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Evan Dando from The Lemonheads picks his Rock God, as the band return to the UK for a tour later this month.

The Lemonheads started life playing punk and hardcore when they first made an impression on the Boston music scene in the late 1980s. That's not how most of us remember them from the 1990s, when 1992's 'Its A Shame About Ray' album exploded, followed up with their cover of Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs Robinson.

Fast forward to now and frontman Evan Dando is the band's only constant member. They released a new album last year and arrive here for a UK tour later this month. Evan will choose his Rock God for Shaun on the show.

Also on the programme, another Live & Dangerous pick plus a rare, unreleased track from the late, great Phil Lynott and Huey Lewis... together!

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Music Played

  • AC/DC

    Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

    • Let There Be Rock.
    • Columbia.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Stingin' Belle

    • Opposites.
    • 14th Floor Records.

  • The Darkness

    Open Fire

    • Last of Our Kind.
    • Canary Dwarf Records.

  • Twin Atlantic

    Supersweetness

    • Seperation From The Animals.
    • Dance To The Radio.

  • Oasis

    Acquiesce (Live)

    • Familiar To Millions (Live).
    • Big Brother Recordings Ltd.

  • Skids

    The Saints Are Coming

  • The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

    Vambo Marble Eye (Remastered 2002)

    • Next (Remastered 2002).
    • Vertigo Berlin.

  • Saxon

    Gods of Thunder

    • Gods of Thunder.
    • Silver Lining Music.

  • Phil Lynott

    Can't Get Away (Demo)

    • Universal Music Catalogue.

  • The Lemonheads

    Cell Phone Blues

    • Love Chant.
    • Fire Records.

  • Idlewild

    A Modern Way of Letting Go

    • Parlophone.

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Chrysalis.

Broadcast

  • Friday23:00
    BBC Radio 2