I very much see it as his torch I was passing to the next generation of broadcasters to share some of his bravery. The 58-year-old English dj has done well thus far. Promoting two women is progress but otherwise the new lineup is a safety-first station catering to listeners who arent as young as they used to be. She has toured the world as a live DJ and curator for 17 years. How do you feel about joining the Music Week Women In Music Roll Of Honour?My grandad flew in the RAF in the war. On 31 October 2012, she announced live on-air and on her Facebook page that she was leaving XFM the following day.[6]. Including Mary Anne's mixes from Louie Vega and Quantic. Shes ready to step on from where she left off with Color, and introduce us to a brand new palette., Klara Lewis: Klara makes very minimal, brooding, angular music. Fascinating musical journeys with an infusion of the Arts, mid-mornings for music lovers with Mary Anne Hobbs. [1] In the 1980s, Hobbs lived on a bus in a carpark in Hayes, Hillingdon, with the hard rock band Heretic before becoming a journalist for Sounds magazine at the age of 19. If youve got an innate sense of rhythm, as long as you keep your feet shoulder-width apart and dont get too carried away you cant go wrong.". Vinyl Weekender Mary Anne Hobbs 7" special. She's talking about buying a record that changed her life from her local toy shop in Garstang, Lancashire, where she grew up. 28 East Centre Street, at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The two had an instant connection in 1997 when Hobbs was brought into Radio 1 by the then controller Matthew Bannister as part of his purge of the Smashy and Nicey generation. I don't understand to this day the reason why, but he didn't want it in the house. When I was a kid, he taught me how to tie my laces, how to peel an orange, how to climb a tree. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient. [11], Hobbs released a dark electronic compilation album on Planet Mu records entitled Warrior Dubz in October 2006, drawing the sonic parallels between dubstep, grime, dark dancefloor, techno, d&b and hip hop. Scalp Micropigmentation Regrets. Unbelieveable!". [] By Mary Anne Hobbs. She followed this with two more compilations: Evangeline in June 2008 and Wild Angels in September 2009.[12]. Quiz: Have you been getting these lyrics wrong all this time? He died when I was about seven years old. We will continue to update information on Mary Anne Hobbss parents. Mary Anne's time at Radio 1 has seen her host shows from all the major award ceremonies: Q, NME, Brits, Kerrang, Mercury Music Prize, and make documentaries about artists as diverse as David Bowie, Slipknot and The Sex Pistols. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Mary Anne Hobbs is part of the Baby boomers generation. Note that Steve Lamacq, the stations most popular broadcaster outside of the breakfast show, is the only untouched daytime slot. I used to listen to it lying in bed with the blankets on top of my head, scrolling the dial. She may ask whether they can dance, for example, or to recommend a book, and gets some surprising answers. Every time I hear it, I shed a tear for John. Read the choicest cuts from the Quietus archive: reviews, features and opinion. Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) discusses how she got started in music, and what kind of attitude inspired her. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 50s Maryann R Hobbs Fallbrook, CA Aliases Msmaryann Hobbs Mary-Ann Hobbs View Full Report Addresses The daughter of a jazz saxophonist, there was never any question that music was there to be dabbled in, it was a career: "It's one thing to know that you're a special kid to be 12 years old, 13 years old and be super honed-in, like really focussed, like this is what I do well, this what makes me feel like who I'm supposed to be. If you love what we do, you can help tQ to continue bringing you the best in cultural criticism and new music by joining one of our subscription tiers. The family had a menagerie of animals, including a family of three donkeys that only her mother could control. "Sorry. There began a highly successful career in music journalism, which included the first UK cover storyinterviews with Nirvana and the Happy Mondays. We also took All Queens to Fabric in London for International Womens Day, and in collaboration with Judy Griffith at Fabric, put together a line-up of all-female DJs and all-female staff at the iconic London club for the very first time. Applying for the job was the result of a "silent promise" she says she made at Peel's funeral. He gleefully told Mary Anne about the time he shamelessly went behind Mick Jagger's back to ask Guy Peellaert - the artist Mick had asked to create the cover of the Rolling Stones' 1974 album, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - to paint a controversial sleeve for his own Diamond Dogs, in which he appears as half human, half canine. 