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

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
New Order in 1989
Music

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
Music

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
David Bowie onstage in Berlin in 1978
Music

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
Fontaines D.C.
Music

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

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science
Celine Dion, Richie Sambora and Pheobe Bridgers can soundtrack your run
Music

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
Euro 2024

'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 
Washed Up video
Music

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

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Taylor Swift and some of her lyrics
Analysis

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there's still hope for live music
Festival prices 2024 illustration
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there's still hope for live music

Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
Malcolm Jack

Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made
Radiohead spin-off group The Smile
Music

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made