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Ashley Hames

60 Years of the NME

Ashley Hames | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Music, Ashley Hames, Nme, Palma Violets, Cover Art, Melody Maker, The 10:04's, Suede, Nirvana, Pulp, Kurt Cobain the Tate, UK Entertainment News
Ashley Hames

A couple of weeks ago I applied for a job as a writer for an online journal. I was asked to submit some writing samples and then write 50 words about my favourite magazine. That last bit really bugged me, but hey ho. This is what I wrote.

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Damn, I Love Music

Ashley Hames | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Edinburgh Music, Lights Out, Ashley Hames, Shiney on the Inside, Mikey Georgeson, The 10:04's, UK Entertainment, Music, UK Music, UK Entertainment News
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In life, when you move out of your 30s, you assume you've reached that stage in life where you're pretty much settled in your skin. Nothing can really...

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Taking Drugs Is Not a Disease

Ashley Hames | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Russell Brand, Ashley Hames, Drugs, Heroin, Drug Abuse, Home Afairs Select Committee on Drugs, Cocaine, UK Politics News
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With sessions still on-going at the Home Affairs Select Committee on Drugs, I thought I'd write a few words before they get round to publishing. Words are important. Labels are important. And it's my view that labelling drug addiction as a 'disease' is dangerous and wrong.

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Book Rape

Ashley Hames | Posted 30.05.2012 | Home
Read More: Publishing, Kindle, Seven Days to Say I Love You, Writing, Self-Publishing, Tonto Books, Sin Cities, Amazon, UK Books, UK Culture, Kindle Illegal Downloads, Ashley Hames, Home News
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I write in quite a bizarre way - back when I had my first book in mind I would write maybe 10,000 words in a weekend and then spend weeks unable to add a single word.

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Let's Talk About Sex: Pegging

Ashley Hames | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Pegging, Sh!, Sex, Sex Shops, Fetish, Dildos, Ashley Hames, Sin Cities, Strap On, Sexual Taboos, UK Relationships, Sexual Liberation, International Women's Day, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Ashley Hames

Internet porn and a more liberal media have made us increasingly aware of those people with extraordinary sexual kinks or fetishes, but these people have always been among us. Warning: This blog post contains adult content and graphic images.

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Noel Gallagher: God-Like Genius?

Ashley Hames | Posted 25.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Oasis, Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds, Noel Gallagher, Ashley Hames, Music, Nme, NME Awards, UK Entertainment, UK Music, UK Celebrity, UK Music Awards, Home News
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When I heard that Noel Gallagher was to receive this year's NME Godlike Genius Award, I thought, sod what I think, ask the mate; man of the people and all that. Alex wiped himself down, took yet another sip of tea and replied, "He's written some cracking tunes....but genius? He ain't there yet!"

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God I Miss my Dog

Ashley Hames | Posted 13.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Ashley Hames, Teddy the Dog, Lifestyle, Pets, Relationships, Dog Lovers, Break Ups, Animals, Dogs, UK Lifestyle News
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I'm going through a break-up. I left The Ex about a month ago now, and it's all been very complicated. In past relationship breakdowns, I've been able to get up, walk away, and never look back. But this time, it's different. This time there's baggage...a small dog called Teddy.

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Getting Away From Sex

Ashley Hames | Posted 08.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Fetish, Writer, Seven Days to Say I Love You, Bravo, Ashley Hames, Sex, Sin Cities, UK News
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Some of you may know me as the guy who presented the Sin Cities shows on Bravo...raunchy, gonzo-style documentary series about sex and pornography where I would travel around the world interviewing porn stars and investigating (and sometimes taking part in) odd sexual fetishes.

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