copies from here
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Jun 9
It’s taken an hour on the train to get from manchester to stockport back to manchester in a brave attempt to get to Hull on our ever chaotic train system
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Jun 8
New edition of my best selling ‘Punk Rock an Oral History’ is out now. The special 50th anniversary edition with intro by Glen Matlock.
BUY NOW!
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