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Mixtape #12: Late Of The Pier

Fresh-faced synth-pop four-piece Late Of The Pier have finished their Fantasy Black Channel debut. Celebrate! With a mixtape»

Dour Festival 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

Remembered through a haze, of dust, drink and sunshine, this was never going to be the most factual account. But it’s probably the most accurate version of events at the 19th Dour Festival, courtesy of Tom King and Adam Anonymous…»

Summercase 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

DiS heads to Barcelona for the second time this year - following Primavera at the end of May - for Summercase. What we find: a drunk Lily Allen, a chilled-out Chemical Brothers, and some dodgy scotch...»

DiS @ Coachella: RATM, Arcade Fire, Björk and... Crowded House?!

In Depth by Dave Kerr

Harnessing the energy of a rare minute in which a disparate range of artists from the past and present can look to the future and plausibly congregate on the same bill, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California has steadily become world renowned as the proverbial melting pot, tripping over itself with cultural icons both obscure and ubiquitous...»

The clock on the wall reads... Fifteen minutes with DJ Shadow

In Depth by Mike Diver

DiS is used to meeting musicians at their hotels, but rarely do we venture so far from the writhing swarms of pavement dwellers that so frustratingly characterise the walkways of the capital’s central streets. We’re in Swiss Cottage, a corner of town remarkable for, well, a cottage. That’s about it – aside from a library and leisure centre, DiS sees little in the way of attractions. Not that we’ve time to dawdle and take in any sights, anyway: we’ve a schedule to keep to, and our fifteen minutes with DJ Shadow have to be made the absolute most of...»