The John Robb Tapes

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The John Robb Tapes podcast unearths the incredible archive of old interviews that music journalist John Robb has amassed over the years, along with more recent conversations with contemporary bands, acts and figures

  1. 09/21/2019

    Episode 17 | JON RONSON

    John Robb meets up with long time friend, journalist and author, Jon Ronson, where they talk about music, his brand new book, and mental health. Originally filmed at Lush Studio Soho, you can check out the interview in full here. Swears.

    46 min

  2. 09/13/2019

    Episode 16 | STEWART LEE

    Back in 2017, John met with stand-up comedian and writer, Stewart Lee, at the Lowry Theatre in Salford while touring his ongoing ‘Content Provider’ show.  They talk about the roots of comedy and its relationship with politics, identity, place and social history, as well as Lee’s own beginnings. Watch the interview in full on Lush Player: http://player.lush.com/tv/conversation-john-robb-and-stewart-lee Swears.

    1h 11m

  3. 09/06/2019

    Episode 15 | LAURIE VINCENT (SLAVES)

    Slaves have been at the forefront of exciting, adrenaline-filled guitar music in the past few years. The duo’s thrilling gigs drive their sparse, smart and powerful off-kilter albums into the top 10.   In this interview, the band’s Laurie Vincent explains to John how art and punk rock and making music on your own terms drives him and band buddy, Isaac Holman. Swears.

    43 min

  4. 08/30/2019

    Episode 14 | STEVE ALBINI

    The best recording engineer in the world, Steve Albini allows the artist's true vision to be laid to tape without the usual smoke and mirrors of showbiz. With his own powerful vision, particularly underlined in his own brilliant band, Shellac, he first burst onto the music scene in the 1980s with the explosive band, Big Black, and was a vociferous and acidic presence on a moribund music scene, but in this interview, a far more reflective Steve Albini looks back on his career. Swears.

    40 min

  5. 08/23/2019

    Episode 13 | BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

    Poet, writer and musician, Benjamin Zephaniah, talks to John about his politically charged ‘toasting’, Dub Ranting, and life in Birmingham and London through the 70s and 80s. He talks about friendships with the likes of Peter Tosh and performing on the alternative cabaret and comedy circuit, as well as his love of reggae and the vegan lifestyle. Originally filmed at the Tower of London during the Lush Summit. Watch the full interview here: http://player.lush.com/tv/conversation-john-robb-and-benjamin-zephaniah Swears.

    56 min

  6. 08/16/2019

    Episode 12 | DON LETTS

    ‘Of the people. By the people. For the people’ Filmmaker, DJ and musician, Don Letts, takes us back to the ‘f*cked up’ social political climate of the late 70s where the white, working class youth of London were beginning to create their own soundtrack.  As Don introduced his mates to the rebel sound of reggae, its basslines and messaging fed into the genre and subculture that would eventually become known as punk. Swears.

    44 min

  7. 08/09/2019

    Episode 11 | VIV ALBERTINE

    Musician and author, Viv Albertine, sits down with John in Soho for an intimate chat about her second book, To Throw Away Unopened. She explores her family’s turbulent history and dynamic, and discusses what it was in the 70s that made her pick up a guitar and found iconic punk band, The Slits. Was it her friendship with the likes of Sid Vicious and Mick Jones? No. It was her mother. A force which drove her to ferociously question the world around her. Swears.

    41 min

  8. 08/02/2019

    Episode Ten | LEE RANALDO

    Lee Ranaldo is the mystic groove in Sonic Youth; the George Harrison of the groundbreaking New York band whose creativity has found a spotlight and a focus with the breakup of the 'alpha' group. In this interview, the Sonic Youth guitarist tells John Robb how the broken and hellish streets of New York in the early Eighties helped create the band’s groundbreaking sound. Swears.

    23 min
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The John Robb Tapes podcast unearths the incredible archive of old interviews that music journalist John Robb has amassed over the years, along with more recent conversations with contemporary bands, acts and figures

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    Lush
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  • Episodes
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