Tag: John Peel
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RIP Janice Long
RIP DJ and presenter Janice Long – first woman daytime Radio 1 DJ, first regular presenter of Top of the Pops, presenter at Live Aid, and by all accounts a lovely woman. And friend of John Peel – as can be seen on these segments on the excellent Top of the Pops: Story of series…
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RC 345: How To Survive A Plague Part 2: We Will Survive
Second part of How To Survive A Plague, and we cover the period 1989-2000 and beyond as the fight for drugs, money and action for the AIDS crisis comes to a crunch, and as Hollywood starts to pay attention (although no straight Oscar-baiting tragic gay tropes here – Peter’s Friends/Philadelphia *cough*). It’s not all doom…
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Boards of Canadathon
Currently listening to all Boards of Canada releases new to old in one sitting – well the official ones plus Boc Maxima, I haven’t got time for the demo messiness of Old Tunes 1 & 2….and I am currently finished Campfire Headphase and didn’t realise like Geogaddi there was a Japanese-only bonus track I haven’t…