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Watch Arctic Monkeys’ Live At The BBC Special

3078 days ago
Stereogum — Last week, the BBC announced plans to shut down its iconic Maida Vale studios in North London. Constructed in 1909, the building has been used by the BBC for 84 years, hosting sessions from the likes of the Beatles, Morrissey, and Nirvana in addition... more info

From Doctor Who to Joy Division: five of the greatest Maida Vale recordings

3083 days ago
Guardian Music — With the legendary BBC studio relocating to east London, we look back at decades of priceless recordings, including Bing Crosby’s final work and Adele’s masterful Dylan cover versionBuilt in 1934, the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in ... more info

The Left Outsides: All That Remains review – sweet psych-folk with lingering shadows

3115 days ago
Guardian Music — (Cardinal Fuzz)Folk means different things to different people, especially in the lengthening, brightening days of spring. To traditional folk-lovers, it means the maypole and the morris, and the buoyant regional revivals they are enjoying. To people... more info

‘So Sad So Sexy’ – Lykke Li teases atmospheric new track and video

3139 days ago
NME — Ahead of live dates this summer Lykke Li warmed up the crowd for John Peel stage headliners Kaiser Chiefs with a set comprising of tracks from her first three albums, which she describes as a trilogy about being a "woman in her 20s". Dressed dram... more info

Goodbye Claudia Fontaine, the unknown famous face of 80s pop

3166 days ago
Guardian Music — Soul singer Claudia Fontaine, who has died aged 57, was a Zelig-like figure in the 1980s, backing up performances by Elvis Costello, the Jam and the Specials – and was not the only unsung pop hero of the ageI didn’t know Claudia Fontain... more info

Surfer Blood Cover Pavement’s “Box Elder” (KEXP Premiere)

3217 days ago
KEXP Seattle — There’s history to bands covering Pavement’s “Box Elder.” When The Wedding Present recorded their interpretation of the track from Pavement’s Slay Tracks (1933–1969) EP track back in ’89, it caught the ear of renowned BBC DJ John P... more info

Nemone’s Electric Ladyland 2017-11-25 with George Fitzgerald and Tangerine Dream

3274 days ago
Core News — “George Fitzgerald is this weeks guest Resident DJ picking tunes for key moments of the show with his choice of Warm up, Floor Filler and Wind down tracks. We take a look back at the influence of electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream with a cla... more info

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart: Documentary

3427 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — “This the story of one of rock’s great mavericks, and it began in the quiet Los Angeles suburb of Glendale in 1941.” And so it began… Courtesy of the BBC, and narrated by John Peel, the following 1997 film documents the late Don Van Vliet’s... more info

Feelin’ Minnesota: Exclusive Interview with Peter Jesperson

3445 days ago
KEXP Seattle — What was it like to discover The Replacements and surprise them with a record deal? Or hear John Peel talk about your label? Or hear the first Ramones album before 99.9% of the world? One guy, Twin/Tone Records co-founder Peter Jesperson can, and doe... more info

Feelin’ Minnesota: Exclusive Interview with Scott MacDonald of Arcwelder

3446 days ago
KEXP Seattle — They may not have made the majors like The Replacements and Hüsker Dü did, but Minneapolis-based band Arcwelder were more than a perennial local favorite, cracking John Peel’s Festive Fifth countdown in 1992 and getting crowned NME‘s “Pun... more info

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