V Festival 2011: The DiS Review
Mention the words V Festival on the forum boards of DiS and you're likely to get a barbaric savaging of verbal abuse from all and sundry. If you're lucky that is.»
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V Festival 2011: A DiS preview...
This weekend (August 20th & 21st), the 2011 edition of V opens its doors and also features a number of artists we're getting excited about seeing across its dual sites of Weston Park in Staffordshire and Hylands Park, Chelmsford. Here's 10 we recommend you to check out...»
This Week's Singles: 15/08/11 Battles, Darren Hayman, Toro Y Moi, Danger Mouse
Single of the Week! Battles feat. Gary Numan - ‘My Machines’ (Warp) ‘Welcome to the sound of now,’ sings Gary, even if he does say ‘toe’ for ‘to’ and ‘mashaynes’ for ‘machines’ on the chorus in the singular way only h»
Drowned In Sheffield #3
Mentioning the Arctic Monkeys in the first line of a column about new music in Sheffield might not be a wise move...»
This Week's Singles: 16/05/11 Lykke Li, Ghostpoet, Justice, Those Dancing Days
Although it is parlous to make comparisons between olden day sounds and modern nonsense, this week I have struggled. This is partly due to my having moved The Elizabethan (my favourite, favourite record player) into my bedroom; and it is partly because once moved, I started playing things like Hall & Oates, The Peddlers and Sunflower by the Beach Boys on it. And while I listened I had a nice cup of coffee from the Teasmade. Faced with such fulsome early morning bliss, not much can compete. But Ghostpoet had a ruddy good try. It's alright though, I still love now. »
Spotifriday #25: This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Welcome to the weekend, it has landed or somesuch e-talking nonsense. This playlist was made with a hangover and it probably shows.»
This Week's Singles: 16/11/09
After the torrent of superlatives doled out to Animal Collective last time, I will admit to toddler-high expectations for this week’s singles. I thought it could only be a hopeless, pleather jacket shop-bought sort of rockness and disappointment; a glass of warm Lambrini served in Styrofoam compared to last week’s vintage bubbles in cut glass. [OH SHUT UP, WENDY.] But it turns out there are a few surprises, one of which * exclusively * reveals THE COLD HARD TRUTH about the XX. Oh yes, it do. »
Leeds 2009: The DiS review Pt. 1
So, it's that time of year again that the major festival season draws to a close, and while sister site Reading is viewed as the (slightly) more mature of the two, Leeds has often been renowned for bowing out in a blaze of glory...literally.»
Reading 2009: Day Two roundup
Day two of Reading begins with that smudged, slightly hungover feeling. Everyone seems quite happy, despite the hiding sun and the wind which has died down a little from last night's cut-through-you brrr-ness.»
In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds Festival In Photos: Radiohead Leeds Fest»
In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 1
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds»
Leeds Festival In Photos: Arctic Monkeys
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds»
DiS' 20 Must-See Acts at Reading & Leeds 2009
So, in no particular order, here are the twenty acts DiS' editor is most looking forward to seeing this weekend. »
Ninety songs of The Noughties - DiS Editor's Picks (P2K Alternative)
DiS is still mulling over the decade that was and pondering who the most important acts were, what the best gig was and which labels/events/moments really truly mattered. To soundtrack my thought process, I've compiled this playlist of my favourite songs of the decade and thought I'd join the opensource revolution and share this playlist with you all.»
This Week's Singles: 17/08/2009
This week I am upset. With myself, with stoopid Dinosaur Pile Up and their stoopid song with its stoopid riffs that I am stoopidly keen on. »
First Listen: Arctic Monkeys Humbug
Ahead of its release, DiS got a first listen to the forthcoming Arctic Monkeys' album Humbug, co-produced by Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and James Ford. »
Sheffield Music City: DiS talks Tramlines with Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders
DiS attended the press launch for Sheffield's Tramlines festival and grabbed ten minutes with Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders, who not only told us about his hopes for the festival but also delivered a progress report on his band's eagerly awaited third record...»
Glastonbury 2007: Sean's Blog - Day 1
DiS's Sean Adams tells his own tale of Glastonbury 2007 - from the backstage to the moshpit and right up to the stars - in three parts. Here, he finds Björk magical, the Monkeys rather muted, and Martha on song...»
The Weekly DiScussion: no more (local) heroes anymore?
Arctic Monkeys made it on their terms, refusing to hit London in pursuit of fame. So why do so many bands continue to pile into the capital? DiS asks readers to support their own scenes by revealing the local heroes»
The Weekly DiScussion: bad cover versions
Klaxons' appearance with Rihanna at this year's BRIT Awards could have gone either way, so in the spirit of things DiS gives the not-rave trio advice on how to negotiate the pop covers minefield. Cough The Manics cough»
The Weekly DiScussion: Brits at the bookies, and our favourites
A week, just over, on and we’ve had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Now we're wondering: who's actually going to win, and do we want them to? Here, the DiS office picks its ideal winners, and compares them to the favourites at the bookies. Snap? Rarely»
The votes are in: DiS readers' top 25 of 2007
Cast your minds back, readership: at the start of November we invited you to vote for your favourite albums of 2007 from a shortlist of 50, selected by the DiS editorial team. Now we’re pleased to present the result of the thousands of votes received: the DiS readers’ top 25 albums of 2007»
...to lose your mind to
Holy racket, Batman: 2007 brought some serious noise fuckery to our ears»
DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»
The Weekly DiScussion: are we one awards ceremony short of three-dozen too many?
