Steven Wells (10 May 1960 – 24 June 2009)[1] was a British journalist, author, comedian and punk poet born in Swindon, Wiltshire.
[4][5] After being in remission for a short time, he was diagnosed with enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma in January 2009[6] and died on 24 June 2009 in Philadelphia.
It was at this time that he became involved with punk rock, including the radical socialist Leeds art-punk band the Mekons.
GobTV made promos for the Wildhearts, Manic Street Preachers, and Skunk Anansie amongst others, and were the top UK directors in 1994 and 1995.
[13] Wells became a sports columnist for The Guardian,[14] FourFourTwo, 90 Minutes, The Quietus music website and the Philadelphia Weekly, and was in the process of writing several books.
[15] Billy Bragg wrote: "The antithesis of the bonehead racist, he was in fact an articulate left-winger and unlike the bully boy who only picks on those weaker than him, Swells chose to target the powerful, the popular, the hip and the cool.
He informed people's opinions, challenged them, led them, changed them…most of this by default, by sheer force of his personality and peerless ability to entertain.".
[17] Boff Whalley, of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba wrote: "Seething (Steven) Wells died two days ago.