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Hello folks,
How you doing?
I’m back on the Afterword site after a few technical difficulties and the most turbulent year relationship-wise since I was about 17…
I have been carrying on with this ridiculous project anyway in my absence from this here forum – now up to issue 26.

https://wholehoggblog.wordpress.com/

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  1. Hey Gavin,

    Good to see you have found your way back to us. Also good to catch up with your labour of Sisyphus – always fascinating.

    Gavin (Mark 2)

  4. Thank you Fifer, DogFacedBoy and Twang 😉
    Would love to do another podcast soon Mr DFB – am moving to Sheffield to start a new life next month. By the end of the Summer I should be back into some kind of routine and ready to pod again – like we did last Summer.

  9. Seeing as I’ve found my Afterword password again (I must have been through more of these than anyone else) – I may as well let ya know that issue #28 is now up. There’s a scan all about forgotten albums that’s a diverting read.
    https://wholehoggblog.wordpress.com/

    And finally, I’ll be interviewing Paul DuNoyer on Saturday 29/08. If anyone has any burning questions for him relating to the magazine, please let me know.
    Ta!

  15. Cheers Ewen – hope you find something you enjoy rereading.

    Issue 32 now covered – includes a focus on post-millennial literary genres.
    wholehoggblog.wordpress.com

  18. Speaking of Word retro-ness, at this morning’s Daylight Music one of the bands performing was Left With Pictures, and there behind the drumkit, on the Union Chapel stage, none other than Word Magazine sorcerer’s apprentice Alex Gold..

  20. Re-reading these reminds me what’s missing from my current magazine selection(s).

    Diversity.

    Mojo and Vive Le Rock are great at what they cover, but what chance an interview with Joe Boyd and an article about Linda Smith in either of those two?

    • Really good interview WH, thanks very much for posting this. It was sad how Word slipped away in its last couple of years. You could see they were trying everything – and sometimes making it worse as a result – but the market was changing and there was nowhere to go. Interesting that DH says he should have closed it sooner.

      • There’s still quite a few to do though I guess I’ve got the main people now with Paul, Mark and Dave. Still to come at some point would hopefully be: Andrew Harrison, Kate Mossman, Frazer Lewry, Andrew Collins, Mike Seventies Johnson, Nige Tassell and James Medd.

  25. Fascinating read – thanks. I had no idea they were under that much pressure for so long. We happy few were lucky indeed to enjoy the fruits of their unrewarding labours for so long.

  30. Can J ask a cheeky question? Have you come across a letter I wrote at some point? It’s a fairly distinctive one, calling Rod Lifdle a lot of rude names. I’m quite proud of the fact that when I sent it, I got an email from Mark E saying they’d print it, but they’d have to edit it a bit. But the bit I liked best was when he said that when he’d read it out in the office, it had received a round of applause. I’d quite like to find it again.

  33. Issue #47 with a hot take on new-fangled YouTube now up.
    https://wholehoggblog.wordpress.com/
    It’s all go – I should be interviewing Andrew Harrison in a few days and have possible interviews with Andrew Collins and Kate Mossman set up too for later in the year.

    If you like the project I’m doing and want to do something lovely, I’m running my 1st ever marathon at the end of September if you fancy bunging me a pound or 2. Much obliged if you do.
    https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Gavin-Hogg4

  40. Just a quick update to say that I’ve recently posted issues 56 & 57 (with a scan about Spooks) – and a few months ago put up a short interview with Pete Paphides.
    You can scroll down through the posts here: https://wholehoggblog.wordpress.com/

    It’s been a busy time lately but I’m determined to keep going with this ridiculous project.

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