Hammered

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As a rock journalist and ex-editor of "Metal Hammer" magazine, Kirk Blows became absorbed into an environment in which hedonistic habits, exaggerated egos and backstage bust-ups are par for the course, while self-indulgence and excess are not just philosophies but a lifestyle.
Whether being threatened by members of Motorhead, sipping soup with

Author Bio

Kirk Blows is an experienced writer who has edited and launched magazines in both music and sport. As a rock journalist, he edited Metal Hammer and Metal CD magazines and contributed to titles as diverse as RAW, Music Week, Rock CD, Tower Records magazine, International Musician, Guitar magazine, What's On In London and Penthouse, among others. More recently, he has been a staff sports writer for The London Paper and sub-editor on The Sun, while he currently contributes a weekly column on West Ham United for the East London Advertiser. Hammered is his seventh book, with his other titles including The Essential History of West Ham (Headline, 2002), Claret & Blue Blood (Mainstream, 2004) and the five-star rated Bring Me The Head of Trevor Brooking (Mainstream, 2010).