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At The Drive-In

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At the Drive-In, Brixton Academy, August 28 2012

In Depth by Mike Diver

Jim Ward of At the Drive-In may never scream these songs again. But on a Tuesday night in south London, almost 20 years after he co-founded this band, for just over an imperfect but welcomed hour, this station was so operational.»

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Reading & Leeds 2012 - DiS' Must See Acts

In Depth by Sean Adams

We asked the folks preparing to head off to this year's Reading & Leeds festival who they were most looking forward to seeing. If you are undecided between clashing acts or unaware of any of these, or even if you just want a reminder who to underline in your programme, then this is for you... plus there's a Spotify playlist thrown in for good measure.»

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Benicassim 2012: the DiS review

In Depth by David Edwards

While most of the Drowned in Sound staff spent last weekend getting sodden at Latitude, David Edwards was faced with a slightly different problem at the fantastic Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Namely, how to keep cool in the sweltering heat amongst so many superb performances…»

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Benicassim 2012: the (very early) DiS preview

In Depth by David Edwards

As part of our 2012 festival coverage, DiS will be present and correct at the the 2012 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim from 12th-15th of July...»

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Spotifriday #114 This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Eels, Deftones, Active Child + more

In Depth by Luke Slater

This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring lots of stuff from the year 2000, including At The Drive-in, Coldplay, Outkast, Deftones and Eels. »

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An Album of the Year 2000 - 11yrson: At the Drive-In Relationship of Command

In Depth by Mike Diver

11 years on, a parallel presents itself – and Relationship Of Command becomes, instantly, its generation’s own Nevermind. »

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Year 2000 - A Playlist of Songs Wot Soundtracked the Launch of DiS

In Depth by Sean Adams

DiS' founder and current editor Sean Adams compiles a playlist of songs that could be heard in the year 2000 (a rough theme we've set for you to build a Spotifriday playlist around - more details here) when this very website was in its embryonic stages. First, a bit of prologue...»

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Drowned in Reading Festival: A Greatest Hits Mixtape

In Depth by Sean Adams

'Ding! 'Ding! As part of DiS' Reading Festival preview, we've made a mixtape of the festival's greatest hits but first, a little prologue from DiS' editor.... »

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Guitar Hero: World Tour - Some thoughts

In Depth by Christopher Alcxxk

Tom Perry and Christopher Alcxxk recently got a chance to play the new Guitar Hero game, and give their thoughts on it and its genre...»

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The Weekly DiScussion: How great is the BBC?

In Depth by Dean Samways

The BBC are going make their vast archive of music history available online. What are you looking forward to seeing/hearing? DiS has picked five to get you thinking»

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The Weekly DiScussion: celebrating our Gateway Acts

In Depth by Mike Diver

DiS takes a moment to reflect, and to appreciate the bands that made us the site we are today, basically; the Gateway Acts that opened up new doors of exploration. From Band A to Band Z - nothing would've been possible without that kick-starting someone. With our selections 'outed', it's over to you for your own choices»

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DiS is 6: Our 66, the top six

In Depth by Mike Diver

You’ve waited, we’ve waited. At times we daren’t hold our breath just in case, by fair means or foul, our final top six – the records below – were somehow prevented from coming to public attention. Yet here we are: the conclusion of Our 66...»

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The Tuesday DiScussion: Your favourite music videos of the past six years

In Depth by Sean Adams

We're compiling a phat list of videos we would like shown on MTV2's 120 Minutes, especially ones you'd almost never see. What we'd like is for you to suggest some of your favourite videos of the past six years (with links to youtube.com or Google Video, if you can find them) and say why you like it. Why? Because we'll be running quotes from you lovely people across the screen when our selections are broadcast...»

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DiS meets At the Drive-In

In Depth by Mat Hocking

At The Drive-In are the most hyped band of the year. Fact. They’ve been hailed by NME as “the new Nirvana”, despite bearing absolutely no similarities musically and ideologically, and they’ve even gone so far as to say they’re the, “best new band in the world.” »