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Øya Festival: the DiS blog, part one

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

Dee-ah wun in dah Øya Festival… Oslo seems like a funny place. I was kind of half-expecting a palatial never-never land spirited away amongst the endless pines, but it looks kind of… ordinary. A bit scruffy-looking, with a predilection for buildings daubed in quirky shades of yellow and pink...»

Dot To Dot Festival: DiS's preview of Nottingham's biggest music marathon of the year

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

This Sunday, May 27, Nottingham plays host to the biggest Dot To Dot Festival yet - this year it's even got a sister festival, in Bristol. DiS's Dom Gourlay casts a critical ear over the Nottingham bill to pick a few choice acts from the slew of excellent bands performing across a variety of city centre venues... your legs are gonna be wrecked by the end of this Dot To Dot, that we promise...»

Five stars: DiS's picks for The Great Escape

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

This weekend, those of you who aren’t heading down to ATP may well be considering or already planning a trip to another part of the coast: Brighton’s The Great Escape is in its second year and has expanded to encompass more new bands then there might actually be left in the world. DiS’s Gareth Dobson braves the ‘who?’s and the ‘why?’s to select five acts that you might not have checked out yet... but probably should...»