Career: As a music journalist, Maconie has written for Q magazine, Elle, Mojo and was an assistant editor on the NME. Has hosted several shows for BBC Radio Two, including Stuart Maconie's Critical List, 7 Days That Rocked the World, Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches, and deputises for Johnnie Walker on Drivetime. Also presents BBC Six Music's Freak Zone and often features on Radio Four's Saturday Review and Front Row. Has published the memoir, Cider with Roadies and the Blur biography 3982 Days. In 2001, he was voted Sony Music Broadcaster of the Year. He made his Edinburgh Fringe debut the same year, collaborating with fellow writers Andrew Collins and David Quantick on the show Lloyd Cole Knew My Father, which later became a Radio Two series.