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'''Peter Robinson''' is a British [[music journalist]]. He is the creator of the [[pop music]]-based blog [[Popjustice]]. Robinson first came to the attention of music fans with his self-published biography/fanzine of [[The KLF]], ''Justified and Ancient History''.<ref>Nicol, J., ''Justified And Ancient History'' review, ''[[Q Magazine]]'', May 1993.</ref> He is also the author of three other books: "The Official Story" and "On Tour" for UK pop band [[Busted (band)|Busted]], and also the author of the tie-in book to UK reality TV show [[Popstars: The Rivals]].
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'''Peter Robinson''' is a British [[music journalist]]. He is the creator of the [[pop music]]-based blog [[Popjustice]]. Robinson self-published the biography/fanzine of [[The KLF]], ''Justified and Ancient History''.<ref>Nicol, J., ''Justified and Ancient History'' review, ''[[Q Magazine]]'', May 1993.</ref> He is also the author of three other books: ''The Official Story'' and ''On Tour'' for UK pop band [[Busted (band)|Busted]], and also the author of the tie-in book to UK reality TV show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.


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His tongue-in-cheek writing harks back to the style of '80s magazines like [[Smash Hits]], and often features [[running gag|running gags]]. His [[NME]] column ''Peter Robinson Versus...'', in which he conducts a page-long interview over the phone, is a favourite among NME fans for its irreverent tone and [[Non sequitur (absurdism)|non-sequitur]] topics, still going strong after 5 years. Perhaps because of his familiarity with the [[pop music]] scene, it features more mainstream pop and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] artists than the rest of the [[Indie (music)|indie]]-oriented magazine.


* [[Wonky pop]]
In November 2006 he won a [[Record of the Day]] PR & Music Journalism Award in the Breaking Music: Writer Of The Year category. [[Popjustice]] won in the Best Online Music Publication category.


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Peter Robinson is a British music journalist. He is the creator of the pop music-based blog Popjustice. Robinson self-published the biography/fanzine of The KLF, Justified and Ancient History.[1] He is also the author of three other books: The Official Story and On Tour for UK pop band Busted, and also the author of the tie-in book to UK reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals.

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  1. ^ Nicol, J., Justified and Ancient History review, Q Magazine, May 1993.