Mark Beaumont (journalist)
Mark Beaumont | |
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| Born | 2 June 1972 Enfield, England |
| Occupation | Music journalist |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 1995-present |
Mark Beaumont (born 2 June 1972)[1][2][3] is an English music journalist.
Career and writing style
A contributor to such titles as The Times, Shortlist, The Guardian and Uncut, Beaumont's writings have predominantly appeared in the NME where he has written numerous reviews and interviews since 1995 and has also functioned as the magazine's letters and singles page editor. Considered by NME editor Conor McNicholas one of the title's "star" writers, Beaumont has frequently been assigned the task of reviewing latest releases and gigs from high-profile artists (Arctic Monkeys,[4] Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,[5] Coldplay[6]) and Muse.
In his writings, Beaumont has often favoured a caustic, confrontational and at times humorous prose style, especially when writing on artists or records that he does not hold in particularly high regard.
He has also been noted for caustic left-wing political opinions, often entirely unrelated to the media being reviewed. In 2021 when reviewing Netflix's 'Chernobyl 1986' Beaumont described the United Kingdom as; 'a country that has overseen over 120,000 largely unnecessary deaths during a national crisis due to the incompetence, lies, contempt for its citizens and rampant cover-ups and cronyism of its extremist government'. In the same article he further describes the 2019 HBO Chernobyl miniseries as being; 'very handy at a time when it might be politically advantageous to conflate the nightmares of communism with the potentials of socialism'.
Beaumont wrote a band biography for the liner notes of the band Mansun's posthumous album, Kleptomania.
Beaumont released a biography of the band Muse entitled Out Of This World in the autumn of 2008.
In September 2012 his latest artist biography, Jay-Z: The King Of America, was released by Omnibus Press.
In June 2014, Omnibus Press published his biography of the band The Killers.
2007 Keith Richards interview
In April 2007, Beaumont found himself at the centre of a media storm when NME magazine published his now-infamous interview with Keith Richards. Beaumont had asked Richards what the strangest thing he had ever snorted was,[7] and quoted him as replying:
My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared, he didn't give a shit. It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive.[8]
Amid the media uproar that followed, Richards' manager claimed the remark had been made in jest,
References
- ^ "Dellam Corporate Information Limited, England". Dellam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Year Zero Recordings Limited". OpenCorporates. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "NME Reviews - Arctic Monkeys : Birmingham Carling Bar Academy, Sunday August 14". Nme.Com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived 9 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NME Reviews - Coldplay : Camden Koko, London, Monday June 6". Nme.Com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Snortergate: The True Story (Interview with Mark Beaumont)", Uncut, IPC Media, p. 55, September 2007
- ^ "Exclusive: Keith Richards: 'I Snorted My Dad's Ashes'". New Musical Express. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ "Did Keith Richards Really Snort His Dad's Ashes? No — It Was A Joke!". MTV. 3 April 2007.
- ^ "Stones Star Denies Snorting Ashes". BBC News. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
- ^ Doyle, Tom (September 2007), "Keith Richards: The Mojo Interview", Mojo, EMAP Performance Ltd., p. 60
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