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Great music, chat and Blur’s Dave Rowntree

Dave Rowntree of Brit-pop band Blur joins Stuart to share his 'First, Last and Everything' and talk about his debut solo album ‘Radio Songs’.

Stuart Maconie presents a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today, Dave Rowntree of Blur joins Stuart to share his 'First, Last and Everything' - that’s the first record he owned, the most recent one he’s enjoyed and the record that means ‘everything’ to him. As well as discussing his musical enthusiasms, he also talks about the recently announced Blur reunion gigs and his debut solo album ‘Radio Songs’, which is out in January 2023.

Dave is best known as the drummer in Brit-pop band Blur, who formed in London in the late 80's. He has turned his hand to film and TV composing, working on the score for the 2018 Bros documentary ‘Bros: After the Screaming Stops’, the Â鶹Éç series ‘The Capture’ and Netflix’s ‘The One’. A man of many talents – he is also a computer animator, podcast host, pilot, solicitor and former Labour councillor.

Also on the show... long-running feature ‘The Chain’, which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

1 minute

Music Played

  • Hot Chip

    Night & Day

    • Domino.
  • Elkka

    I Just Want To Love You

  • Blackstreet & Dr. Dre

    No Diggity

    • MCA.
  • Colour Box

    The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme

    • Colourbox.
    • 4 A.D..
  • Nation of Language

    From The Hill

  • The Selecter

    On My Radio

    • EMI.
  • First Aid Kit

    A Feeling That Never Came

    • Columbia.
  • Fell

    We Could Do Anything

  • The Association

    Cherish

    • The Association - Greatest Hits.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Divorce

    Checking Out

    • Hand In Hive.
  • Rahim Redcar

    Je te vois enfin (6 Music Session,14th Nov 2022)

  • Funkadelic

    (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)

    • Warner Bros. Records.
  • George FitzGerald

    Passed Tense (feat. Panda Bear)

    • Domino.
  • SAULT

    Wildfires

    • Forever Living Originals.
  • The Mighty Lemon Drops

    Out Of Hand

  • Gaz Coombes

    Don't Say It's Over

  • Dave Rowntree

    Tape Measure

    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Blur

    Popscene

    • Food.
  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 011.
  • Arctic Monkeys

    There'd Better Be A Mirrorball

    • Domino Recording Co..
  • Massive Attack

    Teardrop

    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Nov 2022 08:00