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Alexis Petridis is The Guardian's head rock and pop critic and the music editor of GQ magazine. He also writes a column about men's fashion for Guardian Weekend, which more often than not, involves him dressing up like a ninny.

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  • 3 out of 5
    Dec 5 2008:

    British rapper Wiley scored a top 10 novelty hit - why can't he persuade the public to buy anything more original, asks Alexis Petridis

  • Dec 5 2008:

    Radio 1 ignores it. So does MTV. So does the press. Yet Clubland has become the UK's biggest pop phenomeon. How? Alexis Petridis reports

  • Alexis Petridis Nov 29 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: Women's magazines seem to write about film solely in terms of must-have items

  • 3 out of 5
    Nov 28 2008:

    Normal service has been resumed in the world of Britney Spears. Unfortunately, the emphasis is on 'normal', says Alexis Petridis

  • Nov 22 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: Occasionally you come across an idea so squealingly insane, one can only boggle in awe

  • Nov 21 2008:

    From tribute acts to the Pogues' annual Christmas tour, treat yourself to an early present

  • 3 out of 5
    Nov 21 2008:

    It has taken 14 years for Guns N' Roses to record this album. What the hell have they been doing in that time, ask Alexis Petridis

  • Nov 15 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: The roll-neck jumper is both practical and adaptable

  • 3 out of 5
    Beyonce I Am Sasha Fierce Nov 14 2008:

    It's not just that the music is boring - there is something underwhelming about the whole project

  • Nov 12 2008:

    Alesha Dixon talks to Alexis Petridis about music, dance, politics - and how she bounced back from being cheated on

  • Nov 8 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: A duffel coat can make even a suave rock star look like a monstrous overgrown six-year-old

  • 3 out of 5
    Nov 7 2008:

    You're confronted not by the pomposity of popular myth, but something else entirely: a band with ideas

  • Nov 7 2008:

    Can you learn to understand jazz in just six weeks? Alexis Petridis took a crash course in logical soloing

  • Nov 1 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: The blazer is the kind of wardrobe staple that isn't actually a staple in the wardrobe of anyone you know

  • 3 out of 5
    Razorlight Oct 31 2008:

    Every stop has been pulled out to emphasise their third album's great importance but for all its grand aspirations, it falls short

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