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Macca, Greta and two sexy kangaroos: Saturday at Glastonbury – in pictures

From the ultra-vivacious Yves Tumor, Megan Thee Stallion and Yungblud, to punters dressed as disco balls, feast your eyes on a spectacular day at Glastonbury 2022

The Guardian - UK

John Peel: the Merseyside legend whose memory lives on at Glastonbury

John was born in Heswall, and never forgot his Merseyside roots

Liverpool Echo

Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and chest hair bras: Friday at Glastonbury – in pictures

From stars such as TLC and Sleaford Mods to eccentric festival punters in their underpants, we give a glimpse into Glastonbury’s first big day

The Guardian - UK

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‘I chatted about the weather with Janet Jackson’: the Glastonbury festival I’ll never forget

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne, singer Mahalia, Michael Cragg and Laura Snapes recall the magic, the weirdness and the sheer horror of their trips to Worthy Farm

The Guardian - UK

Music collection of DJ who helped launch Nirvana and Queen goes to auction

John Peel died when he was 65 but his incredible collection will live on

Liverpool Echo

Pulp fiction: Being Jarvis Cocker

He’s the... well, you know who Jarvis Cocker is. Or you think you do. Ahead of the Pulp hero’s new book documenting his early years, Hamish MacBain talks order to him about pop, politics and Naked Attraction

Evening Standard

John Peel: personal records and memorabilia set for Bonhams auction

Items including a handwritten letter from David Bowie and Peel’s horn gramophone will be up for sale next month

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Records and memorabilia of late DJ John Peel will be auctioned off next month

The auction will take place on June 14.

The Independent UK

‘Most music comes from really abject origins’: Jarvis Cocker interviewed by Olivia Laing

The pop pioneer talks to the author about his creative education via nightclubs and the dole, his teenage masterplan and the enduring inspiration of the everyday

The Guardian - UK

And then a fan’s ashes were scattered on stage! My night out with Half Man Half Biscuit’s fanatical followers

They were kitchen-sink surrealists who sang about bats, bereavement and Subbuteo. Four decades on, the Wirral band have pop’s most maniacal fans – including our writer, who hits Holmfirth in his Dukla Prague away kit

The Guardian - UK

Celebrities you might not know have links to Wirral

You may be surprised that some of these celebs hail from the peninsula

Liverpool Echo

BBC Top of the Pops: Where are the former presenters of the TV music show?

Some big names have presented the music show

Wales Online

14 of the best vinyl documentaries to buy, rent or watch for free

From John Peel's record collection to the history of scratching, here's our pick of the best vinyl documentaries ahead of Record Store Day 2024.

What Hi-Fi?

Rock star Guy Garvey reveals he was inspired to write smash hit in the BATH

The Elbow frontman played the audio file of One Day Like This at his first lecture as a visiting professor in creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University

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Radio 2's Whispering Bob Harris is still championing music aged 75 with new show

Radio 2 star Bob Harris is still championing music with his radio show Bob Harris Country, at the age of 75

Wales Online

The Welsh singer signed by Elton John who worked with superstars but missed out on the big time himself

Mal Pope said he had something to do and feel like I haven’t done it

The Guardian - UK

How we made: Billy Bragg’s A New England

‘We heard John Peel on the radio asking for a mushroom biryani, so dropped one off at the BBC. Later that night, he played my record and I was away’

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