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Made of Sheffield

Sheffield is home to the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, the Human League and many more. Emily Pilbeam meets Sheffield hero Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers at Sidney and Matilda's.

Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers is unashamedly beating the drum for his hometown of Sheffield. He's even taken on the role of Chairman of the oldest football club in the world, Sheffield FC. The steel city has produced many musical legends from the Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley and Pulp to the Human League, Warp Records and Self Esteem. There must be something in the water. Behind these heroes from the city are the people who run the clubs and venues. Emily meets Mark Riddington from the venue Sidney and Matilda to find out why Sheffield is a melting pot for music and creatives to thrive in.

Produced by True Thought Productions for BBC Radio 6 Music Indie Forever.

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Music Played

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Heavyweight Champion Of The World

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WALL OF SOUND RECORDINGS.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
    • Domino.

  • Self Esteem

    Wizardry (Block Them Edit)

    • Fiction Records.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • The Reytons

    On The Back Burner

    • Scruff Of The Neck.

  • The Seamonsters

    Lost (And Found)

    • Twin Records.

  • The Lottery Winners

    You Again (feat. Reverend and the Makers)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Richard Hawley

    Born Under a Bad Sign

  • Sweet Exorcist

    Testone

    • Warp Records.

  • Self Esteem

    I Do This All The Time

    • Universal.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Virgin Records.

  • The Last Shadow Puppets

    Sweet Dreams

    • Domino Recording Company.

  • Moloko

    Sing It Back

    • Club MTV (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music On Demand.

  • Milburn

    Send In The Boys

    • Mercury Records.

  • The Long Blondes

    Once And Never Again

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Cabaret Voltaire

    Nag Nag Nag

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Wunderhorse

    Teal

    • Yala! Records.

  • Junk

    Trousers

    • PantsDownRecordz.

  • Radiohead

    Nude

    • XL Recordings.

  • Little Man Tate

    Sexy In Latin

    • V2 Recordings.

  • Gia Ford

    Sleeping In Your Garden

    • Dirty Hit.

  • The Kellows

    Eve

    • Forgemaster Records.

  • Pulp

    Spike Island (6 Music Session)

Broadcasts

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    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever