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Dan Martin: music journalist of 'passionate enthusiasms' dies aged 41

Former NME and Guardian journalist was known for championing underdogs

The former NME and Guardian journalist Daniel Martin has died aged 41 at his home in Salford on 25 July. The cause of death is unknown.

Martin – known to all as Dan – was a man of passionate enthusiasms ranging from Doctor Who to Biffy Clyro, with an urge to share them as widely as possible. Born in Birkenhead, he wrote for the Mancunion student paper at the University of Manchester, then quickly became one of the youngest writers at City Life, the arts and listings magazine.

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