Marc Riley (born 10 July 1961) is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger. Marc has worked in radio since about 1990 and for 14 years of that he worked with Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio 1. He joined 6music in April 2004. He was known by the name 'Lard' but hasn't been known as that since 2004.
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Marc Riley (born 10 July 1961) is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger. Marc has worked in radio since about 1990 and for 14 years of that he worked with Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio 1. He joined 6music in April 2004. He was known by the name 'Lard' but hasn't been known as that since 2004.
Riley was in a band at school called The Sirens before joining The Fall between 1978 and early 1983. He originally was a fan of the group and then worked as a roadie before being added to the line-up playing bass. He can be heard on this instrument on their second single "It's The New Thing" and debut album Live at the Witch Trials. He switched to guitar and keyboards in 1979 and held this position until falling out with Mark E. Smith during the group's 1982 tour of Australia and New Zealand. In 2005, he told the BBC that Smith had sacked him by...
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