| Steve
Lamacq |
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| Born |
October 16, 1965 (1965-10-16) (age 41)
 Bournemouth,
England,
United Kingdom |
| Show |
Steve Lamacq on 6 Music |
| Station(s) |
BBC 6 Music |
| Time slot |
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekdays |
| Show |
In New Music We Trust |
| Station(s) |
BBC Radio 1 |
| Time slot |
9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Mondays |
| Style |
Disc Jockey |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Website |
Steve Lamacq on 6music |
Steve Lamacq (born 16 October
1965),
sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given
to him by John
Peel) or "The Cat" (due to his ability as a
goalkeeper), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio
stations Radio
1, BBC
6 Music and now BBC Radio 2 on a Wednesday from
23:30-00:30 before Janice Long.
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Contents
- 1 Early
Career
- 2 Radio
1
- 3 BBC
6 Music / Radio 2
- 4 External
links
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Early Career
He was born in Bournemouth, then in Hampshire. His
family soon moved to Essex and he grew up in the Halstead area
in a village called Colne Engaine. Lamacq's journalistic
career began as a junior reporter at the West Essex Gazette,
after studying Journalism at Harlow College, Essex. It is
obligatory that all music journalists would have started a fanzine
during their teenage years. Lamacq's fanzine was called A Pack Of Lies.
It was during his time at the New
Musical Express that he began DJing on XFM, when it was still a
pirate
radio station. He formed a record label in 1992 with Alan James
and Tony Smith, called Deceptive Records. Their most
successful signing was Elastica. Most of the label's
releases shared a punk- pop sensibility. Deceptive Records folded in 2001. Lamacq has
written an autobiography, entitled Going
Deaf For A Living.
In 1991 Lamacq was unwittingly involved in one of the most
infamous events in British rock music of recent times during a post-gig
interview at the Norwich
Arts Centre with Welsh
rock band Manic Street Preachers
for the NME. After repeated attempts by the bands co-lyricist Richey James Edwards
to convince Lamacq that they were "for real" (the Manics had been
making outrageous statements in the music press), Edwards gave up and
carved 4 Real into his forearm with a razor blade.
The publicity this created nearly single handedly launched the Manics
into the superstar bracket. The editorial meeting in which the story
was discussed, was recorded for a BBC Radio 5 documentary, "Sleeping With
the NME" which later appeared as the b-side to the Manics' single "Suicide
Is Painless" (Theme from M*A*S*H).
Lamacq is viewed by many as a key figure in shaping British
musical taste, especially in the age group of 17-25, and a natural
successor to the late great John Peel in championing new music.
Radio 1
Between 1993
and 1997
Lamacq presented the Evening Session with Jo Whiley,
and then on his own until December 2002, when the programme was cancelled. Colin
Murray served as a temporary replacement for six months until
Zane
Lowe's contract with the London station XFM ended in June 2003, where he took up a permanent position.
Lamacq presented the indie radio show Lamacq Live
every Monday evening until September 18th, 2006. The show ended as part of a makeover in
Radio 1's schedule, in order to present a "younger image" to Radio One
Listeners.. Lamacq Live began in late July 1998.
Colin Murray effectively took over his slot, but Lamacq still presents
documentaries for the station and will be hosting John Peel
night later this year. He now also presents Radio One's In
New Music We Trust slot every Monday night from 9 to 10 p.m. Tim
Westwood, Jo
Whiley and Pete Tong present the same slot
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively, also 'discovered' the
underground indie band Pencil Toes.
BBC 6 Music / Radio 2
Lamacq's homepage on the BBC's website described "Lamacq Live"
as "the UK's most influential indie radio show". He also has a programme on the BBC's digital station,
6
Music, which was on Sunday afternoons, but from April 2005 he has presented
the daily teatime show on 6 Music, taking over from Andrew
Collins, where he still remains. In addition to this, since April 2007, he also presents
a weekly show on BBC Radio 2, every Wednesday night from
11.30pm - 12.30am, where he plays his choice of music and introduces
listeners to emerging artists.
Lamacq is arguably the most famous fan of Colchester United.
External links
