# Mark Ellen
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mark ellen (born 16 September 1953) is a British magazine editor, journalist and broadcaster who lives in West London.
== Early life ==
Ellen was born in Hampshire, England. Whilst at Oxford University in the 1970s, he briefly played bass alongside Tony Blair in college band Ugly Rumours, a band that according to Ellen was created primarily to meet women.
Seven ‘lost’ Springsteen albums, romance in sitcoms and the age of spectacle
The runners and riders in the rock and roll steeplechase first past the post this week include …
… how Ed Sheeran protects himself against song theft claims.
… ‘lost’ Hendrix, Beach Boys, Amy Winehouse and Jeff Buckley records: is anything unfinished ever any good?
… “The Unauthorised Breakfa…
The entertaining fictions of Max Romeo and Robert Smith and tech that actually works!
While Mark Ellen is hanging out with the other old ruins in Athens, David Hepworth and Alex Gold compare and contrast the organisation of the London Marathon with the Travellodge in Frimley and wonder…
…Rolling Stone cover stars or members of Trump’s clown cabinet?
…if you were interviewed as often…
The entertaining fictions of Max Romeo and Robert Smith and tech that actually works!
While Mark Ellen is hanging out with the other old ruins in Athens, David Hepworth and Alex Gold compare and contrast the organisation of the London Marathon with the Travellodge in Frimley and wonder…
…Rolling Stone cover stars or members of Trump’s clown cabinet?
…if you were interviewed as often…
The best songs written in seconds, Lennon’s legs and Springsteen’s chimes of freedom.
Slapping the beanburger of news on the sizzling grill of scrutiny and served with relish by Alex Gold and Mark Ellen (David’s in Spain with his bucket and spade). This week’s specials include …
… Springsteen’s unprecedented speech onstage in Manchester about his nation’s “corrupt, incompetent and…
The best songs written in seconds, Lennon’s legs and Springsteen’s chimes of freedom.
Slapping the beanburger of news on the sizzling grill of scrutiny and served with relish by Alex Gold and Mark Ellen (David’s in Spain with his bucket and spade). This week’s specials include …
… Springsteen’s unprecedented speech onstage in Manchester about his nation’s “corrupt, incompetent and…
381: Mark Ellen in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
As we head towards the 40th anniversary of Live Aid on 13th July, Charlotte Metcalf talks to the writer and broadcaster Mark Ellen, then a hugely successful editor of magazines like New Musical Express and Time Out, Mark was plucked from The Old Grey Whistle Test to be one of the main television an…
David Hepworth
Every day I get great old print ads popping up in my feed.I'm reminded of Volkswagen's self-deprecation, Nike’s humanity and BMW’s intelligence.It’s easy to forget that each owes its existence to a magazine.Whose huge readership is responsible for the quality of the ad.Putting your product in front…
505: When Harry met Fruity - the October issue of the Oldie Magazine
Editor Harry Mount and Supplements Editor Charlotte 'Fruity' Metcalf discuss the new issue of the Oldie.
In his book, Idle in Provence, Eric Idle looks back at 55 years in his French hideaway. In his interview with Harry Mount, he mourns the terrible loss of 29 nearby houses in the forest fires t…
Why can’t brothers in bands ever get along?
While Mark Ellen visits his Scottish estates, David Hepworth and Alex Gold keep the home fires burning with a wide-ranging conversation, taking in:
• why every band containing a pair of brothers seems to inevitably succumb to fraternal warfare
• how Ed Sheeran found himself caught in the cross…
Why can’t brothers in bands ever get along?
While Mark Ellen visits his Scottish estates, David Hepworth and Alex Gold keep the home fires burning with a wide-ranging conversation, taking in:
• why every band containing a pair of brothers seems to inevitably succumb to fraternal warfare
• how Ed Sheeran found himself caught in the cross…
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