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

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Live Review: The Walkmen at KOKO, 30/08/23

The Walkmen find a new finest form on their return to London after far too long away

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Album Review: The Natvral – Summer Of No Light

Ex-Pains Of Being Pure At Heart frontman Kip Berman delivers another set of instantly engaging folk rock

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Album Of The Week: Slowdive ­– everything is alive

Our pick of the week's best releases is the awe-inspiring return of shoegaze giants Slowdive

The best songs by WilcoThe best songs by Wilco

Plus One

The 11 best songs by Wilco

Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? Here are our 11 favourite Wilco songs, ranked

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Album Of The Week: Ratboys – The Window

Our pick of the week's new releases is the exceptional new record from the twangy Chicago indie rockers

Interview

Mike Connell of The Connells on the story behind ’74-75’

The Connells songwriter and guitarist on the creation and success of their 1995 smash hit

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Album Review: Diners – DOMINO

Blue Broderick's latest album is power pop perfection, stuffed to the gills with irresistible hooks and infectious humour

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Interview

Stage Times: The Walkmen

Frontman Hamilton Leithauser talks pep rallies, penalties and picking up where they left off

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Album Review: Hurry – Don’t Look Back

The Philadelphia quartet knock it out of the park with an album full of melodic, lovesick power pop

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The 11 best R.E.M. songs

Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? Here are our 11 favourite R.E.M. songs, ranked