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Steve reflects on yesterday's Merch Market

Steve reflects on yesterday's Merch Market and hears from organiser Tim Burgess, and also announces our Independent Venue Week plans. Also, there is new music from Deadletter.

Steve reflects on yesterday's Merch Market in London and hears from organiser Tim Burgess. The Charlatans frontman first launched his Merch Market last year, with the first edition taking place in Manchester. With the initiative, bands sell merchandise direct to fans and keep 100 per cent of the income. Alongside this, Paul Smith from Maximo Park talks us through their massive track Apply Some Pressure for this week's edition of What's The Story.

Steve also announces our Independent Venue Week plans, and there is brand new music from Deadletter, Deary, Gretel, Slow Husky and Dry Cleaning.

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Mon 12 Jan 202616:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    I Can Talk

    • CD SINGLE.
    • KITSUNE.
    • 1.

  • Silver Gore

    All the Good Men

    • Island Records.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • TELSTAR.

  • Gretel

    Darkness, be my friend

    • Breadcrumb Records.

  • Whale

    Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe

    • Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe.
    • WM Sweden.
    • 1.

  • Dry Cleaning

    Let Me Grow and You'll See The Fruit

  • Trinix & One‐T

    The Magic Key

    • The Magic Key.
    • PEOPLE WANT TO DANCE.
    • 1.

  • Billy Bragg

    A New England - BBC Session 27/07/83

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Christine

    • Polydor.

  • DEADLETTER

    It Comes Creeping

    • SO Recordings.

  • Tag Team

    Whoomp! (There It Is)

    • (CD Single).
    • Club Tools.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Tuff Gong.

  • thistle.

    tied

    • Single.
    • REX RECS.

  • Le Tigre

    Hot Topic

    • Le Tigre.
    • Wiiija.

  • Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda

    What It Gave Me

    • Fontana.

  • Daisy Chainsaw

    Love Your Money

    • Eleventeen.
    • A&M.
    • 6.

  • Bettie Serveert

    Kid's Allright

    • Palomine.
    • Matador.
    • 3.

  • World of Twist

    The Storm

    • Quality Street.
    • Circa Records.
    • 10.

  • Alice Costelloe

    How Can I

    • Move On With The Year.
    • Moshi Moshi Records.
    • 2.

  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • A&M.

  • Coach Party

    Control

    • Chess Club Records.

  • The Coral

    Pass It On

    • Deltasonic.

  • Tony Bontana

    Battered Chips

    • Everything Is Perfect Records.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3

    • Papillion.

  • deary

    SEABIRD

    • Birding.
    • Bella Union.

  • Maxïmo Park

    Apply Some Pressure

    • Warp.

  • The Good Men

    Give It Up

    • (CD Single).
    • ffrreedom.

  • We Hate You Please Die

    Adrenaline

  • Crazy Paving

    Guided By Choices

    • Sad Club Recs.

  • The Vaccines

    No Hope

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Nadia Sheikh

    How to Lose a Friend

  • Doves

    Black And White Town

    • Heavenly.

  • Oasis

    Rock 'N' Roll Star

    • Definitely Maybe.
    • Helter Skelter.

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Food.

  • Public Service Broadcasting

    Spitfire

    • Test Card Recordings.

  • SPRINTS

    Descartes

    • City Slang.

  • The Charlatans

    Appetite

    • We Are Love.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 7.

  • Charles Wright & Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

    Express Yourself

    • WSM.

  • Snooper

    Guard Dog

    • Third Man.

  • Girls at Our Best!

    Go for Gold

    • Pleasure.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 5.

  • The Stingrays

    He Said To Me

    • He Said To Me.
    • Nice Swan.

  • Sleaford Mods

    Megaton

    • Rough Trade.

  • Shadowman

    Flowers

  • Sailor Honeymoon

    Armchair

  • Middleman

    Carry the Lie

    • Evil Speaker Records.

  • Slow Husky

    Headrush

    • Slow Husky.

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Jan 202616:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music