Paul Lester
Template:Short description Template:For multi Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Paul Lester is a British music journalist, author and broadcaster from Elstree, Hertfordshire.
Career
He began his career as a freelance journalist, for Melody Maker in the early 1990s, as well as City Limits, 20/20, Sky Magazine and The Jewish Chronicle. He covered grunge, shoegaze, Madchester and Britpop, also spending time with bands touring the UK and internationally.[1][2]
In 1993, Lester became Melody MakerTemplate:'s features editor; then in 1997, left to join Allan Jones in launching monthly music and film magazine Uncut, remaining deputy editor until 2006.
Lester has written more than a dozen rock / pop biographies, co-authored the Virgin Encyclopedia of Albums and often appears as a radio / television music pundit. He has interviewed hundreds of thespians and musicians including Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Mick Jagger and Snoop Dogg. He has also written sleeve notes on many, including: Todd Rundgren, Hall & Oates, The Smiths and The Sex Pistols.[3]
He currently resides in Hertfordshire, from where he has been freelancing since January 2007. He contributes newspapers, including : Guardian (daily columnist of 'Critics Picks'[4] and 'New Band of the Day'[5]), The Sunday Times, the Daily Express, The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph and The Scotsman. He writes of other periodicals, including: Q (magazine), GQ, Record Collector and The Jewish Chronicle (an autobiographical column about recently remarried life, as a father of three children).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In July 2011, he joined digital station Amazing Radio to present a weekly show dedicated to new music.[6] The programme continues to broadcast on Thursday afternoons between 1 and 3pm, on the national Digital One network in the UK and online via amazingradio.co.uk and the UK RadioPlayer.
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Bibliography
Books
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- Blur: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Pyramid, May 1995, Template:ISBN
- Pulp: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Feb 1996, Template:ISBN
- Björk: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Aug 1996, Template:ISBN
- Spice Girls: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Feb 1997, Template:ISBN
- Kula Shaker: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Mar 1997, Template:ISBN
- The Prodigy: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Nov 1997, Template:ISBN
- The Encyclopedia of Albums (co-authored with Chris Roberts) (Paperback). Dempsey Parr, 1998, Template:ISBN
- The Verve: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn. Jun 1998, Template:ISBN
- Robbie Williams: The Illustrated Story (Paperback). Hamlyn, Oct 1998, Template:ISBN
- Gang of Four: Damaged Gods (Paperback). Omnibus Press, Sep 2008, Template:ISBN
- Lowdown: The Story of Wire (Paperback). Omnibus Press, May 2009, Template:ISBN
- Pink: Split Personality (Paperback). Omnibus Press, November 2009, Template:ISBN
Album reviews
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Awards
In 2008, Lester won the 'Breaking Music Writer' award at the Record of The Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR [7] for his 'New Band of the Day' column in The Guardian.
References
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- ↑ Paul Lester at Rock's Back Pages
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External links
- New Band of the Day: The Guardian
- Paul Lester's blog: The Jewish Chronicle
- List of rock articles by Paul Lester
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- Amazing Radio show page
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