Alexis Petridis
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Alexis Petridis is a British journalist, head rock and pop critic for UK newspaper The Guardian
, as well as a regular and contributor to the magazine GQ.
Petridis began his career writing for Varsity
whilst a student at the University of Cambridge
. He was the final editor of now defunct music magazine Select and also writes a weekly column in the fashion section of The Guardian's Weekend section.
He has won the "Record Reviews Writer of the Year" category at the Record of the Day awards six times, from 2005 to 2010. He also won the "Artist and Music Features: Writer of the year" in 2006.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, as well as a regular and contributor to the magazine GQ.
Petridis began his career writing for Varsity
Varsity (Cambridge)
Varsity is the oldest of Cambridge University's main student newspapers. It has been published continuously since 1947, and is one of only three fully independent student newspapers in the UK. It appears every Friday around Cambridge...
whilst a student at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was the final editor of now defunct music magazine Select and also writes a weekly column in the fashion section of The Guardian's Weekend section.
He has won the "Record Reviews Writer of the Year" category at the Record of the Day awards six times, from 2005 to 2010. He also won the "Artist and Music Features: Writer of the year" in 2006.
External links
- Alexis Petridis archive at Guardian UnlimitedGuardian Unlimitedguardian.co.uk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Georgina Henry is the editor...