Alternatives To Valium

Substacknewsletter · by Alastair McKay · English

A post-punk fanzine by Alastair McKay. An extension of the book Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy's Life.

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5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
Last post
Oct 14, 2026
16 days ago
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Music historians
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Alternatives To Valium is a Substack newsletter by Alastair McKay covering Music journalism, grief and Alice Cooper. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 14, 2026.

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