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The education details are not available at this time. I curated the second All Queens takeover for the BBC 6 Music stage at All Points East in 2022. What was seen by many as a surprising move was arguably just her following Peel's unspoken maxim of staying true to her beliefs. Mary Anne Hobbs (born 16 May 1964) is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. She cites the New York post-punk no wave movement as being particularly key, as it took rock bands away from the conventional three-chord thrash of punk. She never looked back. 1Xtra's drum and bass don is here to rock your speakers. In 2009 she returned to the festival with Joker, The Gaslamp Killer and Martyn, and in 2010 again with Flying Lotus and also with new British producers/DJs Roska and Joy Orbison. You could use the facilities as long as you didnt breathe or actually touch any surface. A lot of that was through story-telling, stories which were simultaneously disastrous and funny. Who can forget the horror at George Lambs short-lived show? Theres no shortage of potential 6 Music DJs: Jon Hillcock has been filling in on the station for years with one of the most inclusive and inquisitive new music shows going, yet has never progressed to a regular slot. Mary-Anne Hobbs during "Hell's Kitchen II" - Day 12 - Arrivals at Brick Lane in London, Great Britain. Wherever his spirit abides now, I hope he can share this moment. You have no concept of just how much a lone kettle drum can blow your mind until youve heard Andrea play one. She had a few wonderful children of her own, but the house was full of young people she felt she could help. Hobbs also worked on the soundtrack with Clint Mansell for Darren Aronofskys Oscar winning film Black Swan, which was nominated for a Grammy. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Kelis described how she had been working professionally in music since she was 12 or 13 years old, from her first days at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. By the mid-90s she had segued into radio, becoming a founder member of the alternative station XFM before being poached by Radio 1. The alternative it celebrates is the mainstream look no further than David Camerons festival selfies for proof. Fabric are now actively seeking and training female sound engineers., What advice would you offer young women about enjoying a successful career in music?Trust your instincts. Mary Anne Hobbs talks us through what to expect from each artist at the showcase. All the way until he died, he operated like that and I always really admired it. In essence, 6 is the old Radio 1 evening slot writ large for people who, due to jobs and kids, can no longer listen to the radio between 7pm and midnight. Im a founding member and Godmother of the BBC Open Music project, and our group of 30 trainees from communities across the UK presented their own Dream Prom at the Royal Albert Hall in September., For more stories like this, and to keep up to date with all our market leading news, features and analysis, sign up to receive our daily Morning Briefing newsletter, London. Posted on June 7, 2022. All the non-Radiohead fans will immediately start hating, and can be mercilessly pelted with cake. Hobbs owns an original Banksy, gifted to her personally by the artist for her birthday in the year 2000. He was intrigued enough to invite her in for a chat. As it's a new year, here's a collection of some of her best interviews, and some hints and tips to help form a decent list of resolutions too: Long before her punk rock awakening and the forming of Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein formed a Duran Duran cover band with the impressively specific name Lil' "d" Duran Duran, using cut-out guitars built with scrap wood with drawn-on strings, and painted the same colour grey as the other houses in her neighbourhood. Hobbs then worked at XFM before being headhunted by BBC Radio 1 after a confrontational interview on XFM with Radio 1's Trevor Dann. The Guardian is a media partner of Manchester international festival. She spent a year mentoring students at University of Sheffield Union of Students. Mary Anne Hobbs gets Lavernes weekday mid-morning slot, and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie nab Hobbs weekend breakfast gig. Scott Walker had sent me a cassette tape in the post, with his recording for David. Join Facebook to connect with Mary Anne Hobbs and others you may know. Flying Lotus, The Beastie Boys, Kode 9 & The Spaceape, Bjork, Burial, Matt Groening, Squarepusher, Skream, The Mighty Boosh, Richie Hawtin, Digital Mystikz, Ricardo Villalobos, Oris Jay, Amon Tobin, Shackleton, Skepta, Jeff Mills, Benga, LFO, Breakage, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Trentmoller, Vex'd, The Bug & Warrior Queen, Klute, Remarc, Rustie, Rhythm& Sound, Wiley, Chris Morris, Santogold, Pinch, Doc Scott, Murcof, Hudson Mo, Justice, Kano, Loefah, Calibre & DRS, LTJ Bukem, Bulllion, Cannibal Ox, Andy Stott, Surgeon, Ben Frost, Distance, Radiohead, Martyn, Tor, N-Type, Bad Company, Ghetto, Roots Manuva, Venitian