Frank's 21 Favourite Albums from the 21st Century

Earlier this week I made a two-day stop in my hometown between the end of my holidays in Portugal and my return to London. One late night, drinking beer in the 33-degree heat with some of my oldest friends, we started talking music and how hard it was to find albums you enjoyed from beginning to end. We each threw some names around – some which we agreed on and some the rest had never heard of. And that was that. When I got back to London, I stumbled across this article from American GQ listing their 21 essential albums from the 21st century. I sent the link around to my friends and it seemed only natural to challenge each other to put together our own lists of favourites, which we did on Facebook. I then thought it would be a good idea to share them here with the hope that some of you will also share some of your favourites that I might have missed or to simply rejoice in our matches.
I was able to find most of them on iTunes apart from Zazie's 'Rodéo Tour', which you can listen to here, and Tom Odell's original EP, which isn't available anywhere anymore, so I shared his full album.

Best Dressed at the BAFTAs & Grammys 2013

The great Hardy Amies said: "A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care and then forgotten all about them". In other words, make sure you're comfortable in what you wear, don't ever try to hard or let your clothes wear you. And this goes double for evening wear. Last night we saw plenty of good examples of this on the BAFTAs and the Grammys red carpets.
No one wears a suit like a Brit – unless you're Ryan Gosling or Samuel L. Jackson. Even guys like Dave Berry and Alex Zane, who tried a little too hard, manage to look seemingly good at the BAFTAs. Nicholas Hoult, one of my favourite dudes at the moment because he is so relaxed and natural about everything. The same goes for Eddie (Fly) Redmayne who rocked a skinny Burberry tux last night before spending the awards ceremony throwing his guts out backstage. Samuel L. Jackson participated in one of the biggest trends of the night: velvet. He went for a classic 3-piece look of exquisite proportions.
Damien Lewis and Luke Evans also went for velvet but they were a little more daring. Damien in a full teal green number by Burberry – my favourite velvet look of the night – and Luke in a burgundy blazer with split satin lapels worn with black suit trousers.

Over in LA Americans were walking their finest attire down the Grammy's red carpet at the Staples Centre. Guys in the music industry are known for their pomp, which usually results in whacky outfits no one understands. A lot of them go to the other extreme going so simple or casual there is little to comment. Luckily, Justin Timberlake is back in business so we know we're going to keep getting incredible Tom Ford moments like this one last night. It was a kind of old school look not many people could pull off but one which looked cool and current on JT – and even more so in action. Also last night I found out about country up-and-comer Hunter Hayes, who is a sort of make Taylor Swift. He's 21 and just under 1.70m and I always root for short stylish guys. Even though I don't approve of his converse choice last night I thought his monochrome number was fit to perfection and I can appreciate a guy who knows how to wear a tie clip. It looks like John Mayer has decided to dazzle us with his sartorial choices while he lets his voice rest after surgery. The signer went for a lilac-y blue velvet blazer, which he paired with a blue silk bowtie. It could have been a little clown-ish but he's John Mayer, he can do as he pleases.

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Most Stylish of the Week: James Bond, Spider-Man & Chuck Bass

If anyone had any doubts about why Daniel Craig is James Bond this should help clear it up. The super traditional colour combination could have been boring were it not for the perfect fit of the suit. The proportions are spot-on to the millimetre. I smell Tom Ford?
Andrew Garfield was really showing off all the new muscles he had to get to be Spidey. And who could blame him. I don't love the slight shine of his polo shirt but I like the casual chic vibe it has paired with the chinos and deck shoes. Also, another great lesson in grooming. When going for a scruffy beard a gelled hairdo will always balance it out.
John Mayer turned 35 this week and had a well overdue trim, which made him look 10 years younger and 8 kilos lighter. As much as I wish he went for slightly slimmer clothes I was quite keen oh his birthday dinner outfit. It's all about the velvet bowtie and denim jacket – a combo I will be trying myself.
The Gossip Girl boys have been filming non-stop for the last few weeks and have finally wrapped their last season of the show. In style. Ed Westwick showed us mortals a man shouldn't be scared of bold pin stripe suits. In fact, we should embrace them with a whole lot of pattern mixing enthusiasm. Penn Badgley, on the other hand, decided to leave his boring suits in Brooklyn and go for a beautiful Alexander McQueen suit from the FW12 collection. The tie is just a tad too short but that blazer is a killer.

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