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Ian Penman was born on 1959 in Wiltshire, England, is a British writer, music journalist and critic. Discover Ian Penman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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1959

Ian Penman (born 1959) is a British writer, music journalist and critic.

Penman was born in Wiltshire, UK, in 1959.

1970

He spent much of his childhood abroad in the Middle East and Africa, returning to Norfolk in 1970.

Much of Penman's writing reflected his involvement in the nascent post-punk scene developing in London in the late 1970s.

Along with fellow NME writers such as Paul Morley and Barney Hoskyns, Penman developed a style of music criticism influenced by critical theory, philosophy and other art mediums that was often experimental in its prose.

With their increasingly esoteric writing standing in contrast to the magazine's more accessible competitors, such as Melody Maker, the NME began to alienate its readership; it is estimated that within several years, the magazine suffered the loss of half its circulation, in large part due to the new direction of Penman and his colleagues.

In recent years, Penman has continued contributing to various publications, such as The Wire, City Journal and the London Review of Books, and is working on a book about Britain in the 1970s.

Penman has been cited as an influence by range of writers and theorists, including Simon Reynolds, Kodwo Eshun,

In addition, artists such as Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins have cited Penman's writing as an inspiration.

1977

He began his career as a writer for the NME in 1977, later contributing to various publications including Uncut, Sight & Sound, The Wire, The Face, and The Guardian.

Skipping higher education, Penman began writing for prominent British music magazine the New Musical Express in the autumn of 1977.

1985

Penman continued writing intermittently for the NME until 1985, when the magazine began moving in an increasingly commercial direction.

He began freelance work for various outlets, including The Face, Arena, the Sunday Times, The Independent, and the New Statesman.

1990

In the 1990s, he contributed to The Wire.

1998

He is the author of Vital Signs: Music, Movies, and Other Manias (1998, Serpent's Tail).

In 1998, Penman published a compilation of his work entitled Vital Signs: Music, Movies, and Other Mania on Serpent's Tail to positive reviews.

Julia Kenna reviewed the book for Rolling Stone, commenting,

Full of contradictions and witty one-liners, Penman uses language as an art form, playing with puns, synonyms, repetition, and punctuation for added effect... Two decades of politics, music and pop culture with a whip-smart wit and wisdom that draws you in and doesn’t let go.

2004

Penman contributed the text to the catalogue of photographer Robert Frank's exhibition Storylines (Tate Modern. 2004).