It’s 4 years since, in my eyes (and ears), that the most important and influential person in music/radio/journalism died.
Radio is bollocks right now and the same can be said for most of the music out there. With a select few of new bands, I sometimes listen to them and think “John Peel would play these guys.” His book The Olivetti Chronicles came out on Monday, I’m already halfway through. It is an essential book regardless if you love music or not. It’s not just about music, it’s about life too.
I could write how wonderful he was and how missed he is, but everyone knows that. So all that’s left really is to play his favourite song as loud as you want, and embrace the greatness of the song that is, Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.
“I just want to hear something I haven’t heard before.”~ John Peel.
Beat In My Bones. 