Peel was a big fan of Albini's output as a musician for Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac, as well as his production work for artists such as the Wedding Present and Nirvana. As mentioned on his 15 January 2002 show, the DJ got to meet Albini in Groningen, Netherlands, at the Eurosonic festival: On his 09 January 2003 show, Peel mentioned that Albini had sent a copy of Nina Nastasia's debut LP, "Dogs". In return, John was supposed to send back a copy of the debut LP from Laura Cantrell, but admitted that he hadn't done so yet.