The last months, I listen to the radio a lot. I don't know if I'm growing up, not having the time to search for new sounds (that's a big fat LIE) or moving to London that made me being stuck in radio stations like BBC or Amazing radio but for some reason I do. As a result, I started to learn again how to listen to producer's music choices (not another boring playlist, thank you very much), enjoy and appreciate them.
In the same spirit, that's how I bumped into Steven Lamacq's radio show. To be quite honest, I discovered him quite late. So, in my 20-something, I already knew about Sarah and Postcard Records, shoegaze music and fuzzy guitars but most of all,I knew who Steve Lamacq was. A guy who had an evening show on BBC6 and loved to mix up new and old stuff. At that time, I was looking for someone who could play music from previous decades but also be able to support fresh things. Someone who could understand the music universe as a music fan. And the rest was history.
Actually, I listen to Steve Lamacq's show as I'm writing right now. He picked Courtney Barnett's new song and then,Blur. Those random choices are exactly how he identifies his style. New artists who worth listening to but also favourite bands who shaped their own path in music history. Passioned about independent sound (unless we are talking about Ed Sheeran) ,he can tell you many stories about the Oasis vs Blur period in the same way he will do a dj set after Shame's secret gig. He interviewed Nirvana in a B&B room at Shepherd's Bush area while he faced an angry Robbie Williams due to an awful review. Under these conditions, Going Deaf for A Living was born. A book that includes some of the greatest memories of his career until now.
His latest tour was completed in the famous 100 club, in London. There ,he summed up the most important parts of the book, his music experience first as a fan and then as a professional and the time he decided to leave the radio shows once and for all. Simple, happy and quite shy standing in the middle of the scene, he gave details about the weirdest ways of getting a demo, the signing of an unknown girl band named Elastica in his DIY record label and the funny moments he shared with John Peel. But above all, he showed that he still remains a lovely, funny and warm personality who isn't afraid to give a real opinion about artists and records, defend it as a true music fan.
If you want to find out who Steve Lamacq really is, just tune in every day 16.00 -19.00 pm to BBC Radio6. By the end of the show, you will have a couple of new artists to talk about and some great reasons to tune in again the next day. In other words, Steve Lamacq's show can be the vivid soundtrack in a Spotify world. It's essential in every possible way.
Steve Lamacq's Radio Show on BBC Radio 6 Music Mon-Fri 16.00-19.00 pm
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