Snares, Chimpmnk, Ed Rush & Optical, Andrea Parker, Metallica, Headhunter, Mixmaster Mike, Scorn, Drop The Lime, Photek, Vaccine, Mike Patton, Spank Rock, Boxcutter, Alex Smoke, Irration Steppas, Bizzy B, Team Doyobi, Kool Kieth, Autechre. At 18, Mary Anne Hobbs ran away to London and lived with a band in a bus in a car park for a year. I held people hostage a little bit.". Peel told her how John Lennon, at the height of his fame, used to love nothing more than riding the tube right to the end of the line. There was no other step. Mary Anne Hobbss mothers name is unknown at this time and her fathers name is under review. The Roll Of Honour aims to highlight the breadth, depth and variety of individuals who are game-changers in the music industry, with their activities consistently benefiting women, or focusing on empowerment/gender disparity. Hobbs curates, creates sound design and DJs at major cultural events, such as Snar Festival in Barcelona and Tate Modern in London. And if you hang on until the end, you can hear John say oleaginate like its a rubber chew toy in his teeth. Mary Anne Hobbs: 'I'd rather gnaw my own leg off than go to Ibiza' Rachel Aroesti The BBC 6 Music DJ and long-time champion of bleeding-edge electronic music empties her psychic record bag Fri 7. It also marked the first man landed on the moon. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Click the image of Mary Anne Hobbs to start reading her 13 selections. No. It is an early prototype of his piece Love Is In The Air and is currently on display at Manchester Art Gallery. And he loved it: "Y'know, a great man of physics from Russia was in a car accident and hasn't heard for 20 or 30 years. Otherwise, its a classic 6 Music cabinet reshuffle. A classic 6 Music cabinet reshuffle (L-R) Mary Anne Hobbs, Lauren Laverne and Shaun Keaveny. Props to 6 Music for promoting two of the stations female presenters, even though overall they make up a paltry 27% of the stations lineup. Lavernes luminous and diverse show is far more invigorating than Keavenys dawn chorus, a prompt to hit snooze. At 18, Mary Anne Hobbs ran away to London and lived with a band in a bus in a car park for a year. Fight for what you believe in. Holly Herndon: One of the most exciting pioneers of electronic music today. Later, she emails to say: "I have come to terms with the fact that my father was very ill, and that the symptoms of his illness had consequences for me as hisdaughter, but I still love him and Iforgive him foreverything.". "I think everybody does. She also brought her pioneering All Queens takeover to the BBC 6 Music Stage at All Points East in London for a second year running. Since 2012 she has hosted the weekend breakfast show on BBC Radio 6 Music, as well as a weekly nightly show that focuses on new music, 'Recommends'. But if you asked the same question about Sonar, Id go for a little piano from Nils. Shes creating high art collaboratively in new ways by mentoring and teaching machines. Hobbs stayed with Oldroyd until she was 16, when she left school with three O-levels and got a job in an egg-packing factory paying 39 a week enough to get her own flat. It's hard to know Mary Anne Hobbs birth time, but we do know her mother gave birth to her on a Saturday. All available episodes She is best known for being a Dj. Pushing next generation dubstep, grime, drum&bass, hip-hop, techno, dark dancefloor and radical electronic flavours in every form . Mary Anne Hobbs (born 16 May 1964) is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. When I met David Bowie for the first time, I played him recordings of 50th birthday messages from many artists who admired him. A DJ like 1Xtras omnivorous Jamz Supernova would fit well, as would NTSs Bullion, and they could do more with Huw Stephens than Radio 1 make of him. Ahead of her curation at the Manchester International Festival, Mary Anne Hobbs guides Daniel Dylan Wray on an inspiring trip through 13 records that shaped her life. Why fix what isnt broken especially when listeners baulk at change? All rights reserved. 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You can also find out who is Mary Anne Hobbs dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. She started working for Sounds Magazine as a music journalist at age 19. Throughout her life, from her teenage years growing up in the small town of Garstang in Lancashire, she has always sought out alternatives, orsometimes adjuncts, to her blood relatives. My fascination with music has been more from making sounds, which is why I think synthesizer music appealed to me so much. These things are often very complex and require a lot of dialogue, because of the way the world works. Mary Anne Hobbs Home Episodes New Music Fix Three Minute Epiphany Podcast Contact Fascinating musical journeys with an infusion of the Arts, mid-mornings for music lovers with Mary Anne Hobbs.. