Alternatives To Valium
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Alternatives To Valium
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An online journal by Alastair McKay. An extension of the book Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy's Life.
The rules of the original post-punk fanzine apply. This is one word, this is another: now write a sentence.
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About Alastair McKay
Off-piste writing by Alastair McKay, award-winning journalist and author of the punk memoir Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy's Life.
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