Twenty-twelve was a big year for DiS. From Jan 1st through Dec 31st there were 32,786,312 pageviews on DiS, and our Google Analytics say that there were 8,508,628 visits to the site. There was an average of 490k unique users on the site each month, and every day the equivalent of a stadium crowd arrived on DiS to have a mooch around our reviews and discussions. ... So what were you all reading in 2012? »
In a week that DiS posted legends Johnny Marr & Nile Rodgers in conversation, launched a new News Digest column, reviewed the Blur 21st Anniversary re-issues and someone started a reader poll to find DiS' favourite album, oh and Team GB (does anyone else hear this as Team Gerbil every single time someone says it?) won some medals at the olympics... we bring you the best stuff in DiS' inbox, in a handy digest that you can ingest on Friday at your desk or spend a little bit of 'weekend downtime' getting better acquainted with it... »
At midday on July 2nd, it was the mid-point of the year 2012. Here at DiS we decided to take stock of the six months just gone, and over the course a few days, offer you a little digest of the must-hear music from the year-so-far. Today, it is the turn of debut albums...»
Here's our first YouTube playlist of songs and videos we've been loving recently, plus a few things that would feature on a DiS Greatest Hits playlist...»
February may be the shortest month of the year but what it lacked in days, it made up for in releases. Here's our editors picks of the month in a (hopefully) digestible format including our albums of the month and a Spotify playlist, as well as the most read pages of February's 2,677,492 pageviews.»
It’s been a busy couple of weeks up in DiS Manchester HQ; on Monday we announced Walls as our headliners for our Sounds From The Other City stage in Salford on May 6th among a host of other acts. Now we can confirm that on March 29th we’ll be teaming »
It is Friiiiiiiiiiiday! The weekend is about to belly-flop before you. You're perhaps looking for something to listen to and wondering where the hell Spotifriday is (it's gone monthly!)... well then, sit back, take your grubby trainers off, relax a little and ingest these five videos and/or streams hand-picked by DiS' editor... »
Another DiS exclusive full album stream. Especially recommended for fans of The Field through Errors, Joy Orbison, Laurel Halo, Luke Abbott and Oneohtrix Point Never. »
Throughout 2011 the Brooklyn based 'sigh-fi' duo Blondes put out a series of 12" singles on the New York label RVNG Intl., all of which unsurprisingly show up on their debut album, via the same label. They've also slung together a second CD of remixes by an enviable list of awesome sorts. RVNG Intl. will release Blondes (it's self-titled) digitally and as a double-CD on February 7th, 2012.»
Having released easily my favourite EP of last year (Touched via Merok) and an incredible Health remix, Brooklyn based duo Blondes return with a new single and, as is the way of the modern world, some videos to go with the the tracks.»
For the past six weeks, DiS has been running a special competition in association with the folks at Mixcloud to celebrate the launch of the BlackBerry Torch. We've been compiling a mixtape each week and with 1 week left of the competition, we thought it high time we compiled them all in one article. To enter our mix lovers competition, to be picked at random to win a BlackBerry Torch and £100 to spend in Rough Trade, all you need to do is share any of the below Mixcloud mixes on Twitter or like them on Facebook. »
DiS has joined the likes of Dazed & Confused, XLR8R, Fabric, FACT and Vice for Mixcloud's Celebration of Curation. »
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