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Bestival 2009: The DiS review

Arriving at the fag-end of a summer teeming with gruelling festival weekends, Bestival has enough gusto and idiosyncrasy to more than stand up for itself.»

In Photos: End of the Road 2009

In Depth by jonathan fisher

To space... and beyond! (well, the Isle of Wight) - a Bestival preview mixtape

In Depth by Finn Scott-Delany

September is upon us and that means festival season is as good as over. Thank goodness then, for Rob Da Bank and his space-themed Bestival, a one last hurrah and glorious standout in a dizzying summer calendar. There's even the threat of sun this year. B»

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Hove Festival 2009: DiS' highlights

In Depth by Rob Webb

Hove Festival took place on the idyllic island of Tromøy, near Arendal in Norway, last week. DiS was there, and soaked up a glorious four days of sun, sand and bands. If you've not been - and we're hazarding a guess that many of you haven't - then trust us when we say it's an altogether more civilised, sunny alternative to that English festival we've heard so much about these past few days. Here's DiS' highlights. »

Everett True at Falls Festival

In Depth by Everett True

Everett True reports from Australia's Falls Festival, set in miles of impossibly beautiful forest-land, dotted with inlets and waterfalls and rock formations and the likes of Lykke Li and The Drones.»

Simon Raymonde of Bella Union's tribute to Rough Trade

In Depth by Sean Adams

We asked several of the leading lights of independent music to tell us what Rough Trade means to them. First up we have Simon Raymonde, formerly of the Cocteau Twins who now runs the Bella Union label, home to the likes of Fleet Foxes, Midlake and many more... »

In Photos: Fleet Foxes @ Sheffield Foundry

In Depth by Rob Webb

Fleet Foxes, then: pretty damn popular thanks to all that broadsheet loving. Their Sheffield date last night was certainly a hot ticket»

MySpace Trail #6: Seattle Special

In Depth by Tom Milway

For our latest MySpace Trail - DiScovering new bands blindly, with only Top 8's for guidance - we find ourselves beached in Seattle with the friends of Fleet Foxes as a starting point»

Sub Pop 20: the DiS review

In Depth by Him Tall

DiS crosses the Atlantic to join the celebrations at Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary, at a country park near (of course) Seattle»

Singles Round-up (21/07/08)

In Depth by Mike Diver

An electro act looking into the past for inspiration, M83 echoes '80s synth-rock and shoegaze and makes 'Kim & Jessie' our Single of the Week»

A Month In Records: June 2008

In Depth by Mike Diver

An impressive crop this month, as Flying Lotus and Wild Beasts tussle for supremacy on the DiS stereo, both just about distracting us from the kicking»