Football and Music

#keepingitpeel

I have a cunning plan. Put this date in your diary: 25th October 2010 An explanation... This morning (mid afternoon your time, and by the time I post this it will be late evening) I read on Teenage Kicks that if John Peel was still alive he would have been 71 years old today. He probably wouldn't still be on Radio 1, but I bet h

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Football Vs Music: A Difficult Match

If they do go through with the threat and do kill 6 Music, as Yoda would say: "There is another..." The other is Dandelion Radio, an online radio station which was inspired by John Peel. The idea for the station (named after the record label that Peel ran) started around 2003. After some discussion on a web group and eventual meetings, a

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More Peelie

Once again the Beeb is doing nothing for John Peel Day. But it doesn't look like there's anything else doing this year either which is sad. But we here at F&M keep his memory alive and every October (11-13th) we commemorate the man himself with some (sometimes related to footie) music. This year featuring his favourite band who do no

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