Alex James is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car on this week’s Top Gear.

Find out how Alex did in the Kia C-Apostophe-D on Sunday (4th March) at 8pm, BBC Two and BBC HD.

Alex James on the farm

The people over at Sideways News recently caught up with Alex James to talk about the life of a modern farmer and the Sainsbury’s Eat Britain campaign.

Check it out now to see what it’s like being one of the countries best known cheese makers and why Britain is becoming a beacon for foodies.

Blur bass player Alex James has turned his back on pop to run a farm and a cheese-making business. He had a brief foray back into the world of pop last year with flop project WigWam alongside 1990s legend Betty Boo. He’s taken time away from his farm to pen an autobiography, Bit of a Blur, about his years carousing on the pop scene. The book is out now.

Read the full interview at Metro.co.uk

Bit of a Blur by Alex James is published by Little, Brown Book Group on 7th June. Hardback £16.99

For Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life: a way to travel, meet new people and, hopefully, pick up girls. But as bass player of Blur – one of the most successful British bands of all time – his journey was more exciting and extreme than he could ever have predicted. Success catapulted him from a slug-infested squat in Camberwell to a world of private jets and world-class restaurants. As ‘the second drunkest member of the world’s drunkest band’ life was always chaotic, but Alex James retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle. From nights in the Groucho with Damien Hirst, to dancing to Sister Sledge with Bjork, to being bitten on the nose by the lead singer of Iron Maiden, he offers a fascinating and hilarious insight into the world of celebrity. At its heart, however, Bit of a Blur is the picaresque tale of one man’s search to find meaning and happiness in an increasingly surreal world. Pleasingly unrepentant but nonetheless a reformed man, Alex James is the perfect chronicler of his generation – witty, observant, frank and brimming with joie de vivre.

As well as still being in Blur, Alex James is now a farmer and a Visiting Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Europe’s largest space research facility. He lives with his wife and children in the Cotswolds.

Pre-order Bit of a Blur now from Amazon.co.uk for only £11.21.
via Blur Fan Club

Alex James is set to appear in new BBC Two show, The Verdict. The 4-part show features 12 celebrity jurors judging a fictional court case.

The Verdict starts this Sunday (11th Feb 2007) at 9pm.

More info on the BBC website.