John Peel Day And New Song – 16 Again

Sure, I know we’ve had John Peel Day when the late DJ was remembered a couple of weeks ago with gigs in his honour, but that day was the anniversary of his last broadcast and today is one year since his death.

I think the pioneer of the airways and champion of independent music would have welcomed any alternative festival, so here it is – Alternative John Peel Day. Sure it may not be a big event now, but the first Glastonbury was a few hundred revellers getting groovy on free love and cheap milk, so why not? In years to come I could grow a nasty beard, put up fencing around this site and annoy locals while my best postings arrive by helicopter.

For now, though, I thought as a tribute to John Peel I could make this page load at the wrong speed or something, or change all of my links to go to websties no one has ever heard of.

But the man who trumpeted teenage kicks should be best honoured in song. (Straps on a guitar while audience emits a groan.)

Sixteen marks the halfway point of the Sum Of All Years so to break things up – and because it’s Alt John Peel Day – here’s a song about the adolescent priviledge of indecision. It contains some lyrics I am most proud of, because rock stuff is hard to write. The Killers and The Strokes do it brilliantly.

Here’s a bunch of links because I’m new to this and not sure which will work.

Play the song:
56k dial-up cheapseats connection

Broadband rattle your jewellery speed

If that doesn’t work, go here and click “Music”.