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.
‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
interview

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour takes the stadium pop arms race to a new level
concerts

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour takes the stadium pop arms race to a new level

Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool
Eurovision

Swedish Eurovision favourite Loreen explains her plan to win a second time in Liverpool

Back when Charles was the king of rock’n’roll
Coronation

Back when Charles was the king of rock’n’roll

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music
Music

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music

Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
Rock

Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

Radiohead legend Philip Selway takes us on a Strange Dance
Interview

Radiohead legend Philip Selway takes us on a Strange Dance

‘The UK will win Eurovision’ and more predictions for music in 2023
the year ahead

‘The UK will win Eurovision’ and more predictions for music in 2023

Felt legend Lawrence: ‘I want to just see what fame’s like’
Music

Felt legend Lawrence: ‘I want to just see what fame’s like’

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
fair pay

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales

The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs
Music

The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs

Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Music

Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory