Alexis Petridis is the head rock and pop critic for UK newspaper The Guardian, as well as a regular contributor to the magazine GQ.

Petridis was the final editor of now defunct music magazine Select; he 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 four times, from 2005 to 2008. He also won the "Artist and Music Features: Writer of the year" in 2006.

References

1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alexispetridis
2. http://www.bpi.co.uk/members/pdf/Stats/2005_Award_Shows_Summary.pdf
3. http://www.recordoftheday.com/www/awards/index.php
4. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-spectator-760329.html
5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/21/pressandpublishing.television

External links

• Alexis Petridis archive at Guardian Unlimited