Rob Young (writer, born 1968)

For other people named Robert Young, see Robert Young (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Rob Young the British playwright and screenwriter, also born 1968.

Rob Young (born 1968) ^[1] is a British writer and journalist who has written about music and television.

Early life

Young was born in Bristol. ^[2]

Career

He is a music journalist and has worked at The Wire magazine since 1993, including five years as editor (March 2000 to February 2004). He also contributes to Uncut , Sight and Sound , Frieze and ArtReview . ^[3]

Warp (2005) is a history of Warp Records. Electric Eden (2010) is about the history of British folk music in the 1960s and 1970s. ^[4] All Gates Open: The Story of Can (2018) is a biography of the German experimental rock band Can. ^[5] The Magic Box: Viewing Britain through the Rectangular Window (2021) is a history of British television from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. ^[6]

Publications

• Warp. Labels Unlimited. Black Dog Publishing, 2005. ISBN   9781904772323. With an essay by Adrian Shaughnessy.
• Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music (Faber & Faber, 2010) ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• All Gates Open: The Story of Can (Faber & Faber, 2018) – with Irmin Schmidt ^{[10] [11]}
• The Magic Box: Viewing Britain through the Rectangular Window (Faber & Faber, 2021) ^[12]

References

1. "The Magic Box by Rob Young — history by TV". www.ft.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
2. "Articles, interviews and reviews from Rob Young: Rock's Backpages". Rock's Backpages . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
3. "Rob Young". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
4. "Primordial Soup, a Musical Brew". The New York Times. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
5. Cagney, Liam. "All Gates Open: the Story of Can review – Rock at its most exotically mysterious". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
6. Sandhu, Sukhdev (13 August 2021). "The Magic Box by Rob Young review – a spirited history of television". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
7. "Rob Young's 'Electric Eden'". Los Angeles Times. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
8. "Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music, By Roby Young". The Independent. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
9. O'Hagan, Sean (21 August 2010). "Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music by Rob Young". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
10. Grella, George (19 August 2024). "All Gates Open: The Story of Can | The Brooklyn Rail". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
11. Warner, Alan (23 June 2018). "All Gates Open by Rob Young and Irmin Schmidt review – in praise of the rock band Can". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
12. "Book review: The Magic Box, by Rob Young". The Scotsman. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

External links

• Rob Young on Twitter