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Actor Ewen Bremner on playing Creation Records’ boss Alan McGee

Mark and Stuart hear from actor Ewen Bremner about his latest film role as infamous record label founder Alan McGee

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today they hear from Scottish actor Ewen Bremner. Famed for his role as Spud in Danny Boyle’s film adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting, he began his acting career in the 1980’s. In his latest role he plays the infamous founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee, in forthcoming film ‘Creation Stories’. With a script by Irvine Welsh, the biographical drama charts the rise of McGee and the record label.

Creation Records was an important part of the indie scene in the 1980’s and 90’s with bands including Primal Scream. Alan McGee famously signed Oasis to the label after seeing them play in Glasgow in 1993.

Also on the show… catch up on the best music and entertainment stories of the past week in ‘This Week In Music’.

Plus... regular features 'The Chain' - our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs - and 'Sampled Underfoot' which explores the samples used in some of our favourite tracks.

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

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Last on

Sat 27 Feb 2021 07:00

Music Played

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Some Candy Talking

    • Blanco Y Negro.
  • shame

    Nigel Hitter

    • Dead Oceans.
  • Shy FX

    Soon Come

    • Nova Records.
  • Hattie Cooke

    Ladders

  • Jehnny Beth

    French Countryside

    • To Love Is To Live.
    • 20L07 Music.
  • Carole King

    It's Too Late

    • Epic.
  • The S.O.S. Band

    Just Be Good To Me

    • CBS.
  • Songhoy Blues

    Bon Bon (Mike Lindsay Remix)

    • Transgressive.
  • Günter Kallmann Chor

    Daydream

  • The Beta Band

    Squares

    • Regal.
  • Field Music

    Orion From The Street

    • Memphis Industries.
  • Blondie

    Dreaming

    • EMI.
  • Mogwai

    Ritchie Sacramento

    • As The Love Continues.
    • Rock Action Records.
  • Dr. Dre

    The Next Episode (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • 2001.
    • Interscope Records.
    • 1.
  • Grace Jones

    This Is

    • Hurricane.
  • Poppy Ajudha

    Weakness

    • 2021 Poppy Ajudha.
  • Fryars

    God Melodies

    • Fiction Records.
  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

    • (CD Single).
    • VIRGIN.
    • 2.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    Stone Free 

    • MCA.
  • Anna Calvi

    Suzanne And I

  • Shygirl

    Tasty

    • Because Records.
  • Bicep

    Saku (feat. Clara La San)

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Depeche Mode

    Personal Jesus

  • Hamish Hawk

    Caterpillar

    • Post Electric Records.
  • Melba Moore

    Magic Touch

  • Labi Siffre

    I Got The

  • Sofia Kourtesis

    La Perla

    • Technicolour.
  • The Chemical Brothers

    Star Guitar

    • Virgin.
  • Sampa the Great

    Freedom

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Television Personalities

    Part-Time Punks

  • Oasis

    Rock 'N' Roll Star

    • CREATION RECORDS.
  • Fimber Bravo

    Hiyah Man

    • Moshi Moshi Music.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Feb 2021 07:00