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. It makes my heart sing.. Mary Anne Hobbs (born 16 May 1964) is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. Brixton boy. Attempts at GLR-style quirk (Natasha Desborough on weekend breakfast, Jon Holmes at the weekend) were similarly brief. To find out more, click here. Fascinating musical journeys with an infusion of the Arts, mid-mornings for music lovers with Mary Anne Hobbs. Mary Anne left school at the age of 16 and went to work in an egg packing factory for the princely sum of 39 per week. Start with a hard rock song, follow with some old school rap etc etc. In an ideal world, Ian Curtis wouldve been king, and this wouldve been a No 1 record. Email: musicweek@abacusemedia.com. But Hobbs suddenly decided she couldn't wait until Peel's return. Mary Anne Hobbs: This live recording from 1979 has a profound spoken word introduction. Mary Anne asked Gary Numan about his formative experiences with music, and he admitted two very interesting things. Is that still a career highlight what are your memories of that occasion? Ithought, 'He's found some sort of utopia and I need to be there. When Id done well, hed sit me on his knee, his beautiful eyes dancing and hed press 10p into my tiny palm. She has hosted a season of live coverage of the World Superbike Championship for British Eurosport in 200 5. It pricks all of my senses. Darren Aronofsky and Clint Mansell invited Hobbs to work with them on the soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film Black Swan. Mary Anne got her break in radio at BBC GLR on Sunday mornings alongside Mark Lamarr. Im surprised theyve not poached the fairly new but eminently adept Matt Wilkinson from Beats 1, nor opened up their cohort of musicians to younger performers: off the top of my head, Lily Allen, Dev Hynes, MIA, Metronomys Joe Mount and Bat for Lashes Natasha Khan would all create exciting radio. I used to really like Hueys show but it's become a bit repetitive of late. As part of 2017's Manchester International Festival she is curating an astounding-looking programme called Dark Matterwhich, under the strapline of 'destroy your boundaries', will see performances from Sunn O))), Clark, Colin Stetson, LEVELZ, Holly Herndon, The Haxan Cloak, Paleman and Kojey Radical. Hobbs went on to work as a music journalist, writing for the like of Sounds and NME before moving into the world of radio, working for a variety of stations and shows with a longstanding relationship with the BBC now spanning over twenty years. There never would be., Mentoring is such a powerful and effective way to help the next generation of young creatives, Whats your biggest achievement so far? ", She adds: "She inspired me in the same way that Peel did. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. She never looked back. She currently hosts the BBC Radio 6 Music weekday mid-morning show, Monday to Friday, 10:30 am - 1 pm, and her 6 Music Recommends show, Wednesday night into Thursday morning, midnight - 1 am. They bonded over their shared love of the Scottish band Mogwai: one of Hobbs's favourite Peel stories is of him turning down an exclusive interview with Michael Stipe at Glastonbury in favour of a chat with Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite. I smiled when I made No.2 in the Guardians 100 greatest BBC Music Performances in 100 years, just behind Davids performance of Starman on Top Of The Pops., 6 Music has become even more open to different genres and experimental artists how does it feel to be a key tastemaker at the heart of the station?I am re-imagining daytime radio at BBC 6 Music. In 2019, she created a radical live show, Queens of the Electronic Underground for Manchester International Festival and assisted David Lynch with his musical presentation at the festival, following her series of shows, "Dark Matter" at MIF 2017. In June 2007, Hobbs curated the UK Dubstep showcase at the Snar festival with Skream, Oris Jay and Kode9, taking the sound out of club environments and onto an international festival stage in front of 8,500 people. Mrs. Hobbs was a native. I saw a step and I took it. Even the biggest artists in the world need a little direct inspiration from time to time, and they don't come much bigger than David Bowie. It was compiled by Hobbs and featured prominent pioneering artists of dub step, grime and electronica, such as Kode9, Andy Stott, The Bug, JME and Burial. Hobbs' first love is radio, but she does a lot more. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian. She calls it theatre for the ear. If you see something that doesnt look right, contact us. She also created the ongoing mentoring project for refugees and vulnerable young people with Open Music Lab in Berlin. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. Like many famous people and celebrities, Mary Anne Hobbs keeps her personal life private. He had many different types of treatment. For Hobbs, family is more than just genetics. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality. In 2013 and 2014 she made documentaries for BBC Radio 4,[8] and hosted Saturday Classics programmes for BBC Radio 3 making the connections between contemporary and classical music.[9]. "What he represented to me, in terms of everything that he stood for, over and above everything else, would be: don't sell out what you truly believe in. Her death came as a great sorrow to her family and as a source of regret to her many friends. Sadly, it is not yet time to pass around the collection tin for John Humphrys: the news concerns the very mildest changing of the guard at Radio 6 Music. In addition to extensive radio broadcasting over 25 years for BBC 6 Music, Radio 1, Radio 3, Radio 4, X FM, Hobbs worked as a young music journalist for NME and Sounds music papers. She currently hosts the BBC Radio 6 Music weekday mid-morning show, Monday to Friday, 10:30 am - 1 pm, and her 6 Music Recommends show, Wednesday night into Thursday morning, midnight - 1 am. She is also a curator of live events. Ten thousand ravers strike a pose on a filthy field and squeal whats the yamzzzz? Beautiful. ", She would gorge herself on music in secret. Chinese Zodiac: Mary Anne Hobbs was born in the Year of the Rabbit. I think she really understands the value of integration with technology. Vinyl. [7] She now hosts a specialist show for BBC Radio 6 Music, 6 Music Recommends, broadcast Wednesday night into Thursday morning, midnight 1am. ", Mary Anne Hobbs is talking about her love of John Peel and unconventional families at The School of Life at the Conway Hall in London on 22 June, DJ Mary Anne Hobbs was glad she'd told the radio legend what he meant to her before he died, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 6 Music Goes Back To The 80s with this special mix. There was no sanitation on the bus. She worked on the soundtrack for the film Black Swan, which was directed by Darren Aronofsky. Holly is building whole new relationships with machines and AI. It might be slightly different, or radically different to the way the rest of society rolls.". In May 1993, she was working at Select magazine when her mum called to say her dad had killed himself. In addition to this, Hobbs founded a Lockdown Mentoring programme, which is ongoing. "It's interesting the way in which we define family, the way we put a picket fence around it. John Peel to have new music festival named in his honour, John Peel's record collection goes online, Peel came back from Cusco in a coffin after having a heart attack, in charge of student media at Sheffield University. I suppose in spite of his symptoms, which were very, very bleak, it's still an enormous shock when something like that happens. On 3 December 2012, the BBC announced that Hobbs was to become the new Weekend Breakfast presenter for BBC Radio 6 Music. This page is updated often with latest details about Mary Anne Hobbs. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. Her eagerly awaited night features some of the most creative, groundbreaking electronic artists working today. "My dad was a very complicated man," she says carefully, as we talk in a Manchester cafe. She presented groundbreaking shows on XFM during their trail broadcasts, which helped to win their licence. Mary Anne released a definitive underground compilation album in June 2008 'Evangeline' on the Planet Mu label, featuring exclusive dubs from some of her favourite artists operating on the electronic underground scenes she supports, following her notorious debut for the label 'Warrior Dubz' in October 2006. All rights reserved. Hobbs said in a statement that she's "delighted to have been given such a unique opportunity to build on my great passion for new music", which augurs well - as does the fact that she's. John Peel with the Dream Dad neon sign Mary Anne Hobbs had made specially for his 65th birthday. I grew up in a tiny village in the North West in the 1970s. Mary Anne Hobbs was born in 1960s. It was a gift to mark his 65th: a neon sign that spelled out "Dream Dad" in hot-pink italics, commissioned from a 72-year-old craftsman from Birmingham who agreed to one last, very special job before his retirement. It was the last time I saw him." How involved do you get in curating 6 Music Festival and the All Points East stage?My All Queens project, elevating and celebrating female, non-binary and trans artists, is really moving. He was very, very dominant when we were younger. Related To Summer Hobbs. Rajar figures released in May show that 6 Music now attracts a record 2.53 million weekly listeners aged 15 and over (from 2.34 million in the previous quarter and 2.35 million last year), with all of the daytime shows reaching more than a million listeners weekly for the first time. She lived in a house with no wallpaper, no carpet, no furniture to speak of. In September 2006 The Breezeblock name was dropped for the title Experimental. MIF is taking place between June 29th and July 15th - visit their website here. Hobbs took All Queens to Fabric for International Womens Day and instigated a takeover of all-female DJs and all-female staff for the very first time at the iconic London club.

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