It’s a measure of quite how central to the Bristol scene Geoff Barrow is that wherever he wanders into the shiny new halls and walkways of Colston Hall, he’s greeted with waves, smiles and courteous nods (all returned of course) like an old friend. Ma»
John Brainlove selects a few albums new & old to help usher in the Autumn.»
We round off the Invada Invasion of DiS with a chat with Andy Hung, one half of the mighty Fuck Buttons (Benjamin John Power having swanned off on holiday). As Geoff Barrow discussed on Monday, the erstwhile Bristolians are signatories to ATP rather than Invada, but they’re taking pride of place at tomorrow’s Invada Invasion gig, topping off the second stage bill as they break out the divine accelerations of new record Tarot Sport (out Oct 5).»
All this week Invada invades DiS, for a week of content from its artists and acts playing at the concert. Why? Because we love Invada, because the Invada Invasion of Bristol looks amazing, and because for today’s first feature we get to talk to the delightful Mr Barrow himself, who discusses the gig, the label and his new band, BEAK>.»
This week, we have another tie, because I have gone equally silly in the head over both Maps and Fuck Buttons. Really – honestly - the rest of this week’s releases can go hang. It is sort of like being at a party with loads of ace faces but the only ones what exist for me are Maps & Fuck Buttons. So I am going to keep them all to myself in the kitchen and shan't let any of the other records have any punch. »
DiS's Dom Gourlay and Andrzej Lukowski descended upon the first UK ATP of '09 like two gods of yore. Sleep probably being what the gods of yore would listen to had stoner metal been around in yore. But enough musings on divinity: here's our high and low p»
DiS popped along to the annual Summer Sundae Weekender last weekend, held in Leicester, and curated Friday's Rising Stage line-up»
Rough Trade 50 People's Choice nominee F*ck Buttons get the Everett True treatment...»
Here's a double-whammy of democracy for you. This is your last chance to take part in the voting for the Pluto Prize (DiS' alternative to the Mercury music prize) and we're also asking you to vote for us in the BT DMA's»
A couple of weekends ago, DiS ventured to Wales to brave the incessant downpour for the sixth annual Green Man Festival. Here's some of what we saw»
Foals' 2008 has been a hectic one, and the end isn't quite in sight yet. As they prepare to tour the UK again, DiS catches up with the Oxford outfit»
Held on August 15-17, the Green Man Festival features one of the best bills of any of the summertime weekenders. Founder Jo Bartlett speaks to DiS»
DiS's love affair with Norway continues as we're again in the country for another superb festival, this time featuring Fuck Buttons, Stereolab, Miracle Fortress and more»
The annual Summer Sundae weekender takes place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester, on August 8-10. Here's the DiS preview»
Voting for the first-ever Pluto Prize, celebrating the British acts whose albums missed the Mercury Prize cut, is open now. So get voting»
The shortlist for 2008's Mercury Prize is announced next week. DiS asks: just who does deserve to win this year's award after Klaxons' success in 2007»
As summer colours the sky blue, events at the Custard Factory complex paint Birmingham black. Another Supersonic festival lifts the spirits»
This weekend the Supersonic Festival takes over Birmingham’s Custard Factory for a sixth year. DiS - again a sponsor - previews the festival»
Three of DiS’s core operators list ten of their tracks of the year so far - a simple premise, and a simple article for you to have fun listening along to»
DiS's ATP virgin Luke Slater heads to Camber for the first of two May weekenders, taking in Bon Iver, Sebadoh and the glee of Los Campesinos!»
We’ve enjoyed a veritable banquet of beauties in March - whittling our favourites down to ten was tough work. Expect to see a number of these LPs in December’s end-of-year best-of list, so good is March’s crop»
F*ck Buttons have been compared to the sound of God blowing his nose, a tumultuous brew of primordial percussion and sci-fi laser sonics. The band kept a diary of their latest UK tour, previewing debut album Street Horrrsing, exclusively for DiS»
There was us thinking that 2007 was a pretty splendid year for albums, and then we get a look at this little lot. Ahead of feature pieces outlining our acts of the year (to be), here DiS scans a number of upcoming releases»
In Minehead for the third time this year, DiS is freezing cold, fighting against an evil wind, a bitter breeze, to get to ATP on time. The clock's ticking... through the doors, into the Skyline, eyes front. What? The Horrors? Not even the biggest Portishead fan saw that coming»
Our second Artist Mixtape is lovingly 'compiled' by on Skins sorts Foals: they're on your telly, in your radio, all up in your grill with some actually excellent selections here. Their craniums: full of gunk»
It’s the Truck that nearly never was: the tenth in a series, an anniversary to be proud of, but one so nearly ruined irreparably by the summer’s inclement weather (to say the least). Rescheduled, the Oxfordshire two-dayer battled on, staged over September 22-23, and DiS was there to catch the action...»
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...»
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...»
Sometimes, a band makes such a joyful noise – such a euphoric, huge, perfect sound – that they can not only change your mood, but inform your entire world view whilst doing so. Fuck Buttons are one such band...»
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