S1 E6: John Robb
John Robb is an English musician and journalist best known as the bassist and singer for the mid-1980s post-punk band The Membranes.
He writes for and runs the Louder Than War website and a monthly music magazine of the same name. He has written several books on music and pens a column in Viva!life.
John and Faye catch up at BIMM in Bristol, to chat about a green future, and how that will look, his eleventh book The History of Goth, his relationships with Dale Vince and Chris Packham, all things music, fitness, and a brief history of space and time.
In this conversation, John and Faye discuss topics, such as:
- Growing up in Blackpool in the 60s and 70s
- John’s love of dinosaurs
- John’s band The Membranes
- Solfeggio frequencies, the importance of energy, and the expansion of the universe
- A DIY and grassroots approach to transforming veganism, conservation and building a better future
- How John came to pen a column for Viva!life
- His eleventh book, and bestseller The Art of Darkness: A History of Goth
Find out more about John Robb
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