Malcolm Jack, Author at Big Issue

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Malcolm Jack

Malcolm Jack is Pop and Rock Music Editor for The Big Issue and a freelance music, arts and features journalist for a variety of print and online titles.

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Cost of living crisis

Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living

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Behind the scenes

Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty

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News

Launching the Sell a Sub challenge!

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Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

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Music

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

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Music

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig

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Music

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

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Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

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Music

New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it

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Music

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

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Music

How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend

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Music

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

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Music

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science

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Euro 2024

‘No song written about football is actually any good’: The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked

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Music

Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living

Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty

Launching the Sell a Sub challenge!

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science

‘No song written about football is actually any good’: The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay

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