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'
a crowd of people celebrating outside The Snug in Manchester
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
Four people in a library
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
A still from Pulp's Common People video
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'
musicians playing on stage at grassroots music venue Hot Box in Chelmsford
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
Ellie Goldstein - first supermodel with Down's syndrome - smiling with her head on one side
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'
Pupils at Hallsville Primary School, Canning Town, holding ukeleles in the air to celebrate their music education grant
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
Poorest Tourist, aka Stephen Woodhouse, standing on a beach playing a guitar
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
Chat Pile at Core Festival
review

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

Devo 50 – UK farewell tour review: Boy, they can Booji
Devo on stage at the 02 Academy Edinburgh
review

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

'Everybody deserves shelter': Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis
Chat Pile the band standing together with an industrial backdrop
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’
an illustration of Devo
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?'
US rock'n'roll great Joan Jett
Letter to my Younger Self

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