John Peel was one of Britain's most loved broadcasters.
With a whiplash wit, a dry delivery and a total adoration and love of music in all its forms, Peel was a true one-off.
There was more to John Peel than spinning discs, curating the famous Peel Sessions and supporting bands with names like You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Napalm Death.
You may not know that he 'did time' in the army and he battled bullies at a posh boarding school. Glad to say he came out on top and with a healthy disregard for authority.
You also may not know that he sailed the high seas as a pirate (of sorts) and was known in his day to be quite a looker, winning the mass adoration from thousands of screaming teenage Beatlemaniacs across the Atlantic. His Liverpudlian roots were to blame for that!
Hopefully this biography will give you a little more insight into the man behind the microphone, splash a bit of colour on a kaleidoscopic life, and explain exactly why John Peel is so greatly missed by so many music fans.
http://www.channel4.com/music/mymusic/slashmusicradio.html (Tom Ravenscroft - John's son - podcast)
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A load of hick wap huh? sounds like hick wap huh? Over, over.
The man who's head expanded, The Fall
This page is to celebrate the life and work of the late John Peel the BBC Radio One DJ. He was born August 1939 as John Robert Parker Ravenscroft in Heswall, Wirral. After a public school education in Shrewsbury and two-year National Service he moved to the States and settled in Dallas, where he worked as a computer programmer for an insurance company. John Peel's annual rundown of listeners' fifty favourite tracks of the year, 'The John Peel Festive 50' became a Christmas institution more loved than fairy lights and Christmas crackers. Listeners of John's Radio 1 show picked the chart by voting for their three favourite tracks of the year before the end of November. The Festive 50 were then played on air. John originally let listeners choose their all-time favourite three tracks for the 1976 chart. The Beatles, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix all cropped up in the run-down, even though the Beatles had split up and The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix were dead by then. John counted the listeners' votes and compiled the chart himself. Sadly, John Peel passed away on 26th October 2004 following a heart attack whilst on a working holiday with his wife Sheila in Peru. A real broadcaster and genuine person who is sorely missed by his friends, family and the listening public. I would also love to hear your memories of the great man. If you were a listener or in a band that he played, or maybe you recorded a session. Click on view my pictures to see some lovely pictures from down the years.
NEWS - CLUB CHAMELEON
I am supporting a night called Club Chameleon which runs loads of gigs featuring the finest up and coming bands. John Lever the Chameleons drummers moto is "Keeping the Peel flag flying" and what a fine job he is doing. His nights mainly take place in and around the Manchester area at present and his myspace page is essential viewing for Peel fans. The addy is WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CLUBCHAMELEON
01 Lazarus- Your light is the only light Ive seen 02 Sad Day For Puppets- Mothers tears 03 Brett Anderson- Frozen roads 04 Amusement Parks on Fire- In our eyes 05 David Lynch- Polish poem 06 The Ronettes- The best part of breakin up 07 The Raveonettes- Oh, i buried you today 08 Prefab Sprout- Falling in love 09 Lazarus- Lord i know because i told you to go away 10 Popol Vuh- Aguirre I 11 Angelo Badalamenti- Love theme farewell 12 Sleeping States- Red king 13 Wild Beasts- This is our lot 14 Jimmie Rodgers- Memphis yodel 15 Asobi Seksu- Suzanne 16 Lazarus- Ra ya nee 17 The Raveonettes- The best dies 18 Scott Walker- The windows of the world 19 Brighter- Killjoy 20 The Editors- Walk the flee road 21 The Editors- You dont know love (acoustic version) 22 The Mary Onettes- God knows i had a plan 23 Jonsi And Alex- Atlas
After 20 years in show business I,LUDICROUS release yet another new single "WE'RE THE SUPPORT BAND" worldwide. The single is currently getting widespread radio airplay in the UK & abroad."WE'RE THE SUPPORT BAND" is available for download on I TUNES & all major on line music stores. You can watch the video for "WE'RE THE SUPPORT BAND" on the I, LUDICROUS myspace site.....Thanks.
“The writer William Burroughs once called language “a virus from outer space”, and there’s a sense of that in A History of Sarcasm, where Burton holds words up to the sun and lets the light shine through them.”
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SVM Some Velvet Morning 2009-12-04 SVM Krautrock Special:
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01 NEU!- Hallogallo 02 Kraftwerk- Autobahn 03 Kraftwerk- Morgenspaziergang 04 Harmonia- Watussi 05 David Bowie- Sense of doubt 06 Harmonia- Sometimes in autumn 07 Cluster- Zuckerzeit 08 NEU!- Lila Engel 09 Joy Division- She´s lost control 10 PIL- Memories 11 Ron Trent- Altered states 12 Kraftwerk- Trans Europa Express 13 Newest (mit Klaus Dinger)- Summer forever 14 Stereolab- French disco 15 My Bloody Valentine- Off your face 16 Klaus Schulze- Blanche 17 Jonsi And Alex- Sleeping giant
Zum Einfluss von Krautrock auf Postpunk Schon mehrfach habe ich versucht zu beweisen, was an sich offensichtlich ist. Ein letzter Versuch: Bei NEU! ist ein mechanischen, sich ständig wiederholendes Schlagzeug zu erkennen, dass wie ein Drumcomputer praktisch fast einen Beat durchschlägt, aber durch diese Repitition schafft es etwas Hynotisches, Einnehmendes. Wir können auch den Begriff Psychedelisches ins Spiel bringen. Wesentlich ist das Bassspiel dabei, dass synchron mit dem Schlagzeug diesen Rhythmus immer wieder mitspielt. Meistens sind es nur drei Akkorde im Bass. Das ist das Hauptgerüst eines 80s Wave/Gothic Songs. Ich verwende jetzt mal nicht Postpunk, da der Begriff nun einmal alle Bands nach Punk zusammenfasst und es hier zu Irritationen kommen kann. Joy Division wird zwar als Postpunk eingeordnet, steht aber ja praktisch für DIE Wave Band überhaupt. Ich habe früher das Wort Postpunk nie verwendet. Zum Großt
It's essentially a music review aggregation service, providing a constantly updated chart of critical reaction to releases, with various ways for users to personalise the chart.
We're hoping the site will be another useful way for music lovers to find new music. So if you like it, please use it and also pass on the link.
Dandelion Radio features a month-long celebration of John Peel's life and commemoration of the fifth anniversary of his passing with special 'Peel Legends' shows streaming throughout the month at www.dandelionradio.com. Along with plenty of great new music, we've got exclusive sessions from some of Peel's favourite bands, including The Woodentops, Magoo, Decoration, Calvin Party, Tarwater, I Ludicrous, The Aphrodisiacs, Trembling Blue Stars and loads more.
Streaming from 1 October. For more details, check the Dandelion website.
Hi - message about the Dandelion Radio Festive Fifty below. We'd love to get a vote from you. Copies of my book on the Festive Fifty to be 'won' by randomly selected voters.
Already voted in the Dandelion Radio 2009 Festive Fifty? If you have - then tell your friends about it as well - there are handy links on the Dandelion Radio "Now Playing" page at http://www.dandelionradio.com If you haven't voted yet ... then have a think about your favourite tracks released in the last year and place your vote at http://www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm The tracklistings at http://www.dandelionradio.com/tracklists.htm should help remind you of favourite songs.
"When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold, And Commerce settles on every tree". William Blake. On Art And Artists (1800). World hasn't changed then? Keep the soul. Peace, Rich
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