John Robb is a leading music journalist and a bestselling pop cultural writer. His work on the oral history of punk, The Stones Roses, and the post-punk and Hacienda Manchester music scene are definitive. He is also the editor of the essential UK music website Louder Than War and monthly music magazine Louder Than Words. Robb is the singer with cult bands Goldblade and The Membranes, a TV and radio pundit, and music academic.

A renowned public speaker, he is much in demand to chair panels and debates on music and politics all over the world, including a memorable session with MPs and musicians at the Houses of Parliament. He runs his own in conversation festivals in Manchester and London that are renowned for his legendary one-on-one interviews with writers, academics, and musicians. He is a regular speaker at conferences such as TEDx.