The Latest Breaking News from Steve Lamacq

“The meaning behind all of this is right in front of our faces, we’re just overlooking it”: Just what was the Radiohead Binary Code theory - and was there any truth in it?

Were hints that OK Computer and In Rainbows should be listened to as one monster record deliberately seeded by the band?

MusicRadar · Nov 3, 2025

“We were the antithesis of Britpop – we really hated all that kind of thing." Every Idlewild album in the band's own words

Scottish rockers Idlewild are poised to celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their self-titled 10th album. Frontman Roddy Woomble talks us through the history of the band, album-by-album

Louder · Sep 4, 2025

Jo Whiley felt ‘tingles’ when Oasis played in her studio for first time

Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq played Oasis on their Radio 1 Evening Session in 1993 – the first time they were ever played on the radio

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

UK risks losing out on ‘future generation of superstars’ if government doesn’t protect music venues

BBC Radio DJ Steve Lamacq leads call for government to increase support for struggling music sector in its autumn statement

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Steve Lamacq to step back from BBC Radio 6 Music show

DJ to host drive-time show one day a week instead of five, with Huw Stephens taking over rest of week

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

Steve Lamacq quitting BBC Radio 6 Music drivetime show after 18 years

Presenter, who has been championing new music for decades, wants to spend more time with his family

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

From weird nostalgia to weak formats, 6 Music is having an identity crisis

In trying to shake off the ‘6 Music Dad’ tag and not be thought of as an indie rock hub, the BBC radio station isn’t sure what it wants to be any more

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

‘Suddenly misfits became pop stars, and we were part of it’: How Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq made Radio 1’s Evening Session

We were going to all these gigs and it was like all these bands – Suede, Blur, Oasis, the Verve – were our mates down the pub. There was no fakery or pretence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival coming back to Manchester permanently after nine years - who is playing and how to get tickets

Everything you need to know about the hit festival coming back home

Manchester Evening News · Feb 14, 2023

Top DJ Steve Lamacq names his top Scots gigs and praises 'connoisseur' gig-goers

The legendary disc jockey is urging music lovers to find the shows they'll be bragging for years during Independent Venue Week.

Daily Record · Jan 28, 2023