Mark Beaumont

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

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Hypnotic Eye

By Mark Beaumont published

Veteran rocker returns with an album of "bite and belligerence"

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Guided By Voices: Cool Planet

By Mark Beaumont published

Dizzyingly eclectic left-field pop on album number 20.

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Eagle Vision: The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story

By Mark Beaumont published

A workmanlike dissection of the crazy diamond.

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Family: Geddy Lee

By Mark Beaumont published

The Rush man on life and love outside the band.

Bands & Artists
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School: Billy Idol

By Mark Beaumont published

Finding his rebel yell.

Interviews
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Cerebral Ballzy: Jaded And Faded

By Mark Beaumont published

Ballz-out hipster punk roolz!

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Strand Of Oaks: Heal

By Mark Beaumont published

A sublime slice of synth- rock psychotherapy.

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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: Live At Rockpalast 2009

By Mark Beaumont published

Face-melting sonic assault.

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The Pixies: So What's Cindy all About?

By Mark Beaumont published

In which we examine the new Pixies album, and reveal why it's great

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Band Of Skulls: Himalayan

By Mark Beaumont published

Southampton trio scale new heights on their third album.

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First Impressions: Wolfmother - New Crown

By Mark Beaumont published

What happened the first time Mark Beaumont heard Wolfmother's new album

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The Family Rain: Under The Volcano

By Mark Beaumont published

Shhhh! Don't mention the White Stripes.

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Gogol Bordello: Pura Vida Conspiracy

By Mark Beaumont published

Never mind the Balkans.

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Haight-Ashbury: Perhaps

By Mark Beaumont published

Incense and peppermint-flavoured Scot psych.

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Queens Of The Stone Age: ...Like Clockwork

By Mark Beaumont published

Desert rock survivors return to form.

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Dinosaur Pile-up: Nature Nurture

By Mark Beaumont published

Big riffs and songs about girls on pop-savvy second album.

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Stereophonics: Graffiti On The Train

By Mark Beaumont published

The Tafia offer you can refuse.

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Pure Love: Anthems

By Mark Beaumont published

A swerve towards accessibility from former Gallows man.

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...And You Will Know us By The Trail Of Dead: Lost Songs

By Mark Beaumont published

Post-hardcore sludge rock.

Tracks & Singles
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Nine Black Alps: Sirens

By Mark Beaumont published

Back to punk-pop basics.

Albums
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Wintersleep: Hello Hum

By Mark Beaumont published

Wild psychedelic dreamwave pop from Canada.

Bands & Artists
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Muse: The 2nd Law

By Mark Beaumont published

A (dub)step in the right direction with album No.5.

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The Features: Wilderness

By Mark Beaumont published

Alt.rockers’ long-awaited follow-up.

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Green Day: ¡Uno!

By Mark Beaumont published

Emo anger goes on overdrive as the quarter-century-old rebels begin to tell their life story.

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Meat And Bone

By Mark Beaumont published

The Explosion return; the blues fails to notice.

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