Rock photographer Mick Rock is to make his DJ debut, hosting a series of twelve programmes live from New York, to be broadcast throughout the Xfm network. The show will feature new music, plus the photographers stories and reminiscences from a long career during which he has worked with the likes of David Bowie, Kate Moss, Michael Stipe, Johnny Marr, The Killers and Scissor Sisters. The shows will also be available as Xfm's first enhanced podcast.
Rock will also spend a week at the station's offices in London and Manchester, photographing DJs, live sessions and gigs for an exhibit to celebrate Xfm's tenth anniversary next year.
Rock says: "I've done some club DJ-ing over the years. But this is the first time my fave tracks and my mouth have been coordinated for national broadcast on my very own show. I'm buzzed as a budgie about it all. It'll be the latest releases from the new acts I'm shooting, blended with classic tracks from old friends of mine, hot and heavy from my New York hideaway."