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Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune is Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’. Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol. Cocaine.’ I imagine that’s what Crimefest is like at the moment, where all my crime writer buddies are at. … Continue reading →

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I feel love

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune is a no-brainer this week. Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’. How amazing and fresh does this still sound, 35 years after it was released? RIP.

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FREE MUSIC courtesy of @Kowalskiy

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

You like free shit, right? Here is some free music, courtesy of esteemed Scottish music blogger Kowalskiy, including a rare Northern Alliance track ‘Casiopolis’ that never made it onto any of our albums for various reasons. It’s part of a … Continue reading →

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New HIT & RUN cover – whatcha think?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Well?

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Oh My God

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune time. ‘Oh My God’ by Ida Maria. First heard this when it came out four years ago. Still rocks. This version exposes her weird rawk shouty moustachioed band, but also has Ida going frigging apeshit at the end … Continue reading →

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Books I reviewed in April (and some I didn’t)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Monthly journo round up time. Here’s the great and not so great from April: Will Oldham, On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (Faber) – Start of a series of books from Faber where leftfield musicians interview themselves. Intriguing idea, and a good … Continue reading →

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Faber Social: A Night of Crime

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Glamorous People of London! I’m schlepping down to your glorious city for an event next Monday 14th May, namely the Faber Social, which this month is being taken over by marauding crime writers. Like me, Claire McGowan, Stav Sherez, Erin … Continue reading →

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Eurocrime, Crimesquad, Sea Minor – they say yes!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Latest round up of reviews for Hit & Run – and it’s a collection of doozies: I think Amanda C M Gillies wins the prize for the most enthusiastic review of any book EVER. Here she is over at Eurocrime … Continue reading →

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John Peel approved, apparently

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune time. So, there’s been some amusement in the mainstream media that amongst John Peel’s amazing record collection there lurks stuff like Abba and A-Ha. Two examples of pop music genius. Why the fuck shouldn’t Peel love that stuff? … Continue reading →

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Hit & Run press round-up

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

So there’s been a flurry of reviews and features on Hit & Run in the last week or so. Here we go: Nerd of Noir gives the book a massive thumbs up in his inimitable style over at Spinetingler. Here’s … Continue reading →

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