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Malcolm Jack
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.
20 years of Auto-Tune: The best and worst of Auto-Tune’s warbling legacy
Music

20 years of Auto-Tune: The best and worst of Auto-Tune’s warbling legacy

Stream of consciousness: A decade later, Spotify has changed everything
Music

Stream of consciousness: A decade later, Spotify has changed everything

Here are the worst album covers of 2018 so far, and it’s still only September
Music

Here are the worst album covers of 2018 so far, and it’s still only September

Cry a little harder: Lucy Dacus, Courtney Marie Andrews and Phoebe Bridgers
Music

Cry a little harder: Lucy Dacus, Courtney Marie Andrews and Phoebe Bridgers

Two tribes: Is it high time for the return of the tribal pop rivalry?
Music

Two tribes: Is it high time for the return of the tribal pop rivalry?

Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2’s last truly great album 25 years on
Music

Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2’s last truly great album 25 years on

The refreshing return of Britain’s lidos
News

The refreshing return of Britain’s lidos

Now 100! The best and worst of Britain’s favourite music compilation
Music

Now 100! The best and worst of Britain’s favourite music compilation

How Bruce brought down the Berlin Wall
Music

How Bruce brought down the Berlin Wall

The Downs Festival is not just good times, it’s doing good too
Music

The Downs Festival is not just good times, it’s doing good too

Get back! Macca’s Carpool Karaoke return to Liverpool is balm for the soul
Music

Get back! Macca’s Carpool Karaoke return to Liverpool is balm for the soul

Let’s think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop
Music

Let’s think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop