Paul Lester
Paul Lester started out as a freelance writer for Time Out and Melody Maker, interviewing everyone from Blondie to Metallica, New Order to Snoop Dogg. In 1997 he became one of the launch editors for Uncut magazine. In 2007 he went freelance again, writing for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, MOJO, Classic Rock, Prog, Classic Pop, Daily Mail and Daily Express. For 11 years he wrote a daily column for The Guardian online called New Band Of The Day which required him to discover a hot new artist every day – Lady Gaga, Lizzo, Adele, Mumford & Sons, and Calvin Harris were among those who achieved international acclaim after featuring in his column. He has also written several books: on Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Pink, Bjork, The Verve, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, Wire, Gang Of Four and Dizzee Rascal. He even hosted, for several years, his own radio show on Amazing Radio.