
Mark Beaumont
Mark Beaumont is a music journalist with almost three decades' experience writing for publications including Classic Rock, NME, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Times, Uncut and Melody Maker. He has written major biographies on Muse, Jay-Z, The Killers, Kanye West and Bon Iver and his debut novel [6666666666] is available on Kindle.
Latest articles by Mark Beaumont

Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Josh Homme and co’s seventh sets out to dance away the political heartbreak

Eagles Of Death Metal - I Love You All The Time: Live In Paris DVD review
By Mark Beaumont published
EODM’s emotional return to the same Paris venue after the Bataclan tragedy

10CC - Before, During, After: The Story Of 10cc album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Roots-and-branches box-set covering the entire 10cc sprawl

Peter Perrett - How The West Was Won album review
By Mark Beaumont published
The Only Ones singer, back from another brink

Benjamin Booker - Witness album review
By Mark Beaumont published
A Mexican escape only gives the garage-blueser further blues

The Magpie Salute: "There’s always f**k-ups. But that means you’re real"
By Mark Beaumont published
Not yet ratedFormer Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson’s new band thrill with a blend of covers and his old band’s favourites

The Who Live At The Isle of Wight Festival 2004 dvd review
By Mark Beaumont published
No, not that one

Evan Dando - Baby I’m Bored album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Lemonheads man’s uncertain shuffle back into the spotlight

Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers, 10 Year Collector’s..album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Manics monster reanimated

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures – The Best Of... album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Three decades of the Black Crow King artfully compiled

Black Lips - Satan’s Graffiti Or God’s Art? album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Sludgy seventh from the wang-waggling Atlantans

Eric Clapton - Live In San Diego review
By Mark Beaumont published
In which God pays tribute to his own maker

Wire - Silver/Lead album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Not yet ratedArt-poppers continue their second imperial phase

Los Campesinos! - Sick Scenes album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Euro 2016 inspires plucky Welsh team to go for gold

Six By Seven - The Closer We Get / Greatest Hits album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Nefarious noise pop geniuses re-spark their dark magic

Los Campesinos! - Sick Scenes album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Euro 2016 inspires plucky Welsh team to go for gold

Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman album review
By Mark Beaumont published
American Music Club founder and Suede impresario create Brel-folk

Ian Boddy - As Above So Below album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Not yet ratedCompact, suite-like six-parter by the prolific English electronic music composer

Kristin Hersh - Wyatt At The Coyote Palace album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Fascinating album-book from ex-Throwing Muse

The Wedding Present - Marc Riley Sessions Volume 1 album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Messy magic from the Leeds indie founders

Pixies talk rehab, songs about seedy sex and filling Kim Deal's shoes
By Mark Beaumont published
The indie-grunge godfathers Pixies return with tales of seedy sex and miraculous decapitations. Classic Rock caught up with Black Francis to hear more

XTC - Skylarking reissue album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Rundgren versus Partridge equals accidental classic

Thee Oh Sees - An Odd Entrances album review
By Mark Beaumont published
Short-changing sister piece to A Weird Exits.
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