Alex James
@alexjameshq
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Chairman of the Cheeseboard.
Oxfordshire
Joined April 2011
My new book, OVER THE RAINBOW: Tales From an Unexpected Year comes out on December 5th, and is available to pre-order now from @Waterstones. @ParticularBooks @PenguinUKBooks @Waterstones
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#FlashBack to sunnier climes. ‘Recipes That Rock’ recorded 2013 in Australia with the amazing @chefmattstone. Have you watched it? If so what’s your favourite segment? If you haven’t…currently streaming on Sky, STV Player, and Apple TV.
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Turns out 'Beetlebum' is your favourite track from 'Blur'. Fair choice. Here’s @blurofficial playing it at @glastonbury, back in 2009.
'Blur' turns 28 this month. What's your favourite track from the album?
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'Stereotypes' is marking 29 years since it was released, and this was a particularly fun one on T.F.I Friday (@blurofficial)
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Presenting...The Magic Whip 10th Anniversary. Explore the full range and pre-order now via the @blurofficial official shop:
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Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, and a host of evergreen festival anthems elevated to soaring new heights. Tickets: (2/2)
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'Blur' turns 28 this month. What's your favourite track from the album?
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I loved drawing up some of my favourite books for THE WEEK: Ian Fleming, Henry Jeffreys, Matt Parker, C. S. Forester, and Mick Herron made the cut - what would appear on your list?
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Now ‘Dry January’ is out of the way, there’s only one thing to do…..crack out the Britpop Cider Brandy - cheers -
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Been reminiscing #GoodTimes. Here’s a tiny snippet from our ‘Made in Hong Kong” documentary, which tells the story of our 2015 album “The Magic Whip’. Happy New Year
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'The Universal' is turning 30 this year... Here are some of my favourite performances from over the years - @blurofficial.
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Have you checked out our first Britpop Blue Monday playlist yet? - What's your favourite Britpop anthem?
To mark Blue Monday, I've put together the first Britpop Blue Monday playlist. Listen to the playlist here: (1/3)
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'Beetlebum' turns 28 this week! Do you remember where you first heard it?
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Alternatively, if you would prefer to text, support is available from @GiveUsAShout, the 24/7 UK text service for people in crisis - text "SHOUT" to 85258. (3/3)
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RT @blurofficial: The Puritan, live from West London. Released as a double A-side single with ‘Under The Westway’ in 2012, ahead of blur’s…
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Reflecting on some fond memories in Morocco for @British_Airways' 'High Life' magazine with @helbobwhitaker. With thanks to Laurindo Feliciano for the illustration and Sophie Davidson for the photography.
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