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‘An astounding rush of real-time creativity’: 40 years of the Smiths’ Peel Sessions

Not everyone finds it easy to listen to the Smiths now, but those early transmissions were utterly formative for this vital new band and their enraptured fans

The Guardian - UK

Aylesbury Friars: the story of a venue

The Buckinghamshire venue was instrumental in furthering the careers of David Bowie, Genesis, VdGG, King Crimson, Marillion and more

Louder

New Glastonbury Festival map for 2023 reveals all the changes to site this year

One area has been removed and another won't have a stage this year

Bristol Post

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‘He has this brilliant ability to inspire’: cult rock eccentric John Otway’s never-ending tour hits Gibraltar

Fans of ‘Rock and Roll’s Biggest Failure’ have taken him from Top of the Pops to Cannes, and keep him touring constantly in his 70s. We head to a fan convention to find out why

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury removes John Peel name from stage for 2023 festival

Following sex abuse allegations, the famous tent has been given the name Woodsies

Wales Online

Hawkwind founding member Mick Slattery dies after short illness

Guitarist, 77, who helped form the legendary space rockers in 1969, passed away on St Patrick's Day

Wales Online

Contort yourself! The mutant disco mayhem of New York’s Ze Records

Disgusted with Britain’s ‘cruel’ aristocracy, Michael Zilkha left to champion a generation of party-starting punk-funk bands. As he returns as a book publisher, he remembers that wild scene

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Glastonbury Festival rename John Peel Stage after nearly 20 years

The big top venue was dedicated to the influential radio DJ following his death in 2004

Manchester Evening News

Glastonbury renames John Peel Stage after nearly two decades

The big top venue adopted the name following the influential radio DJ’s death in 2004.

The Independent UK

Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses, Elton John: all-male Glastonbury headliners a ‘pipeline’ problem, says Emily Eavis

‘We’re trying our best,’ says organiser as she unveils first 54 names on 2023 lineup and calls on music industry to develop headline-worthy female acts

The Guardian - UK

$Uncharted territory: how the Fall’s fractious New Zealand tour nearly sank Flying Nun records$

Uncharted territory: how the Fall’s fractious New Zealand tour nearly sank Flying Nun records

When the Kiwi indie label got a chance to record a live album by the Manchester band, the tensions fraying the group almost destroyed the record company – as documented in a new book

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d rather be a one-hit wonder than a no-hit wonder’ – the Vapors on Turning Japanese

‘Our drummer didn’t like the song. He just went: “Boom! Splat!” But it sounded great so we kept it’

The Guardian - UK

Terminally ill artist sketches chaotic scene in A&E before discharging himself

The Mirror's Real Britain columnist Ros Wynne Jones writes about terminally ill artist Michael Bryson who discharged himself after 12 hours in A&E without being treated

Daily Mirror

‘Between hilarity and severity’: how Bogshed transfixed a cult audience

John Peel loved them; the NME was briefly thrilled. But as a career-spanning Bog-Set is released, our writer recalls how for a select few their awkward sounds were life-changing

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John Smith and Mo Mowlam led the original prawn cocktail offensive

Brief letters: Labour and the City | Morrissey’s motorway stop | Vince Cable’s legacy | Silent school dinners | The Year of the Three Kings

The Guardian - UK

The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

Daily Mirror

TUC's new chief says 'my life has been to grow unions, we fight every day for workers'

Former call centre operator Paul Nowak is set to be confirmed as the next General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress where he will represent 5.5million working people

Liverpool Echo

18 'most notable' people from Merseyside areas

A new study has revealed the "most notable" people from Merseyside areas, including iconic musicians, sporting heroes and acting legends

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Boggo Road Gaol and Brisbane's dark side to feature heavily in Netflix production of Boy Swallows Universe

A Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book takes viewers inside a Brisbane landmark once home to rats, lice, and hardened criminals.

Liverpool Echo

Bid to get Glastonbury's John Peel stage renamed

A campaigner is calling for the Wirral-born DJ's name to be dropped by the famous festival

Daily Mirror

Noel Gallagher blasted after 'blagging' his way onto disabled platform at Glastonbury

Noel, 55, has been blasted as “vile” by disability charity Scope after he used the platform at the John Peel tent to watch Jamie T

The Guardian - UK

Kendrick, Diana and a fire-breathing spider: Sunday at Glastonbury – in pictures

The 2022 Glastonbury festival closed out in explosive style, with furious moshpits, stunning special guests and giant clouds of confetti

The Independent UK

Diana Ross reels off the hits during legends slot at Glastonbury

A huge audience gathered to watch the 78-year-old star on the Pyramid Stage.

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Fans show little sign of fatigue on final day of Glastonbury

Diana Ross, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar were the big names closing the Worthy Farm event for 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury 2022: fury, fireworks and spectacle as women call the shots

Phoebe Bridgers, Skin of Skunk Anansie, St Vincent and Self Esteem among those packing venues on day four

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