1. Marc Riley was born on 10 July 1961 and is an English radio DJ, alternative rock critic, musician, and former music businessman.
11 Facts About Marc Riley
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Marc Riley was an early fan of the Fall, and worked for the group as a roadie.
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Marc Riley was added to the line-up, playing bass, in May 1978.
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Marc Riley's recording debut was the Fall's second single, "It's the New Thing", and their debut album Live at the Witch Trials.
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Marc Riley was actually married on Christmas Eve 1982 and remained in the Fall until January 1983, when Smith met Marc Riley in the Old Garratt pub, Princess Street, and told him that the group was undertaking a European tour without him and should it not work out he would be asked back.
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Animosity between Smith and Marc Riley continued to influence both bands' material.
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Marc Riley co-owned the In-Tape label with Jim Khambatta, until it went bust in 1991, managing the label between 1983 and 1986.
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Marc Riley then formed a band that included ex-members of Pere Ubu, The Magic Band and The Mekons called the Lost Soul Crusaders.
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In 1988, Marc Riley co-produced a Johnny Cash tribute album, Til Things are Brighter, to raise funds for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
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Marc Riley is perhaps better known as one half of the duo Mark and Lard with fellow DJ Mark Radcliffe, who together presented "Hit the North" on BBC Radio 5.
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Marc Riley previously presented Mint with Rob Hughes on Sunday evenings.