Episode 14: Steve Lamacq

Welcome back to Sound Affects podcast, after a long hiatus during which time we've been in a 6-month lockdown/post-lockdown pandemic. In this episode, I speak to Steve Lamacq, aka Lammo – BBC radio DJ for BBC 6 Music, former NME journalist and co-host of BBC Radio 1 Evening Session with Jo Whiley, founder of Deceptive Records (Elastica, Placebo, Idelwild), and author of Going Deaf for a Living. He famously interviewed Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers in the early 90s, resulting in one of the most iconic and sobering NME images of all time. I wanted to speak to Steve in more depth about this experience and other complex encounters that he documents in his book. IDLES, who we discuss in this episode, will be performing on Steve’s BBC Radio 6 show today, Monday 5th October. If you miss it, you can catch up for 30 days on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000n603 As ever, please leave comments below, reviews on iTunes/Apple Pod, or follow Sound Affects on Twitter/Facebook @SoundAffectsPod and Instagram @sound_affects_podcast. Email [email protected]. I love hearing from you! WARNING: This episode explores self-harm. Please see links below for support and help with self harm/injury: https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/webchat-support https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/webchat/ https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/self-harm/ https://www.talklife.co/ https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/self-harm/about-self-harm/ https://www.samaritans.org/https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-worried-about-someone-else/if-someone-you-know-self-harming/?fbclid=IwAR0gxOCPHP76IaBk9xrpmUt_I41M2epBUcZuheGhhMAHSkGrt1X1sVUOO44   Link to Going Deaf for a Living by Steve Lamacq: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Deaf-Living-Steve-Lamacq/dp/1787601277   Thank you for all of your support.