Keith Cameron
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Keith Cameron

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A journalist and broadcaster since 1988, Keith Cameron has worked for three of the most successful and influential British music publications. From 1988 he was a freelance contributor for Sounds, where he quickly became a sub-editor then Reviews Editor. It was while at Sounds that Keith first interviewed Mudhoney and Nirvana, and his proximity to the impending Seattle rock revolution saw him headhunted by the New Musical Express following the closure of Sounds in April 1991. Since 2001 he has worked for MOJO, the world's most respected rock'n'roll magazine, first as Reviews Editor, then as a writer and sub-editor, and is currently Contributing Editor. His work has also appeared in The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, Scotland On Sunday, Kerrang! and Q. Over the years, Keith's writing has become synonymous for irreverence, candour and passion: the many and varied list of artists he has interviewed includes AC/DC, Steve Albini, Arctic Monkeys, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Foo Fighters, PJ Harvey, Lydia Lunch, John Lydon, Jeff Lynne, Manic Street Preachers, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Kylie Minogue, Morrissey, Oasis, Pixies, Robert Plant, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Henry Rollins, Shaun Ryder, Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, The Stooges, The Stranglers, U2, Paul Weller and Neil Young. From August 1997 he was a presenter on the then-newly launched London-based independent station XFM. Dubbed 'The Carve-Up', his eclectic two-hour late evening mix of leftfield new music, esoterica and ignored classics from the past soon attracted a cult following, with The Times' Andrew Smith declaring it "currently the best music programme anywhere", and the late John Peel confessing that on finishing his Radio 1 show and driving home he would listen to the last half-hour of "that Cameron fellow on XFM". During the summer of 1998 XFM was bought by Capital Radio, and along with most of the station's specialist DJs, Keith was removed. He took solace in playing golf, partnering another axed XFM employee, Ricky Gervais. In 1999, Loose Records released The Carve-Up, a compilation featuring favourite and exclusive session cuts from the show, including Mudhoney, Nick Cave, Mogwai and Arab Strap. Prior to his career in journalism, in 1987 Keith graduated from Edinburgh University with an MA in Politics & Modern History. He lives in south-east London with his wife Jenny and their son Hamish.
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