John Robb returns to the bookshop to discuss his new book, ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’, along with special guest Seán Fitzgerald

JOHN ROBB

Prim's Bookshop

Thursday, Nov 26th

Doors: 7.30pm

Show: 8pm

An Evening of Spoken Word. Promoting his lastest book 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' based on his memoirs. Special guest interview with Seán Fitzgerald also included as part of this event.

This will be the only Cork show.

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JOHN ROBB

Not just a well known face from TV but also a best selling author, musician, journalist, Louder Than War music website boss, Louder Than Words and Louder Than War Live festivals boss, and punk rock warlord as well as TV/ radio talking head plus singer from post-punk critically acclaimed mainstays The Membranes and also Goldblade.

John Robb is all these things and more and his latest book in 2026 on his memoirs 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' will cover all of this and his adventures in punk and post punk and much more.

His previous released books ‘Live Forever – The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Oasis’ and ‘The Art Of Darkness – The History Of Goth’ are both acclaimed worldwide pop culture best sellers joining his past book achievements ‘The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop’.

John Robb grew up in Blackpool (who have now made him an ambassador for the town) before punk rock came along and saved his life. In the post-punk era he formed the Membranes – the highly influential post-punk band whose current critically eulogised albums keep pushing forward with added choirs and textures.

He was one of the leading post-punk fanzine writers in the UK with ‘Rox’ before he went on to write for the rock press with Sounds in the 80s. He was the first person to interview Nirvana and coined the expression Britpop and was instrumental in documenting the Madchester scene with his writing.

His website louderthanwar.com is currently one of the top 3 most read music and culture sites in the UK and at the front of diverse modern culture, saw him very nearly release the Fontaines D.C.'s first single and gave Charli XCX her first review amongst other many firsts.

SEÁN FITZGERALD (Artist / Writer)

Seán Fitzgerald, a Cork native, began his artistic career in the radical punk scene of the late 1980s, drawing and producing zines focused on DIY punk, equality and autonomy. His zines are now archived at University College Cork.His illustrations often combine Celtic knotwork with strong symbolic motifs and have been used by Extreme Noise Terror, Rattus, Steve Ignorant, Sacrilege, Coitus, Primordial, Waylander, Okus, Coldwar, Senzar, Huartan, Raw Noise, Subhumans, An Slua, Icons of Filth, Orphanage Named Earth, Thisclose, Warzone Centre, Sedition, Joy Shannon, Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly and various other projects.

Outside of music, Seán’s work has been exhibited at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and in exhibitions throughout Europe. He has authored and illustrated books including 'The Last Battle of Moytura', a retelling of the mythic wars between the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians, and Lugh na Bua. His other projects include 'From Shadows to Sunrise', as well as 'Fádo' and 'Féirín Feasa', which were created in collaboration with local school students to document and preserve regional mythology.Seán also appeared on 'Creedon's Wild Atlantic Way' on RTE in which John Creedon visited his workspace in Donegal on his travels.

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