Darren Hayman

In Depth

Emmy meets Darren Hayman (Hefner)

"Idealism is sad," says Darren Hayman (formerly of Hefner) in this interview with Emmy the Great, and she says, it's perhaps when he's finding the little details in life that are the most banal and yet the most sad, that he hits you the hardest.»

End Of The Road 2008: The Review

In Depth by Laura Snapes

It’s a testament to End of the Road organisers Sofia Hagberg and Simon Taffe that not even the festival’s most professionally melancholy acts could contain their merriment at playing amongst peacocks, enchanted forests and parrots in the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens»

Indietracks 2008: the DiS review

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

Indietracks is like no other festival DiS's experienced, with Los Campesinos!, Darren Hayman and The Wedding Present on the bill»

When Darren met Dave: indie legends head to head

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

David Gedge's The Wedding Present and ex-Hefner man Darren Hayman play next weekend's Indietracks festival. The pair interview each other for DiS»

End Of The Road 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

Widely regarded as one of the best new festivals on the British circuit, End Of The Road brings the summer season to a close – the rescheduled Truck excepted in this instance – with not so much a bang, but more a dainty shuffle and a fizz-pop. Eclectic within a field though its line-up is, there’s a quality control evident that’s not always obvious at such boutique – whatever – events. To cut a not-long-really story shorter: it’s quite The Good...»

DiS preview: Latitude Festival

In Depth by Ben Yates

Latitude Festival makes its debut this year, boasting a fantastic line-up of music, film, poetry, and other arts. DiS will be there to watch it all, so here are the top seven acts to watch out for during the weekend.»