Cork Heritage Pubs Presents
SOUTHERN GOTHIC
A weekend of blues, country, soul, post-punk, primitive rock 'n' roll, groove & orchestral pop
(A Bandicoot Production)
Date: Sun 4th May 2014
Venue: Crane Lane Theatre, Cork city, Ireland
Headline act: JOHN ROBB (SPOKEN WORD)
Price: Free adm
Doors: 2pm
Ph 021 4278487
John Robb was festering away in Blackpool, UK till punk rock came along and saved his life. Naively believing that you really could do what you wanted, he went on to form The Membranes, write for the rock press, do loads of TV stuff and form another band project Goldblade. He currently writes books and articles, and tours the world. Robb has appeared as a pundit on various television programmes including Channel 4's "Top 100" shows, BBC's "I Love the 60s/70s/80s/90s" series and "Seven Ages of Rock". He has contributed to BBC's "The Culture Show" as well as several appearances on TV documentaries, and on BBC radio commenting on pop culture. He has been a contributor to SKY's "The Pop Years" and co-produced and presented a ten-part series on the history of punk rock. Robb's books include a biography of The Stone Roses, "Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop"; "Punk Rock: An Oral History" (which has been translated into several different languages); "Death To Trad Rock", an account of the 80s UK DIY underground scene.
Robb has worked as a journalist for many years and was a regular freelance contributor to Sounds in the late 80s, as well as writing for the Melody Maker. He also writes for The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent and several websites. While working for Sounds, Robb was the first journalist to interview Nirvana (in 1989), and also later coined the word "Britpop". In 2011, Robb launched an online rock music and pop culture magazine/blog called "Louder Than War", focusing on arts news, reviews, and features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU50YeHAUec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnd13PqbEPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwEaMy_mcgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVJMtmUJJg
SOUTHERN GOTHIC
A weekend of blues, country, soul, post-punk, primitive rock 'n' roll, groove & orchestral pop
(A Bandicoot Production)
Date: Sun 4th May 2014
Venue: Crane Lane Theatre, Cork city, Ireland
Headline act: JOHN ROBB (SPOKEN WORD)
Price: Free adm
Doors: 2pm
Ph 021 4278487
John Robb was festering away in Blackpool, UK till punk rock came along and saved his life. Naively believing that you really could do what you wanted, he went on to form The Membranes, write for the rock press, do loads of TV stuff and form another band project Goldblade. He currently writes books and articles, and tours the world. Robb has appeared as a pundit on various television programmes including Channel 4's "Top 100" shows, BBC's "I Love the 60s/70s/80s/90s" series and "Seven Ages of Rock". He has contributed to BBC's "The Culture Show" as well as several appearances on TV documentaries, and on BBC radio commenting on pop culture. He has been a contributor to SKY's "The Pop Years" and co-produced and presented a ten-part series on the history of punk rock. Robb's books include a biography of The Stone Roses, "Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop"; "Punk Rock: An Oral History" (which has been translated into several different languages); "Death To Trad Rock", an account of the 80s UK DIY underground scene.
Robb has worked as a journalist for many years and was a regular freelance contributor to Sounds in the late 80s, as well as writing for the Melody Maker. He also writes for The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent and several websites. While working for Sounds, Robb was the first journalist to interview Nirvana (in 1989), and also later coined the word "Britpop". In 2011, Robb launched an online rock music and pop culture magazine/blog called "Louder Than War", focusing on arts news, reviews, and features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU50YeHAUec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnd13PqbEPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwEaMy_mcgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVJMtmUJJg
