Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is a multimedia journalist, award-winning columnist and podcaster with a longstanding passion for The Big Issue's social mission. She is the Culture Editor of The Big Issue, and leads the Venue Watch campaign to champion grassroots music venues.
Grassroots music venue The Snug rescued by community investment: ‘This means everything’
Venue Watch news

Grassroots music venue The Snug rescued by community investment: ‘This means everything’

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Libraries Week

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Pulp star Nick Banks explains how Jarvis Cocker incident with Michael Jackson changed everything
Interview

Pulp star Nick Banks explains how Jarvis Cocker incident with Michael Jackson changed everything

UK lost 16% of grassroots music venues over the last year: ‘It’s a full-blown crisis’
Venue Watch news

UK lost 16% of grassroots music venues over the last year: ‘It’s a full-blown crisis’

Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons
Interview

Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons

Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’
Education

Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’

‘Music is very close to my soul’: Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album
Music

‘Music is very close to my soul’: Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender
review

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender

Devo 50 – UK farewell tour review: Boy, they can Booji
review

Devo 50 – UK farewell tour review: Boy, they can Booji

‘Everybody deserves shelter’: Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis
Interview

‘Everybody deserves shelter’: Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’
Interview

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’
Letter to my Younger Self

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’