Robb, John

John Robb ( born John Fleb in Fleetwood , Lancashire ) is a British rock musician , singer and songwriter, music producer , journalist , television presenter and author of books on the history of alternative rock . Robb was born in Fleetwood and raised in Anchorsholm, Blackpool. He studied at Blackpool’s sixth grade college, in addition to the comprehensive school where Robb attended, where, after reading about the music press about the appearance of the punk rock scene in 1976, he was inspired to create his own band. ^[1] John Robb received his first fame as the frontman of The Membranes , a post-punk band whose releases in the mid-1980s were praised by critics. ^[2] After the breakup of Membranes, Robb formed the Goldblade , a punk band with which he performs and records to this day.

John robb
basic information
Full name	John robb
Date of Birth	May 4, 1961 ( 1961-05-04 ) (58 years old)
Place of Birth	Fleetwood Lancashire England
A country	Great Britain
Professions	musician singer music producer journalist
Instruments	guitar Bas-guitar
Genres	post punk punk rock
Collectives	Membranes Goldblade
www.goldblade.com

John Robb is an authoritative music critic who has collaborated with major British publications: NME , Melody Maker and Sounds . It is believed that it was Robb who “discovered” Nirvana for Britain; in any case, it was he who, after the first single of the group, flew to Seattle , interviewed then-unknown Kurt Cobain and drew the attention of his colleagues to the new group, reviewing its first release as Single of the Week. ^[3]

As a studio producer, Robb recorded Slinky , Therapy? and Cornershop : with the latter, he also collaborated as a manager.

Robb’s last two books, Death To Trad Rock (2009), on Britain’s underground rock scene in the mid-1980s, and “The North Will Still Rise.” Music of Manchester, 1976-1996 "( eng. The North Will Rise Again. Manchester Music City from 1976 to 1996 , 2009) received critical acclaim (4/5 - Q , 5/5 - Mojo ).