Peter Paphides
Peter Paphides (born 1969 as Panayiotakis or Panayiotis Paphides) is a British journalist and broadcaster.
Paphides was born in Birmingham to a Greek Cypriot father, Chris, and a Greek mother, Victoria.[1] He has an elder brother, Aki.[1] His father ran the 'Great Western' fish bar in Acocks Green, and the family lived upstairs.[1] In 1979, the family moved to the suburb of Olton, where his father ran the 'King Fisher' (now 'George's Fish Bar'). He read philosophy at the University of Wales, Lampeter.[1]
The name Panayiotakis was shortened to "Takis", before he decided he preferred to be called Peter.[2] As a child, he had a lisp, and when he was three years old he developed selective mutism, wherein he would speak to no-one except his parents and brother.[2]
Between 2005 and 2010 he was employed as the chief rock critic of The Times and presented The Times' weekly music podcast for Sounds Music supplement.[3][4] Since then, he has worked freelance including for The Guardian,[5] Mojo and Q magazine.[6] He has also made various documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and made a pilot for BBC 6 Music show Vinyl Revival which was later commissioned for a seven-part series, and was broadcast from 4 December 2011.[citation needed]
In 2019, Paphides launched Needle Mythology,[7] aimed at reissues of old albums that had not previously been available on vinyl. In October 2020, the label released its first album of new material, 'In Memory of My Feelings', an original collaboration between The Anchoress and Bernard Butler.
Paphides has also written for Melody Maker and Time Out.[8]
In 2020 his memoir, Broken Greek, was published by Quercus.[1] It won the 2021 RSL Christopher Bland Prize.[9]
He is based in London. He married Times columnist Caitlin Moran on 27 December 1999; they met while both were working for Melody Maker. They have two daughters.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Paphides, Pete (2020). Broken Greek. Quercus. ISBN 978-1529404432.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Harris, John (5 May 2020). "Dave Greenfield: putting beauty at the rotten heart of the Stranglers". The Guardian.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (2010-10-25). "Chief rock critic Peter Paphides quits the Times". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "The Quietus | News | Pete Paphides Launches New Podcast". The Quietus. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Pete Paphides". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Pete Paphides". Rocks Back Pages. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Complete Music Update | News | Pete Paphides launches re-issues label, bringing Ian Broudie and Stephen Duffy albums to vinyl for the first time". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Pete Paphides: Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com.
- ^ "RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021 – Winner Announced". Royal Society of Literature. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ Doreian, Robyn (December 15, 2012). "Caitlin Moran: what I know about men". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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