As another awards ceremony for musicians - and music websites! - looms on the horizon, DiS wonders: are there too many of these events, filling up our late-night television schedules and covering our already commercially successful LPs with stickers stating "Best This That Or Other, 2007 Awards For Music That Isn't On EMI"? Best live male: Mika? Have you been to one gig all year? Oh, you have... »
SummerSonic 2007: the DiS review
DiS heads to Japan for the SummerSonic Festival: Pole dancers, a beach, roughly half-a-billion staffed recycling stations, strict one-way pedestrian systems, pens to house pesky smokers, a Paul Smith boutique and an army of staff clad in bright pink Paul Smith uniforms. Welcome to festival-going, Japanese style...»
Glastonbury '07: three DiSsers, some booze and hella mud...
It serves them right to suffer. While some of us sat scratching our arses from the comfort of our living rooms, occasionally pushing the red button to keep Jo Whiley at bay, some idiots actually went to Glastonbury. But we're not bitter. No. It would have been nice to have an invite, but that's all history now. Here, DiS’s Ben Patashnik, Joshua Cole and Georgina Terry attempt to fashion coherent narratives from their weekends of mud-soaked madness…»
DiS @ Coachella: RATM, Arcade Fire, Björk and... Crowded House?!
Harnessing the energy of a rare minute in which a disparate range of artists from the past and present can look to the future and plausibly congregate on the same bill, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California has steadily become world renowned as the proverbial melting pot, tripping over itself with cultural icons both obscure and ubiquitous...»
A Month In Records: April 2007
April is over. Done. Dusted. During the last month some might fine records – albums, or CDs, if you will – have been released. As is sort of regular, here we collect together our pick of the bunch. These are April’s finest releases, as assessed by the ears of the ever-reliable DiS review team...»
The 4-4-2 of Indie Rock: DiS's musical XI
With the nation’s – nay, the world’s – greatest football cup competition nearing its final stages, and with many a DiS-supported team still in the running to lift the FA Cup this May at Wembley, DiS’s Gareth Dobson picks his 4-4-2 of indie-rock. As we all know, football and music is closely entwined. And no, I'm not simply talking about Oasis' pronounced love for Manchester City...»
Colin Roberts: My musical moments of 2006
2006 has - every now and then - leaped up and bit me in the ear. Of course, I mean this in the most pleasurable way possible. Like the first time 'Bohemian Rhapsody' went into the rock-out (actually, every time that song metamorphoses is just gets me going) or how 'Idioteque' becomes an all-consuming powerhouse of glory and you can listen to it more than 600 times a day and it still blows your head off...»
A Review of 2006: DiS is what it's all about, yo
2006 has been a year that’s lived up to and exceeded all expectations. With enough fantastic albums to treble the length of my Albums of the Year list, and a gig list long enough to frighten even the hardiest tour manager, I’ve seen plenty of goodness this year. Luckily we’re on hand to jog those memories and help you reminisce about the good times and the couple of sad moments which brought us all back down to Earth with a big bump. This is 2006...»
The Nationwide Music Prize is tomorrow! DiS gets Isobel Campbell's thoughts on her chances...
Tomorrow brings with it not only cloudier skies and cooler weather than we’ve been used to these past few weeks, but also the announcement of the winner of this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize. You know: voted for by a panel of industry specialists (although we’ve not been invited to provide an opinion – what’s that about?), comes with a fat cheque and a skip-load of recognition, and was won by an American last year. Or, rather, an Englishman that’d not lived in England for many a year. Oooh, taste the controversy...»
Carling Weekend 2006 - Saturday
Drowned in Sound's coverage of The Carling Weekend 2006 has come to you courtesy of Sean Adams, Sam Corbett, Jordan Dowling, Chris Harris, Ben Jones, Kev Kharas, Christopher Knight, Ben Marwood, Raziq Rauf, Rob Webb and Gary Wolstenholme.»
Carling Weekend 2006 - Saturday
Drowned in Sound's coverage of The Carling Weekend 2006 has come to you courtesy of Sean Adams, Sam Corbett, Jordan Dowling, Chris Harris, Ben Jones, Kev Kharas, Christopher Knight, Ben Marwood, Raziq Rauf, Rob Webb and Gary Wolstenholme.»
The Tuesday DiScussion: MySpace or MyFarce?
Social networking does not make million-selling acts... so what is really happening?
Is it still the traditional media hype model? Is it all virtual word of mouth? Does it feel like you're bashing your head against a million bands trying to stampede through a stage door towards a mirage of an audience of 80 million people who are busy talking to each other in lolz 'n rofls?»
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