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With Andy Partridge and Mark Fisher on the XTC Fanzine

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie are joined by XTC's Andy Partridge and XTC fanzine founding editor Mark Fisher talking about the cult XTC fanzine Limelight.

6 Music audio chefs Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie rustling up a musical feast for your ears. Joining them in their radio kitchen today is Andy Partridge of post-punk band XTC and Mark Fisher, editor of 1980s cult XTC fanzine Limelight. Famous for their hits Dear God, Generals and Majors and Making Plans for Nigel, they're both here to talk about the fanzine, which was created for and by fans of the Swindon-based band, and claims fans such as comedians Stewart Lee and Phill Jupitus, Game of Thrones' Kevin Eldon and 'Suffragette' actor Joanna Neary.

Other special ingredients today include The Chain, a full of flavour feature with over 6,000 songs in the mix. Could your pick be added next? It's your chance to get involved... AND there's Tea Time Theme Time, where you get to guess what links three songs over a nice cup of tea and a freshly baked scone if you're lucky.

Plus Music News to keep you in the loop of all things in the music biz, and some new music releases, straight out the oven. Mmm, tasty!

3 hours

Last on

Mon 11 Sep 2017 13:00

Music Played

  • The Icicle Works

    Love Is A Wonderful Colour

    • ICICLE WORKS.
    • Beggars Banquet.
  • The Horrors

    Something To Remember Me By

    • Wolftone.
  • Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77

    Medicine Chest Dub

    • Tru Thoughts.
  • The Jam

    Smithers-Jones

    • EXTRAS.
    • Polydor.
  • Self Esteem

    Your Wife

    • Kick & Clap.
  • Monie Love

    It's A Shame

    • Cool Tempo.
  • Loyle Carner

    Damselfly (feat. Tom Misch)

  • Prophets of Rage

    Radical Eyes

    • Caroline International.
  • AK/DK

    Morphology

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Take Me Out

    • Domino.
  • Daughter

    Burn It Down

    • 4AD.
  • Funkadelic

    Can You Get To That

    • Westbound Records 鈥.
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Upside Down

    • Rhino.
  • Amadou & Mariam

    Filaou Bessame

    • Because Music.
  • Fat White Family

    Touch The Leather

    • Hate Hate Hate Records.
  • Alex Lahey

    I Love You Like a Brother

  • XTC

    Love on a Farmboy's Wages

    • VIRGIN.
  • XTC

    Stupidly Happy

    • COOKING VINYL.
  • This Is the Kit

    Hotter Colder

    • Rough Trade.
  • Kraftwerk

    Tour De France

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Kae Tempest

    Tunnel Vision

    • Fiction Records.
  • Sparks

    Amazing Mr Repeat

    • Hippopotamus.
    • BMG.
    • 13.
  • The Gap Band

    Oops Up Side Your Head

    • Virgin.
  • 补濒迟鈥怞

    Pleader

  • Fran莽oise Hardy

    Mon Amie La Rose

    • Les Chansons D'Amour.
    • Camden.
  • LCD Soundsystem

    tonite

    • DFA Records/Columbia.
  • Sleeper

    Sale Of The Century

  • Ray Charles

    Georgia On My Mind

  • Blur

    The Universal

  • Everything Everything

    Desire

    • RCA Records.
  • Big Thief

    Haley

    • Saddle Creek Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Sep 2017 13:00