The Vinyl Villain — Previous posts featuring Curve have proven popular in the past.  Hope today's continues that trend.For newer readers, Curve comprised of Toni Halliday and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia, and formed in Manchester in 1991. At a time when the Madche... more info

Guardian Music — Plenty of plaudits for this year's Radio festival in Salford, which has dragged itself into the 21st century only a few years too late. But it's reassuring to know that some aspects remain distinctly old-school. Take Tuesday night's dinner at the Mon... more info

Guardian Music — I'm not sorry that bloated A&R corporations are giving way to crowd-supported services. This is an amazing time for artistsWhen I was originally sent some quotes from Pete Townshend's John Peel lecture on Apple – which he refers to as a digital vam... more info

Guardian Music — 'Peelism' was defined simply by hosts Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie as 'finding new music and playing it on the radio'For those interested in radio, but unable to attend this year's Radio Festival in Manchester, the Radio Academy podcasts from th... more info

Guardian Music — Full text of the Who star's speech at the Radio Festival on Apple's iTunes and music piracyFirstly I'm honoured to have been asked to do this first lecture in the name of John Peel. John and I were never close friends, and I know he was not always an... more info

BBC 6 Music — The Who legend asks "Can John Peelism survive the Internet?" more info

Guardian Music — The Who star says tech giant should do more to support musicians, and also criticises illegal downloadersPete Townshend has called on iTunes owner Apple to do more to support musicians "whose work it bleeds like a digital vampire Northern Rock".The W... more info

DrownedInSound — Drowned in Sound speaks to the 6 Music editor, Paul Rodgers, and Janice Long, one of John Peel’s former colleagues, about tonight's debate: ‘Can John Peelism survive the Internet?' Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Readers leave tributes on the seventh anniversary of the DJ's deathThis is the newsJohn Fogerty considers Creedence Clearwater Revival revivalJustin Bieber hires Kanye West and Drake for next albumMike Skinner on his new, post-Streets projectMorrisse... more info

Guardian Music — Germany meets Morocco in a strange and exhilarating record from 1984 It's not just the sunloungers the Germans get to first. Sometimes – very occasionally – they're first with music too. The problem is that myopic Brits often tend not to notice, ... more info