Talk:Steve Lamacq

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Sorry about the Libra thing. I just put that there as an excuse to add a facetious link. People can leave it or remove it, I'm not fussed. Not a bad article, now, is it? Links and everything, very cool- elmsyrup


 * Yep, very good, elmsyrup. So do you like this place? You can do some other articles if you want... :) -- Oliver P. 18:33 Feb 5, 2003 (UTC)

I know, it isn't a bad place at all. But I don't have many fields of expertise... elmsyrup


 * Oh, you don't have to be an expert at anything. You just need to always know at least one thing that hasn't been covered yet. And even if you don't know anything, you can always look stuff up. ;) -- Oliver P. 10:52 Feb 9, 2003 (UTC)

Lurpak
From what I can remember, Peel always used to refer to Lamacq as "Lammo" and it was Mark and Lard who referred to him as "Steve Lurpak". Is this correct, or did Peelie start the "Lurpak" thing?

-Zagrebo 18:17, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I think you're right, I remember Peel calling him Lammo --MartinUK 16:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm going to change the nickname to "Lammo" since I'm sure this is correct. - Zagrebo 21:22, 5 April 2006 (UTC)


 * IIRC it (Lurpak) was a Chris Moyles afternoon show thing they conjured up one day during a link after a trailer for the evening session (on reflection realising how long ago that was i really do feel old now!)160.5.247.8 01:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thinking about it again, it might have been "Prince of Peanuts" ... 160.5.247.8 01:10, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Obligatory Fanzines...
I'm removing the snide/skeptical/un-encyclopedic comment: "It is obligatory that all music journalists would have started a fanzine during their teenage years. " I have left and reworked the statement that he did in fact start a fanzine called A Pack of Lies. Canjecricketer 13:39, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

On his being "arguably the most famous fan of Colchester United"
I'm not really sure that this is relevant to anything. Plus it's not sourced at all. Unless anyone really has an objection to this, I'm going to remove that line (towards the end). Canjecricketer 13:05, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

You could see it that way, but you could source it? I'm pretty sure it's true on both counts. I had a friend who as a Southend fan who told me that although he liked Lamacq's music, he didn't like him because he was a Colchester fan! A quick google search for Steve Lamacq Colchester United reveals a large number of results and interviews where Lamacq has spoken of his love for Colchester. I will source it myself if people decide that it is notable enough to remain in the article. Petepetepetepete 14:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

In 1965 he wouldn't have had to move from Bournemouth to be in Hampshire so this needs tweaking Britmax (talk) 21:47, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

The only controversial part of this statement is that Steve is arguably the most famous fan. What other famous fans are there of Colchester United and would they be more or less famous than Steve Lamacq? So far I've got film maker Ray Hollingsworth who was behind a film based on Colchester's old home ground of Layer Road called 'Made in Colchester. Also there's indie rock group, Absent Kid who are from the Colchester area, played a short set at Colchester's last game at Layer Road and provided the soudtrack for Ray's film. DarthJoeyJoJo (talk) 16:11, 24 February 2009 (UTC) - Edited 09:59 26 February 2009 (UTC) Have a new celebrity fan of ColU. Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester's constituary - Bob Russell. The Lim Dem's page states that he has been a fan for 50 years and is one of the only MP to travel with the fans on away games. Still not as famous as Stevo, though. - Added 07:42 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Place of birth
At 16:24, 3 February 2003, 62.252.32.6 wrote that Steve Lamacq "grew up in the Braintree area of the county of Essex on October 16, 1965." At 16:31, 3 February 2003, Oliver Pereira reformatted that to "(born October 16, 1965)" and "He grew up in the Braintree area of the county of Essex." At 17:59, 3 February 2003, 62.252.32.6 reverted the sentence to "He was born in 1965 in the Braintree area of the county of Essex." Then at 06:31, 14 January 2004, 80.6.208.75 changed the birthplace to Bournemouth, with the wording "He was born in Bournemouth in the county of Dorset. His family soon moved to Essex and he grew up in the Colne Engaine area." At 18:17, 31 August 2005, Vincej corrected the county, because Bournemouth was in Hampshire and not in Dorset in 1965.

At 18:15, 5 March 2010, 81.137.82.158 changed the place of birth in the body of the article but not in the infobox or the category (People from Bournemouth) from Bournemouth to Basingstoke.

Unfortunately, none of these changes gave any references, and I have been unable to determine whether he was born in Bournemouth or Basingstoke or somewhere else. I have looked at all the external links given as references in the article. Should his place of birth be removed from the article until someone can provide a reference? Coyets (talk) 11:33, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Wrong year of birth
Steve Lamacq was born on October 16 1964, not 1965. He celebrated his 50th this year. He also mentioned on his radio show that he's aware of the mistake on Wikipedia, and denied that he did it himself :) I'm too unfamiliar with Wikipedia source requirements (and too lazy) to edit this myself though. Someone probably should, though.

Richey Edwards Interview
During his time at NME, he interviewed Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers, which ended with Richey cutting 4 Real into his arm with a razor blade. This is probably one of the defining moments of both men's careers and should probably be acknowledged. 179.25.102.96 (talk) 06:57, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Part of radio
I am wondering if it’s okay to have a big section about a living person with no sources as we see here on Radio and other sections. I did not delete them, as I believe it’s all true about Steve, but it looks strange. Bager Drukit (talk) 19:15, 8 March 2024 (UTC)