Altsounds — In their former guise as Murry The Hump, The Keys recorded 3 sessions for John Peel, signed to Too Pure, were lauded by the NME for their 'glorious jangle-pop', counted Joe Strummer, Keith Allen and Damien Hirst among their biggest fans and were t... more info

Guardian Music — Music conference hears there will still be a role for radio-style DJs despite wealth of online streaming programmesFrom the late 60s until his death in 2004 John Peel was the undisputed king of new music, a trusted voice that led thousands of people ... more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)John Peel used to talk approvingly of records that sounded as if they had made themselves – referring to music so unbridled that the guitars seemed to have wrested control of themselves back from their human owners. The debut album from Lo... more info

Guardian Music — (DFA/EMI)The sleeve notes to Big Black's astonishing 1987 album Songs About Fucking may be among the most entertaining in rock history. Amid frontman Steve Albini's descriptions of his songs' charming subject matter – including the Columbian neckti... more info

Guardian Music — It started as a webzine five years ago, now Hyperdub is at the forefront of the increasingly eclectic UK dance sceneSome record labels are born great, some achieve greatness, others have greatness thrust on them. London-based dance label Hyperdub, ju... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Thirty years ago, on May 18, 1980, radio DJ John Peel announced, “Bad news, lads. Ian Curtis of Joy Division has just died.” Curtis, just 23 years old, hanged himself in his kitchen just days before beginning an American tour. Less than a y... more info

The Vinyl Villain — More from the 1986 compilation LP A Different Kind Of Tension.Side A, Track 3:-mp3 : One Thousand Violins - Like One Thousand Violins The band was formed in Sheffield, and this track is a b-side from their debut single Halcyon Days on Dreamworld Reco... more info

Guardian Music — Celebrate the Welsh indie stable that ruffled the feathers of the establishment and put Super Furry Animals on the mapSinging in your native tongue can often be a protest in itself. But in 1980s Wales, as English-owned holiday cottages were razed and... more info

Tom Ravenscroft's landed his own BBC radio show.Tom,like his father is a champion of new artists.He briefly appeared last year standing in for Tom Robinson.He takes over from Bruce Dickinson June 4.. more info

Pop Justice — Let's doodle absent mindedly on the Post-It note of recycled news: » Frankie from The Saturdays is having trouble sleeping. (Twitter) (http://twitter.com/FrankieTheSats/status/13352756812) » Stereophonics funnyman Kelly Jones stormed off stage ... more info