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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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  • Blur Audio (31min 44sec), 5 Jan 2009:

    New bands, money-spinning reunions and trends so hot you could melt a glacier with them - we take a peek at the next 12 months of music

  • 3 Jan 2009:

    Alexis Petridis: It's been a while since music exerted much influence on men's fashion ... even longer since a dance artist did

  • David Byrne 30 Dec 2008:

    From Beyoncé Knowles's first British tour in years to a hot line up at The Big Chill

  • 20 Dec 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: At least two style magazines have recently run skinhead-inspired spreads

  • 4 out of 5
    19 Dec 2008:

    As we round up the albums we missed this year, Alexis Petridis takes a galactic trip with the Flaming Lips

  • 13 Dec 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: It's not often that a 500-year-old item of clothing comes back into fashion

  • Metronomy Audio (36min 29sec), 12 Dec 2008:

    Guardian.co.uk/music: Metronomy snub Madonna and there's an introduction to 2009's synth-pop superstar, La Roux. Plus, new music from Neon Neon, Grace Jones and Cat Power

  • 3 out of 5
    12 Dec 2008:

    In our festive roundup of all the best comps and boxsets, Alexis Petridis tackles a career retrospective of British pop's perennial outsiders the Kinks

  • 6 Dec 2008:

    It was unsurprising that the UK fell in love with Boy George's combination of soul-influenced pop and drag

  • 6 Dec 2008:

    Alexis Petridis: Anyone thinking of grabbing a bit of Roxy glamour for themselves should consider this sorry tale fair warning

  • 3 out of 5
    5 Dec 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

  • 5 Dec 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

  • 29 Nov 2008:

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

  • 3 out of 5
    28 Nov 2008:

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

  • Alexis Petridis: 'The smell was bizarre- rubbery, metallic, deeply unpleasant.' 22 Nov 2008:

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

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