In some ways it is hard to believe almost year has gone by since broadcaster John Peel passed away. Today is the BBC John Peel day. He was a one-off presenter, madly into music, but always pushing the edges of what could be done. Whether spinning 'Several species of small furry animals gather together in a cave and grooving with a Pict' or 'Teenage Kicks', there was an intelligent and deep love of the content he played.
One time radio pirate, name changed in USA and doing a lot of grass roots DJ-ing before he made the 'edge' of music his own.
Just looking through his artist listings from his live shows illustrates the number of bands and people he premiered. And quite a few of these have small slices of the original gigs - Here's David Bowie singing Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' with the Spiders from Mars.
Nowadays, theres a John Peel group in last.fm, so the vibe lives on.
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