John Peel News

The tour, which will follow all COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols, will visit additional markets such as Milwaukee, WI for Summerfest on September 3, New York, NY on September 8, Asbury Park, NJ on September 10, Pittsburgh, PA on September 14 and more.

Portland-based indie rock band Corvair is excited to bring holiday the holiday spirit with their latest single 'Flannel Pajamas' streaming now at SoundCloud or Bandcamp. On the single the husband and wife duo of Brian Naubert and Heather Larimer have created the perfect Christmas song for the strange time/space wormhole known as late 2020.

Portland-based indie rock band Corvair will release their self-titled, debut album on Paper Walls in the US and WIAIWYA in the UK (pre-order).

Empathy Museum has today announced a new photography and audio installation, in collaboration with the NHS and The Health Foundation, telling diverse stories from people around the UK as a record of life in 2020. The installation will be available online from Thursday 10th December.

Lyric orientated Indie-Rock artist Bluenose B is due to release their heartfelt single 'Another Place' on Friday 11th of December.

Portland-based indie rock band Corvair, comprised of husband / wife duo Brian Naubert and Heather Larimer, are pleased to present 'Sunday Runner,' the first single to be lifted from their self-titled, debut album out February 19, 2021.

After having to recently cancel its summer North American 40th anniversary tour – a run that was to also feature a front-to-back performance of its breakthrough 1982 album After the Snow – legendary British band Modern English will provide fans with a broadcast performance.

Third Man Records and Jack White are excited to announce an online auction featuring guitars, amplifiers, personal items, stage equipment and other one-of-a-kind items from the label’s archives and Jack White’s musical career and collection.

Elliot Nelson is a British born instrumental solo artist, composer and producer from the north of England. Son of Be-Bop Deluxe frontman ‘Bill Nelson’, Elliot has grown up his entire life surrounded by music and creativity. His sound blends and bends musical genres from electronic, jazz, experimental rock, folk and classical. Pushing his music to the brink of sonic creativity in his debut album “As He Now Appears”.

New Order are delighted to announce the definitive collection of their 1983 studio album Power, Corruption & Lies. The collection which includes an LP, two CDs, two DVDs and a book, features the album remastered for the first time from the original analogue tape masters on LP and CD.

Legendary post-punk band MODERN ENGLISH have just announced their upcoming North American summer headline tour. Celebrating its 40th anniversary and performing its breakthrough 1982 album, After the Snow, in its entirely, the tour will kick off on Friday, June 12 in San Diego, CA and extend through Saturday, July 11. The tour will visit additional markets such as Los Angeles, CA on June 14, Vancouver, BC on June 20, Denver, CO on June 23, New York, NY on July 2, Atlanta, GA on July 8, and culminate with a performance at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, FL on July 11. A full listing of dates can be found below. Support will be provided by Vancouver and New York post-punk bands ACTORS and Bootblacks on select dates, and more information on tickets can be found on the band's Facebook page HERE. Frontman Robbie Grey had the following to share about the upcoming run:

October Drift have shared the video for their new single, 'Oh the Silence', the latest track to be taken from their debut album, Forever Whatever, out now via Physical Education Records.

October Drift have shared the acoustic video for their new single, 'Oh The Silence', the latest track to be taken from their debut album Forever Whatever, out now via Physical Education Records.

U.K. Grindcore pioneers, Napalm Death announce their Spring North American headline tour today. The band will be joined by death metal band and labelmates Aborted (April 17-May 16), The Locust (April 9-April 15), Nastie Band (April 9-April 15), Tombs (April 24-May 16), and Wvrm (April 17-May 16) for select dates. The tour starts on April 3rd in Philadelphia and wraps on May 16th, making stops in major markets such as Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, and more. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit Napalm Death's website, HERE.

October Drift have shared their new single, 'Oh The Silence', the most recent track to be taken from their upcoming debut album, Forever Whatever, out on January 24th via Physical Education Records.

Celebrating 40 years since the release of their debut single 'Realities Of War' in 1980, British hardcore punk band Discharge are surviving pioneers of the subgenre they invented; D-beat. Having had a worldwide influence on both extreme metal and punk with their uncompromising, raw sound over the last 40 years, Discharge's political message is now relevant more than ever. Still performing globally in clubs and at festivals, the quintet are heralded as one of the godfathers of the political and anarcho punk scenes. Heavily championed by John Peel in their early years, they clocked up several chart singles and albums and went on to influence metal bands like Metallica and Celtic Frost, as well as punk acts like Rancid.

October Drift have shared the emotive acoustic video for their latest single, 'Forever Whatever', as part of their series of Songs In Strange Places. The video follows the announcement of a ten-date headline tour for February after the release of their debut album Forever Whatever, out on January 24th via Physical Education Records.

Liverpool-based The Room in the Wood have announced they will release their new album 'We're The Martians, Now' in early 2020 via A Turntable Friend Records. Ahead of this, they present 'Charmed', the first and rather timely single from this release.

October Drift have announced a ten-date UK headline tour for February 2020 to celebrate the release of their debut album Forever Whatever, out on January 24th via Physical Education Records.

Simply put, 'I Melt With You' by Modern English is one of the most iconic songs of the New Wave-era. It garnered heavy rotation on the then-thriving Modern Rock radio format, MTV and dance clubs across the globe, and was featured prominently in the classic 1983 film Valley Girl, staring a young Nicholas Cage.