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Label of love: Hyperdub

5356 days ago

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

Disorder and Control

5357 days ago

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

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION (2)

5358 days ago

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

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Label of love: Ankst

5363 days ago

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

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John Peel's son gets show on BBC digital station 6 Music

5365 days ago

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

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The Newsdump, May 4 2010: from Frankie's disrupted sleep pattern to Kloot's imminent return

5365 days ago

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

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John Peel's son lands 6 Music show

5365 days ago

The Telegraph — John Peel's son Tom Ravenscroft is to follow in his father's footsteps after landing his own BBC radio show. more info

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John Peel's son follows in his father's tracks

5365 days ago

The Independent — John Peel's son is to follow in his father's footsteps after securing his own BBC radio show. more info

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John Peel's son to champion new bands on 6 Music show

5366 days ago

Guardian Music — Tom Ravenscroft takes Iron Maiden singer's slot on closure-threatened BBC digital stationTom Ravenscroft, son of late DJ John Peel, is to continue his father's legacy by championing new music on his own BBC Radio show.The 30-year-old will host a week... more info

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