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Reviews of Metallica and Alan McGee books in the Big Issue

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

‘Metal up your ass’. Guess who’s catchphrase that was, Metallica or Alan McGee? Correct. Last month saw a couple of pretty interesting music tomes out, Birth School Metallica Death (Faber) by Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood and Alan McGee’s autobiography, Creation … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue review of Vic Galloway and John Higgs books

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Here is my latest piece of blether in The Big Issue’s books section, this time reviewing the rather excellent Songs in the Key of Fife (Polygon) by Vic Galloway and The KLF (Phoenix) by John Higgs. A couple of cracking … Continue reading →

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publishers and authors of ebooks (or just books) – get your book reviewed, maybe

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, one of the many journalism things I do is the weekly books round up for The Big Issue magazine. I also sometimes write the lead reviews and the book features. Anyway, I’m always on the lookout for great new … Continue reading →

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