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Millen Brown-Ewens
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Publicity & Marketing @ Omnibus Press 🎸
Art & culture writer all round the towns and everythin
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September 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Omnibus Press and @roughtrade1976.bsky.social are delighted to announce two events this Autumn to celebrate the publication of Punk: The Last Word 🎤

Book and ticket 📚🎟️

Some very exciting hosts and special guests to be announced…
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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In the wake of Brian Wilson's passing, Rachel Aroesti reflects on the scarcity of artistic genius and whether it can even exist in the digital age.

David Leaf, author of SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson weighs in.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Are there any left?
In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Author David Leaf reflects on the life and legacy of Brian Wilson for @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXB...
Friend and biographer of Brian Wilson remembers artist, "there was a troubling side to his life"
YouTube video by CBS News
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June 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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It’s a good day to SMiLE ☀️

David Leaf’s oral biography of the legendary unreleased album is out now in the UK. Featuring exclusive interviews with Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, and more, this is the story of a genius revealed.

#beachboys #brianwilson #davidleaf
April 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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“Tragic and uplifting by turns - Love and Fury is a wonderful read.” - Tom Robinson, songwriter & broadcaster

In his final book, Love and Fury, the late Darryl W. Bullock offers the most complete portrait of legendary producer Joe Meek to date.

OUT NOW
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March 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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​A fab opportunity to join our small but mighty team in London.

We're looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Publishing Administrator to manage administrative tasks, coordinate schedules, and support our publishing projects.

Apply now 👇 jobs.thebookseller.com/career/27676...
Publishing Administrator - Omnibus Press - London
Publishing Administrator - Omnibus Press - Publisher - Business Development, Customer Services, Data, Editorial, Sales - £27,500
jobs.thebookseller.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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You guys completed sold out the signed copies of Their Generation 👏 so we thought we’d treat you to a couple of inside pics…

Wet the appetite? Pre-order Their Generation: The Who in America 1967-69 by Tom Wright 👉 omnibuspress.com/products/the...
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What in the actual dystopian duplicity is this www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
www.bbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Come and see us at London Book Fair 👋

We’re at stand 6E110 until Thursday.
March 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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📢 COMING JUNE 2025

💥 Rebel Grrrls: The Real Story of Women and Punk is the untold story of the women who lived punk—from the front row to the mosh pit. @mollytie.bsky.social dives into how female fans shaped the scene & found community in rebellion.

Pre-order: omnibuspress.com/products/reb...
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A great night was had by all with Steve Diggle and @rnrbook-club.bsky.social last night 🎤

Steve chatted about his career with Buzzcocks & his book Autonomy.

If you still want more Steve, he'll also be at Faversham Literary Festival tomorrow at 3pm. Tickets £15 🎫
February 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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‘History was attempted to be buried’: the true story behind Oscar-nominated Nickel Boys
‘History was attempted to be buried’: the true story behind Oscar-nominated Nickel Boys
Director RaMell Ross details horrors behind Florida School for Boys that backdropped the moving film adaptation
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Graham Fellows, character comedian and creator of Sheffield's much loved entertainer John Shuttleworth, spoke to the Guardian ahead of his 40th anniversary UK tour and new book!

Have a gander 👇

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
‘I’ve finally realised I like John Shuttleworth!’ Graham Fellows on 40 years with his organ-plonking alter ego
He has notched up tours, albums, books and a sitcom. Why is he tortured by feelings of under-achievement? As Fellows hits the road, he pops an aniseed ball and discusses his new song – about an audien...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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COMING MARCH 2025 🎙

A major new biography of Joe Meek—the maverick engineer, songwriter, artist manager, and producer behind the groundbreaking sound of the British Invasion.

In Love and Fury, the late Darryl W. Bullock explores his struggles and enduring legacy.

Pre-order now! 👉 found.ee/eyW3h6
February 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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🔴 ARRIVING MAY 2025

The Who’s early US tours (1967-69) were pure rock & roll chaos—explosive shows, ‘I Can See for Miles,’ and Tommy’s Detroit debut.

🟡 Their Generation: The Who In America 1967-69 captures this wild era through Tom Wright’s lens—photographer, tour manager & friend.
February 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Woken up to the bleak and inextricably linked news of more deaths from the California wildfires and that 2024 was the first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit

www.bbc.com/news/article...
World's hottest year: 2024 first to pass 1.5C warming limit
Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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It would be devastating to lose the MOTH Club
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Moth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application
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November 22, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Hi there! Thought I’d kick things off by sharing a recent piece of writing for Artsy.

I had the pleasure of visiting Kenia’s Aladdin’s Cave of a studio in Paris a couple of weeks ago as she prepared for her first solo show in the UK at Waddington Custot.

www.artsy.net/article/arts...
Kenia Almaraz Murillo’s Tapestries Illuminate Threads of Her Bolivian Heritage
Textile artist Kenia Almaraz Murillo brings together her Bolivian heritage with an urban sensibility at her new show at Waddington Custot.
www.artsy.net
November 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM