Guardian Music — As the world music DJ gets ready to return to the BBC, he talks to Vanessa Thorpe about culture, war zones – and John Peel'In my view, if you do something, it's worth doing it in a very big way; whether you are talking about travel, listening to Bo... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Curve comprised of Toni Halliday and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia, and formed in Manchester in 1991. At a time when the Madchester sound (Happy Mondays/Stone Roses/James etc) was very much in full flow, Curve were something a bit different. The... more info

Addict Music — One of John Peel’s favourite bands, Stereolab, are set to release their twelth album, ‘Not Music’, through Duophonic UHF Diskson November 16th 201. Over the Summer of 2007 Stereolab reconvened at Instant Zero, their studio in Bordeaux to rec... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Eclecticipher said... The Ananda Shankar Experience & State Of Bengal - Walking On DJ Shadow - One Night In Bangkok Dj Food - A Recipe for Disaster Broken Note - Terminal Static Enduser - Bollywood Breaks VA - Eastern Drum and Breaks Vol.2 Bombay Dub... more info

The Mirror — The son of radio legend John Peel has admitted he has his dad to thank for landing him a plum BBC job. more info

Guardian Music — The DJ, who announced she was leaving Radio 1 on Friday, was instrumental in taking dubstep to a wider audience. But this was just a tiny part of a mindboggling careerMary Anne Hobbs announced on Friday that she's quitting her popular Radio 1 show Ex... more info

Guardian Music — Former Undertones frontman and Teenage Kicks singer rumoured to be in line for seat in the House of LordsForget the unions, the bankers and big pharmaceuticals – the music industry may soon have an advocate in the House of Lords. Feargal Sharkey, h... more info

Guardian Music — Radio producer who helped music's biggest names record their first BBC sessionsI Produced Their First Session was the title of the book that Bernie Andrews never got around to writing. Mention any popular music name of distinction from the 1960s and ... more info

Guardian Music — This Ipswich rapper imbues hip-hop with the impish curiosity of indie electronica, like Dizzee meets the Björk of VespertinaHometown: Ipswich.The lineup: Kieren Dickins (vocals, visuals).The background: DELS is a cool new rapper with a good, strong ... more info

Guardian Music — Want to learn about the religious subtext to the Vaselines? Or why we like to stage dive? Then ask UCLA's professor of anthropology (and die-hard indie rock fan)Last month in Madrid, Diego A Manrique, a man who is pretty much the Spanish equivalent o... more info