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John Peel’s Shed

John Peel’s Shed

Intimate musings on the joy of radio

(3 stars)8 Aug 2011

In 2002 author John Osborne won a competition to write the best two-sentence description of John Peel’s radio show and win a box of the DJ’s records. ‘Songs you want to hear. Played by a man who wants you to hear them.’ earned Osborne the prize, and he…

Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio

Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio

(4 stars)29 Oct 2009

(Universal) There’s been plenty released to celebrate DJ John Peel’s legacy and this expansive four-disc set tries to replicate the magic of the quintessential John Peel show. By that we mean throwing the tough techno of Dave Clarke up against the…

Various - Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio

Various - Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio

(4 stars)16 Oct 2009

There has already been plenty released to celebrate John Peel’s legacy, and now this expansive four-disc set tries to replicate the magic of a quintessential John Peel show. By that we mean throwing the tough techno of Dave Clarke up against the…

Siouxsie and the Banshees - At the BBC

Siouxsie and the Banshees - At the BBC

(4 stars)11 Jun 2009

This magnificent three-CD set doesn’t really unearth anything brand new but gathers together huge hunks of the quartet’s varied career via radio sessions and live sets, starting with their John Peel debut in November 1977, filled with the poisoned…

Also Published: 5 Paperback Biographys

14 May 2009

John Peel The Olivetti Chronicles Chosen by Peely’s wife and kids, this mix of early journalism, diaries, letters and odds ‘n’ sods pretty much amounts to a second memoir. Corgi. Richard Madeley Father and Sons Judy’s fella turned to a distinctly…

Teenage Kicks

1 Aug 2007

‘If hero worship were sex, they’d all be carrying my babies‚’ said John Peel of punk rockers The Dwarves in a quote that sums up Teenage Kicks writer Paul Hodson’s personal attitude towards the enigmatic Radio 1 DJ.

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