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Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie are joined by writer and journalist Mark Ellen, who talks about his book Rock Stars Stole My Life!: A Big Bad Love Affair with Music.

Mark and Stuart's guest today is writer and journalist, and all-round good egg, Mark Ellen. He became the Editor of Smash Hits in 1983, has written for NME, Q, and Select Magazines, worked at Live Aid and Radio 1, and founded Word Magazine with Whistle Test co-presenter David Hepworth. He's here to talk about his book, which charts his eventful journey through these musical waters.

Plus attempt to get your dulcet tones on the DAB airwaves by suggesting what track follows what, in trusty all-round good egg The Chain - or gather your friends around the wireless for some Teatime Themetime fun times by guessing the link between three records. What ARE you waiting for?!

3 hours

Last on

Thu 26 Mar 2015 13:00

Music Played

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Arista.
  • Young Fathers

    Rain Or Shine

    • Big Dada.
  • Morrissey

    Dagenham Dave

    • CD SINGLE.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • The Ronettes

    Keep On Dancing

  • The Decemberists

    Cavalry Captain

    • Cavalry Captain.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.
  • Panda Bear

    Boys Latin

    • Domino Recording Company.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Foxy Lady

    • Polydor.
  • Nadine Shah

    Fool

    • R&S RECORDS.
  • Sufjan Stevens

    No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross

    • ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS.
  • Nick Drake

    Day Is Done

  • Shampoo

    Trouble

  • Daft Punk

    Robot Rock

    • (CD Single).
    • VIRGIN.
  • Blur

    Go Out

    • Parlophone.
  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Something To Talk About

    • Twisted Nerve.
  • Sparks

    Get in the Swing

  • Kendrick Lamar

    For Sale - Interlude

    • POLYDOR.
  • Gaz Coombes

    Detroit

    • Detroit.
    • Hot Fruit/Caroline.
    • 001.
  • Elvis Costello

    I'm Not Angry

  • David McWilliams

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Sounds Of The Sixties - 20 Swinging H.
    • Telstar.
  • The Cure

    The Walk

    • Fiction.
  • Television

    Foxhole

    • Elektra.
  • Everything Everything

    Distant Past

    • RCA Records.
  • The Staves

    No Me No You No More

  • Oasis

    Cast No Shadow

    • CREATION RECORDS.
  • Joanna Gruesome

    Honestly Do Yr Worst

    • Fortuna Pop!.
  • J.J. Barnes

    Every Time I See You I Go Wild

  • Teleman

    Strange Combinations

    • Speedy Wunderground.
  • B. Bumble & the Stingers

    Nut Rocker

  • Joni Mitchell

    Court and Spark

  • Paul Weller

    Peacock Suit

  • Toro y Moi

    Empty Nesters

    • Empty Nesters.
    • Carpark Records.
    • 001.
  • Jessie Ware

    If You're Never Gonna Move

    • PMR Records.
  • Thomas Dolby

    Hyperactive

    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Mar 2015 13:00