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No boundaries... The beauty of The Lock Up is that it knows no boundaries. It is a punk rock show but at the end of the day what is punk? Is a state of mind or a style of music? To me, Johnny Cash and Parliament Funkadelic were just as punk as The Sex Pistols or GBH. It’s about not conforming and having an open mind. I honestly feel like I could play just about anything on the show and get away with it. But I guarantee you won’t be hearing any Busted or Blue. The new time slot... The big difference is that with this new time slot a lot more people will be able to listen and hopefully some of the bands I play will be able to sell a few more records off the back of it. This scene has been going so strong for so long, it’s about time the bands had an opportunity to be heard and taken seriously. As far as the changing the style of music I play or toning it down for an earlier time slot...that’s not going to happen at all. But, it will still be accessible to someone who is new to this type of music and wants to learn more about it.
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Bruce Dickinson 6 Music – Saturday Night: 21:00 – 00.00
www.bbc.co.uk/6music Bruce Dickinson is for many the face of British heavy metal. As a rock vocalist he has scaled the heights of global commercial success, and is truly a member of the international metal elite. Bruce cut his teeth in a succession of school bands before fronting Samson. Iron Maiden guitarist Steve Harris was impressed with Bruce’s voice and when former vocalist Paul D’ianno left, Dickinson was the obvious replacement. He’s a published author, a trained pilot and a gifted fencer, and now Bruce has turned his hand to broadcasting. Six records you couldn’t live without? Deep Purple – Made In Japan Rainbow – Rising Jethro Tull – Aqualung Bruce Dickinson – The Chemical Wedding Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II A song you wish you’d written? My Way First record you bought? Van Der Graaf Generator – H To He Who Am The Only One Best gig? Rock in Rio First record you ever played on the radio? Highway To Hell A record that makes you laugh? Springtime For Hitler A record that sounds better in the dark? AC/DC – Night Prowler Soundtrack for a long car journey? Kansas – Left Overture
Mike Davies The Rock Show Radio 1 – Wednesday morning 1am – 3am The Lock Up Radio1 – Tuesday 9pm – 11pm www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 How it started... I moved to London five years ago from Los Angeles, California. After working at a coffee shop on Oxford Street for 6 months I became the temporary runner at Radio One. In July of 2001 I went to the Deconstruction Festival with Steve Lamacq and the Evening Session crew. Steve and I hung out all day and talked about punk rock and then when I arrived at work the next Monday, I was called into the office by the big bosses and it turned out Steve had sorted out a job for me on the Session. After working on that for 2 years I was asked to help out putting together a new punk rock show for the station. We worked on the show for a while and then they decided that I should have a shot presenting it. I did a few pilots (test shows) and they must have liked it because The Lock Up has been on the air for 3 years.
Zane Lowe Radio 1: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs: 19:00 – 21:00 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 Zane Lowe took over the Evening session from Steve Lamacq and turned it into alternative heaven, Zane is THE single most talented alternative broadcaster in the UK, FACT! What is your full name? My full name is Alexander Zane Reid Lowe... but you can call me Zane... and in time Zipper... and possibly Zip. But never Zed. How’s your show different from other shows? You’ll have to listen to find out ultimately. I guess what I do on the radio is different to what everybody else does, it’s really hard for me to sit down and analyse it because I’m doing it. The whole fun of doing a radio show is ultimately it’s really spontaneous and really live and you don’t have to think about it too much. But I’d like to think that what we will be doing (whether it’s different to anybody else) is just getting behind the music. Pushing the music really hard and making the most of the songs that we have. Making the most of the 2 hours that we have on the radio and just trying to employ this kinda community spirit and bring everybody in on it. I think it’s much better when everybody’s involved. Give us your life story in. 10 seconds! O.K. I was born in New Zealand. I got on a plane. I travelled to America. I drove across the country. I arrived in England. Got my big break at XFM in London, moved to Radio1 FM, I also present ‘Gonzo’ on MTV2. I’ve been here for 6 / 7 years. I love my life, I love my job, I love my wife.
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