Their mid 90s evening show was the last programme I really listened to on Radio 1 before leaving music radio behind completely and moving on to 5 Live and rediscovering my old CDs (pre-Spotify).

A reunion on the newly rejuvenated Radio 2 would be marvellous. How about a Sunday afternoon indie requst show 2-5pm?

The end of last few decades saw albums released that shaped much of the following few years (The Man Who by Travis in 1999; The Stone Roses in 1989; too many to mention* in 1979). What album/act does he think may influence the sound of the new decade?

* a cop-out I know...

landfill indie?

What's your favourite band of all time?
Favourite album?
What band would you have wanted to be a member of?
First single you ever bought?

'Steve, what's it like living in the eaves of Adam & Joe's hut? '[which is just outside of the Big British Castle walls - of course - and was built by George Lamb]
'And were you badly injured by the Champagne cork which Adam fired at you on Boxing day?'

Any idea if his book "Going Deaf For A Living" is likely to be reprinted? I've been looking for a copy for ages, but it remains stubbornly out of print.

...of the hundreds you attend each year, to really startle you and make you feel you were witnessing something really new and fresh?

What does he have to say for himself?

for introducing me to the marvellous Cable. Steve played "Freeze The Atlantic", and I was hooked. Since managed to pick up all the singles, EPs and LPs. Marvellous....and thanks!!

the best band name you've heard recenty?

How much do you weigh?

And by *old* I mean anything over, oh, five years old. The never-ending quest for new music is admirable but I get the impression that as soon as he's discovered one band it's on to the next. Does any of it stay with him? His passion for music is unquestionable but at the same time, paradoxically it seems like he sees it as disposable - that's the impression I get from interviews anyway. What music does he actually cherish?

Not having a dig, I'm genuinely curious.

Or alternatively, when was the last time he was in Colchester?

Zane Lowe's Radio One show? Any bitterness at being shunted out of the station's schedules?

doesn't it?

. . . was the hack present on the scene when Richie Manic carved 4 Real into his arm all those years ago? What on earth did he think at the time? Any idea how big a story/iconic an image it would become? Did he get a hanky out to try to stop the bleeding, etc?

Oasis single handedly destroyed 'indie' and replaced it with something supposedly bigger, brighter and better. I would argue that what came before (Suede, Auteurs, Carter, MBV..etc) was far more sophisticated than the lumpen knees up pub rock served up by the Gallaghers.

You going? Fancy a beer before the game?

Or the name of the shop where he gets his bow ties?

Who is the best band you have seen that didn't make it and the worst band you've seen who did?
What did you think of the hammering Joe Whily got in The Word?
Colin Murray, the Evening Session till the Darts. What sport would you like to commentate on?

As a gourmand peanut and cider consumer, what is your favorite combination of the two?

What pork scratchings do you rate, if any?

is the best David Bowie LP since "Let's Dance" in 1983. Discuss.

your favourite type of french rainproof garment?

Does Mr Lamacq still harbour the same feelings as expressed on Fighting Talk about Paul Lambert? Presumably he won't agree with my prediction of a narrow win for Norwich against Colchester this Saturday?

...your favourite Steely Dan song?

A truly enormous amount, to be honest.

1) How many does he reckon he's clocked up over the years?

2) To what extent has his hearing been knackered by prolonged and frequent exposure to loud music?

3) Just in case.. TO WHAT EXTENT HAS HIS HEARING BEEN KNACKERED..etc

And now to matters both coatular and exitiferous..

real name?

about Tv celebrities filling the radio airwaves?

http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/too-many-tv-presenters-radio-2

Given the gig miles Steve must have clocked up it seems a good point to re-open this tremendous thread
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/whats-worst-stage-behaviour-youve-...

So, What is the worst on stage behaviour Steve has ever witnessed at a gig.

You *have* to get him to reveal his favourite crisps/pub snack as well imagine the sponsorship deal waiting to happen...

on the 'least amount of people at a gig', for his radio show, from the Word Blog.
Then ask him what his all time favourite music publication is?

Yes - ask Steve how he manages to find the time to do all the things he does *and* see bands seven, sometimes eight, days a week. If I tried that my wife would have something to say about it I'm sure! I know it's sort of his job but jeesh, I certaintly couldn't manage seven gigs in a row fuelled only by crisps and cider.

weren't Lush the biggest band in the universe?

just a load of bollocks?

Would Steve rather hang out backstage with the headliners or stay out front with a packet of crips and a pint of cider?

...was his best and made him feel the most proud, and which his worst? (especially the latter-there may be many examples)