While Cancer Research UK has enjoyed a £8m windfall from the social media campaign, it wasn't the charity's idea – but that, and the fact it worked on mobile, helped it to succeed so brilliantly, writes Luke Lewis
January 2011
The sad shrinking of Myspace into the digital void
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis: Its user pages may be gaudy, but Myspace encouraged chaotic self-expression in a way that's anathema to Facebook
November 2010
Frankie Boyle – review
Frankie Boyle's fans rejoice at his routines on rape, paedophilia and Down's syndrome. But when he turns on Madeleine McCann, he loses even this devoted crowd. People stop laughing and start wincing, writes Luke Lewis
October 2010
TV and radio blog
Twin Peaks: 20 years on this supernatural soap is still celebrated
Luke Lewis: A 32-hour marathon in Battersea and the inaugural Twin Peaks UK Festival next month prove the show is just too damn fine to be forgotten
August 2010
TV and radio blog
X-Factor's Auto-Tune row strikes the wrong note
Meet Dr Luke, the producer behind smash hits for Katy Perry and Kesha
June 2010
Music blog
Glastonbury 2010: Dos and don'ts for headliners
If you're thinking of playing a song from 1855, be warned. Glastonbury fans want hits, hummable choruses and hippy waffle about 'the vibes'
May 2010
Music blog
Can music and marriage mix well?
Luke Lewis: Aw, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor has formed a band with his wife. How cute! But not necessarily wise ...
March 2010
Music blog
What can pop learn from Lady Gaga's Telephone?
Gaga's product placement has reached a new order, but how might pop have looked if such blatant commercial opportunism had always been the norm?
January 2010
Music blog
How JD Salinger created the original rock star
Luke Lewis: The literary legend, who died this week, inspired the modern idea of the rock'n'roll rebel with his character Holden Caulfield, the outsider antihero from The Catcher in the Rye
Music blog
Which music genres should be recognised as religions?
Luke Lewis: Metalheads are campaigning to have their tribal sounds recognised as a religion. But surely there are more suitable types of music – like psychedelic trance
Music blog
What are your predictions for the next decade in music?
Luke Lewis: Amy Winehouse fails to release a follow-up album, Oasis reunite for an arena tour, and Slayer reach Christmas No 1. I've seen the future of pop ... and it's not a pretty sight
December 2009
Music blog
The seven deadly sins of playing live
Luke Lewis: For his Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Rufus Wainwright managed to cram in every cliche of live performance. So here is a list of offences that all musicians should avoid ...
