John Robb: The renowned musician and journalist discusses a DIY grassroots approach to a vegan future, his bestselling book The History of Goth, and his friendship with Dale Vince and Chris Packham

Viva! Vegan Podcast

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
• Calling up Kurt Cobain's mum to speak to Kurt in 89
• 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 on John Robb here: johnrobbofficial.com

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