Guardian Music — John Peel's 'great little music venue' is going strong, with added delights cooked up by a Tibetan chef. We're in Hebden Bridge - where else?I am sometimes taken to task by those commenting on my Northerner contributions for featuring Hebden Bridge; ... more info

Guardian Music — Far from being a 'dead language', Welsh is making a comeback – but try telling that to the man who thought I was PolishThere are few things that annoy me more than being mistakenly called English. It's understandable though: I don't have a Welsh ac... more info

Guardian Music — A lovely meander through a music fan's formative years and his love for radioIf you ever need to explain radio's sustained popularity to someone, suggest they listen to John Peel's Shed (Radio 4). Ten years ago, student John Osborne won a box of reco... more info

Metalsucks — Being a heavily geocentric, uncultured ‘Merican, I don’t actually know much about the BBC. But I always assumed it was cool, because a) John Peel, b) some really fantastic television programs like the original The Office and Sherlock, and c) ev... more info

Guardian Music — The jury's out on what the station will be like after two of its longest-serving specialist DJs leave – who would you recruit?As one of his catchphrases went, like toilet paper, Judge Jules was on a roll. But now that roll is over and he's leaving ... more info

Altsounds — Born and raised in Bristol, in the southwest of England, Marcus Antony Forbes has been embroiled in the music industry from a young age, as his father was a member of the legendary reggae band Talisman, who were a firm favourite of legendary DJ John ... more info

Guardian Music — The seeds sown in last week's blog have borne fruitGardens have long been depicted as places of innocence and imagination, of magic and possibility. That's the only traditional thing about the United States of America's unsettling, mesmerising The Ga... more info

Guardian Music — For their live show, these Japanese electro girls shoot milk from rubber mammaries while pretending to be half-human, half-cow. Think that sounds weird? You should hear their music …Hometown: Tokyo.The lineup: Yuka Nippple (vocals, performance), Qr... more info

Guardian Music — From the groundlings to the gods, your songs about the stage took in all aspects of treading the boards"The man that hath no music in himself/ Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds/ Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." The Merchant o... more info

Guardian Music — In the age of extended middle youth, 'young' stations like Radio 1 are keeping their listenersHas Radio 1 been here before? Earlier in the week its commercial rival GMG radio, part of the Guardian group, revealed that the station had an average liste... more info