John Peel Day 2006
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:11 pm
"If Elvis were alive today, I think he'd really understand happy hardcore."
Today (12th October) marks the second annual John Peel Day and tributes are taking place all over the country to celebrate his legacy and to remember the huge influence he had over all aspects of popular and alternative music.
I thought it would be nice to share memories of him here as well and perhaps upload favourite Peel Sessions, songs or anything else Peel related...
The list of groups, artists and 'cult favourites' he has championed from the sixties onwards is endless: Marc Bolan/T-Rex, Captain Beefheart, The Slits, The Faces, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Half man / Half Biscuit, Mogwai, Boards of Canada etc...
Known for playing records at the wrong speed or even the wrong track, he would play whole sides of LPs (Tubular Bells, Cocteau Twins...), and the same record repeatedly ('Teenage Kicks'). He was the first person to play the Sex Pistols 'God Save The Queen', and devoted a whole show to Punk in December 1976. He was also the first to play Hip Hop on commercial radio in the UK; and he famously played Dylan's 'Desire' in its entirity.
The Peel sessions often provided diffinitive versions of tracks from various artists, (amongst my personal favourites are The Slits and The Fall...)
He opened my ears to so many different sounds and his impeccable taste, electicism and enthusiasm ignited my passion for music in all it's forms, from 1920's Music Hall era show tunes to Jungle / Drum n Bass (as well as Aphex Twin, Spring Heel Jack et al). And he was playing Dubstep before the genre even had a name. year after year I would vote for my favourite records in the Festive 50. http://www.rocklist.net/festive50.htm
here are some classic sessions:
http://www.theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/
and
http://jonhorne.co.uk/jptapes/jptapes.html
and
http://radiorewind.co.uk/john_peel_page.htm
and
Radio 1's 'Keeping It Peel' pages:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/
some quotes:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=5178027
an article:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/johnpeel/sto ... 37,00.html
and tonight Mary Anne Hobbs will host a special tribute show on her Radio1 Experimental programme at 2-4am
you can hit rewind at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs and catch it for a week after broadcast...
"with word from Peel Night gigs around the UK.. Digital Mystikz Mala, Andy Stott, Aarron Spectre of Drumcorps and Aiden Moffat from Arab Strap...
and a mix from Peel's favourite band of all time THE FALL"
Anyone got anything to upload?
Keep It Peel
(more to follow...)
Today (12th October) marks the second annual John Peel Day and tributes are taking place all over the country to celebrate his legacy and to remember the huge influence he had over all aspects of popular and alternative music.
I thought it would be nice to share memories of him here as well and perhaps upload favourite Peel Sessions, songs or anything else Peel related...
The list of groups, artists and 'cult favourites' he has championed from the sixties onwards is endless: Marc Bolan/T-Rex, Captain Beefheart, The Slits, The Faces, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Half man / Half Biscuit, Mogwai, Boards of Canada etc...
Known for playing records at the wrong speed or even the wrong track, he would play whole sides of LPs (Tubular Bells, Cocteau Twins...), and the same record repeatedly ('Teenage Kicks'). He was the first person to play the Sex Pistols 'God Save The Queen', and devoted a whole show to Punk in December 1976. He was also the first to play Hip Hop on commercial radio in the UK; and he famously played Dylan's 'Desire' in its entirity.
The Peel sessions often provided diffinitive versions of tracks from various artists, (amongst my personal favourites are The Slits and The Fall...)
He opened my ears to so many different sounds and his impeccable taste, electicism and enthusiasm ignited my passion for music in all it's forms, from 1920's Music Hall era show tunes to Jungle / Drum n Bass (as well as Aphex Twin, Spring Heel Jack et al). And he was playing Dubstep before the genre even had a name. year after year I would vote for my favourite records in the Festive 50. http://www.rocklist.net/festive50.htm
here are some classic sessions:
http://www.theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/
and
http://jonhorne.co.uk/jptapes/jptapes.html
and
http://radiorewind.co.uk/john_peel_page.htm
and
Radio 1's 'Keeping It Peel' pages:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/
some quotes:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=5178027
an article:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/johnpeel/sto ... 37,00.html
and tonight Mary Anne Hobbs will host a special tribute show on her Radio1 Experimental programme at 2-4am
you can hit rewind at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs and catch it for a week after broadcast...
"with word from Peel Night gigs around the UK.. Digital Mystikz Mala, Andy Stott, Aarron Spectre of Drumcorps and Aiden Moffat from Arab Strap...
and a mix from Peel's favourite band of all time THE FALL"
Anyone got anything to upload?
Keep It Peel
(more to follow...)