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A Month In Records: July 2007

Yes, we know: we’re late. But we’ve been busy, honest! It does happen from time to time – don’t go thinking that A Day In The Life Of DiS involves us all sitting around, drinking tea, listening to great music and occasionally – but only occasionally – updating this here website. Oh no sir, or madam – it’s a lot more complex than that. Why, only this morning we had tea and biscuits...»

Supersonic 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by Mike Diver

Birmingham is wet. Really wet. I was splashed by a bus an hour or two ago and my jeans are still soaked; my girlfriend’s umbrella is offering no shelter whatsoever. And, to add insult to injury (for ‘injury’ read ‘dampness’), I’ve been stood in the wrong queue for something like 20 minutes. Welcome to Supersonic 2007...»

Supersonic 2007: the DiS preview

In Depth by Mike Diver

This weekend is a busy one on the festival calendar: in addition to the DiS-sponsored Dour (Belgium) and Summercase (Spain), there’s also Latitude in Suffolk. Expect to see plenty of DiS writers there if you’re scuttling along. This writer, though, will be in Birmingham for the always-excellent Supersonic Festival, now in its fifth year and this summer supported by DiS...»