So, why is it that, unlike my fellow comrades assembled around me in this café, I still desire, nay, demand, a record contract? After all, I can still create my music and release it on a plethora of digitally-based platforms. I don't need the permission of one of the music industry's behemoth labels to be a musician, do I?

When John Peel decided to play a long instrumental album by an unknown musician on his radio show, he put the wheels in motion for a worldwide smash, ...

John Peel’s record collection is to go online, thanks to the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts. Over the next six months, details of some 2,600 ...

The Who guitarist Pete Townshend is to discuss the future of the music industry when he gives the first John Peel lecture in honour of the legendary D...

For me, the last 24 hours has been dominated by a single twitter hashtag, a curiously contemporary phenomenon that didn't exist during the life of the man it is referring to. 25th October marks the 7th anniversary of the death of British broadcasting legend John Peel and fans have celebrated his legacy by posting clips from Peel sessions and programmes on facebook and twitter, sharing his witty and memorable quotes, and creating podcasts and blogposts showing his influence.