October 2002
Steve Lamacq : Exclusive interview |
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| Steve Lamacq - BBC Radio One DJ |
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Steve Lamacq loves Nottingham, and
especially Rock City. In this exclusive interview he tells us why
he wanted 'One Live' in Nottingham.
Interview by Charlie Goldthorpe
A NTU Platform article
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| Interview
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Have
you been to Nottingham much before?
Yeah I remember coming to Nottingham Trent University to do
a feature on 'My Bloody Valentine'. I love going to gigs in
Nottingham. 'Rock City's' one of my favourite venues in the
country and I've been pushing to have 'One Live in Nottingham'
for just ages and ages. It's a perfect set up and a lovely setting.
It's just a really nice city. I've been going to Nottingham
since my days on the NME and if anything it's just got better,
because now you've got The Social and Selectadisc which takes
up a whole street. |
Who
are you looking forward to seeing?
Well loads of people. I haven't seen 'The Doves' since the start
of the year and I'd like to see 'The Vines' because the first
time I saw them I didn't think they were anything particularly
special live, but they were good at Reading festival. Vendetta
Red who I still haven't seen, but the music I've heard is really
good. |
Are
there any tips you'd give to budding young journalists or presenters?
It's very difficult to say. In a way you find your own way in,
there is no way I should have ended up at 'Radio One'. Coming
from a small village with something like two buses a week I
was more determined to find a route out and move to somewhere
where I could see gigs. As the record industry stands at the
moment, it's full so you have to prove you're the best and do
something different. |
Anything
you would like to add about One Live?
Oh it's a 'Thrill a minute rollercoaster with more live shows
than Radio One ever had before.' Can I also plug 'Steve Lamacq's
fantasy record industry'? I think it's on a Wednesday (to be
confirmed) so if you're in a band and want to know more about
the industry get yourself along, it's free. We form a band from
people in the audience and then we role play the life of a band.
They'll be a press officer, a radio promoter, an A and R person
and a manager. We then go through everything that happens in
the life of a band and the audience decide whether they would
buy the record or not. |
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