John Robb

John David Robb (born 4 May 1961 in Fleetwood, Lancashire) is an English music journalist and singer. He writes for and runs the Louder Than War website and Louder Than Words monthly music magazine. He has written several books on music and occasionally makes media appearances as a music commentator. He is also the vocalist in the punk rock band Goldblade and bassist and vocalist in post punk band The Membranes. His sister is Caroline Kende-Robb the boss of CARE in August 2018, before that she was the Executive Director of the Africa Progress Panel, a foundation chaired by Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations. In 2014 he started and currently runs the biggest music and books and music writing festival in the UK called Louder Than Words held in Manchester every November. This year he will launch his own vegan festival in Manchester which will be the biggest event of its kind in the NW of England. He is also in demand as a TEDx speaker and spoken word artist in demand across Europe.