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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.^[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.

His tongue-in-cheek writing harks back to the style of '80s magazines like Smash Hits, and often features running gags. His NME column Peter Robinson Versus..., in which he conducts a page-long interview over the phone with mainstream pop and hip-hop artists.

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.

References

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

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[1] Nicol, J., Justified And Ancient History review, Q Magazine, May 1993.

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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]].
-His tongue-in-cheek writing harks back to the style of '80s magazines like [[Smash Hits]], and often features [[running gag]]s. He has a [[NME]] column ''Peter Robinson Versus...'', in which he conducts a page-long interview over the phone with mainstream pop and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] artists.
+His tongue-in-cheek writing harks back to the style of '80s magazines like [[Smash Hits]], and often features [[running gag]]s. His [[NME]] column ''Peter Robinson Versus...'', in which he conducts a page-long interview over the phone with mainstream pop and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] artists.
 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.