Altsounds — DFA Records will be releasing a series of Radio Mixes from affiliated artists which can be downloaded from their site or by subscribing to their new podcast! Mix #14 comes courtesy of James Curd, and in case you missed #13 from Tyler Pope, you sh... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Today's words were originally provided by great friend Ctel from the constantly wonderful Acid Ted blog when he composed a guest post for TVV in May 2009:-This is listening to John Peel. This is a special new world. The excitement of something new an... more info

Guardian Music — Tracks called Mr far outweighed those with a Mrs, Miss or Ms – inequality gets everywhere – but the standard of these moniker-centric masterpieces was universally highNot the most challenging category in the world, I concede. But anyway: last wee... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The start of a series which will feature when I cant really come up with anything original to say or do.  Loads of great acts went into the studios and recorded sessions for the John Peel Show over the years.  Indeed there are blogs out there dedic... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It is deliberate that today's photo only include two members of The Smiths.The track I'm featuring today was officially released as yet another stunning b-side:-mp3 : The Smiths - Back To The Old House But, to those of us who knew so many of the song... more info

Guardian Music — The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 2011 Meltdown festival and said the bill is "about Britain – we're trying to cov... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Pickled Egg Records / 1998 Unwordly made the top 5 in John Peel's 1998 Festive Fifty. Weird japanese experimentalism with a strange melodic structure. (/)1 part(s) FCc,download more info

Guardian Music — Psychedelia? Paul Simon? Her recently revealed record collection contains a few surprisesAfter John Peel died, fans were excited to learn about a special longbox in which he kept the heart of his record collection – an eclectic set of 7in singles w... more info

DrownedInSound — While The Phantom Forest flirts with the old cliché of trying to appease fanbase and critics simultaneously, Bearsuit remain in spirit the frolicsome DIY hedonists that John Peel and the rest of us made flags out of our collective cardigans over. ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — AND A NEW ENTRY THIS WEEK..........In 1992, The Wedding Present released a 7" single every month.The a-side was always an original, while the b-side was always a cover.Each single had a limited run of 10,000 copies. They were released on a Monday and... more info