Rhodri Marsden
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Rhodri Marsden is a London-based journalist, musician and blogger.
[edit] Journalism
Rhodri currently writes The Independent's "Cyberclinic" column on technology issues. He previously wrote The Observer Music Monthly's "Guitarist Wanted" column, which required him to go undercover to audition for bands that he had no intention of joining. Apart from music and technology writing, Rhodri is well known for his humorous offbeat features written in an understated, self-deprecating style. Other publications he has written for include The Guardian, Time Out and Olive magazine.
[edit] Music
Rhodri played guitar in The Keatons. They put out a couple of singles, a couple of EPs and a couple of albums, and notably supported Blur on their first tour of the UK, but were thrown off for being unprofessional – as documented in Blur's biography. Subsequently he sung with Gag, who recorded a Peel Session – although Rhodri had an earlier run-in with John Peel when he was interviewed by him at the tender age of 17 concerning the fanzine Rhodri was writing; in addition to thanking Rhodri for coming into the studio, Peel thanked Rhodri's father for giving him a lift. He currently writes songs, sings and plays bass in a band called the Free French, and has produced recordings for Spearmint, amongst others. He is also, at present, keyboardist in Scritti Politti.
