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V Festival 2009: The DiS Review

V Festival - or the Virgin Media Festival to give it its correct title - may be the least favoured of its kind as far as music connoisseurs are concerned. A quick flick through the line-up doesn't exactly set pulses racing, as bland non-entities like The Script and Paolo Nutini rub shoulders with has-beens whose sell-by date expired over a decade ago (Ocean Colour Scene, Happy Mondays). However, cast all snobbery to one side for two days and delve a little deeper into the mixing pot and there are actually several gems to be found along with moments of real inspiration here. »

This Week's Singles: 24/08/2009

In Depth by Wendy Roby

A tirade concerning a wonked-up, pretentious concept called Unity of Vision? On a Tuesday? Oh, go on then. »

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First listen: Dizzee Rascal's Tongue N Cheek

In Depth by Adam Anonymous

DiS headed south of the river to Dizzee Rascal’s London studio complex to grab a thumping first listen to his new record, pausing from furious in-track scribbling only to say a brief hello to the man himself. Here’s what we made of it...»

“It’s Boss time” – Glastonbury Diary 2009, Saturday

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

DiS's epic rundown of Glastonbury 2009 rolls on to the Saturday - go here to read about Friday, and here for plucky little cousin Thursday. --- It would be both difficult and tedious to communicate how monumentally awful DiS feels when a blithely vengef»

Rockness Festival - The DiS review

In Depth by Neil Ashman

I've been hearing people talking up Rockness as better than T In The Park. One cursory look at the line-ups for both festivals will tell you this isn't true, at least in the quantity and sheer size of artists playing, but what Rockness can boast is an atmosphere to match TITP in scaled down format, with a greater emphasis on DJs and dance acts. The organiser's boast that it is 'the most beautiful festival in the world' is entirely vindicated by the picture postcard view of Loch Ness and the lush glen spreading out behind the main stage, with the weather mostly brilliant sunshine.»

Reading/Leeds 2008: Day One Report

In Depth by Sean Adams

This year's Reading and Leeds Festival has just entered its second day. Here's what happened on day one at Reading, and we also bring you some pictures from Leeds.»

Dizzee Rascal: truthfully born to do it

In Depth by Mike Diver

For four weeks Dizzee Rascal's 'Dance Wiv Me' sat at number one - DiS catches up with the rapper to learn how it's a success five years in the making»

Singles Round-up (30/06/08)

In Depth by Mike Diver

Our greatest rapper returns with a song about attracting girls with ice cream and silly wigs... Roots Manuva's 'Buff Nuff' is our Single of the Week»

In photos: South By Southwest 2008

In Depth by Ashraf Dumile

DiS went to South By Southwest 2008 and all we got were these photographs... and these words... and no sun burn this time... mercifully»

DiS does the Big Day Out

In Depth by Richard MacFarlane

Festival fever starts early in 2008 as DiS heads south... further... bingo... for the annual Big Day Out festival in Australia. Our man on the Gold Coast takes in Arcade Fire and Björk while dodging questionable domestic rock acts and wrestling rugger thugs. Spirits are high and rising»

DiS's tale of the Jackalope: Comedowns littered like wheezing black holes

In Depth by Kev Kharas and Sam Strang

It's like a festival having been circumcised, serving a purpose but lacking in providing anything much in the way of true enjoyment. With reams of tickets going spare in tight pockets, curling like thin-cleaved skin we begin the joyless, 12-hour odyssey home to bed. No sleep on concrete, no sleep on trains, with little to rationalise the ache...»