Mark Grassick
I'm Mark, head of content at Ticketmaster. Been writing about music, film and TV for a long, long time, the result of a youth misspent in record stores and tiny clubs that smell weird. Obsessed with Rickenbackers, jangle pop and film scenes set to music, like that bit in Magnolia when everyone sings Wise Up by Aimee Mann.
What would your specialist subject on Mastermind be? The life and times of The Replacements, the best (and drunkest) band on the planet
Mark Grassick's recent posts
List
The best rising Irish stars playing The Great Escape
For St Patrick's Day, we've picked out some of the most exciting Irish acts hitting Brighton this year
List
Diamond tunes: the 12 best songs about baseball
We ramp up the anticipation for MLB's return to London with 12 of the best songs about baseball
Preview
Who’s who on Reading & Leeds’ new Chevron dance stage
We run through the biggest names on the bill for Reading & Leeds new dance stage
Plus One
The 11 best Pearl Jam songs
Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? Here are our 11 favourite Pearl Jam songs, ranked
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The 11 best songs by the Eagles
Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? Here are our 11 favourite Eagles songs, ranked
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The 11 best songs by The Killers
Why have a Top 10 when you can have 11? We take a look at the essential tracks from The Killers
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The 11 best songs by Bruce Springsteen
Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? Here are our 11 favourite Bruce Springsteen songs, ranked
Review
Live Review: Superchunk at Bush Hall, 9/11/23
A supercharged, breathless stomp through the past and present of indie punk's finest
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The 11 best Oasis songs
Why have a top 10 when you can have one more? The 11 best songs by the brothers Gallagher, ranked
WTF is...?
WTF is… C86?
Our series of deep dives looks at the compilation tape that launched a whole genre