Alex James

Music

Out of this world

• 15 December 2003

Music 2003 - Alex James reports back from his mission to discover life on Mars

Diary - Alex James

• 16 December 2002

They were trying to sell us the puppies, but they were true enthusiasts. It was infectious: I suddenly wanted one. But I took a deep breath of the dogshit air and said we'd call them

Politics

What Blur did next

• 30 September 2002

Labour Party Conference - Alex James recalls how, after a call from Tony Blair's office, his band fell out of love with new Labour

Life & Society

Diary - Alex James

• 12 August 2002

Everyone's gone on holiday to "southoffrance". That's not a holiday, it's showing off. It's not classy: every shagnasty in London is down there on some private beach or other