"All songs are about The Sex" - DiS waves farewell to Singles columnist Wendy Roby
Wendy Roby is departing from the Drowned in Sound singles column. We asked her to answer a few questions after four years in charge.»
Wendy Roby is departing from the Drowned in Sound singles column. We asked her to answer a few questions after four years in charge.»
Festive greetings fellow pop-lovers! 'Tis the season to celebrate the end of the X Factor, consume absurd amounts of mulled wine and proudly proclaim that Andrew Ridgley was Wham!'s best member by far. In DiS Does Pop's world, this can only mean one thing: an Xmas Bumper Edition of your favourite Top 40-related column. Go on, fill your boots with Christmas goodness...»
This month we’re running through the 10 best girl bands of all-time because someone needed to step up to the plate and decide whether TLC are better than The Shangri-Las. There’s also the usual Baromenter of Pop and Made For TV features for regular readers of this near year-old bastion of Top 40-related nonsense.»
Eh Oh, everyone, it is Monday, and it is time to listen to some sevens. And my, what a lovely bunch we have this week – from shamelessly retro post-punk which overcomes its redolence quite magnificently, an absolutely blinding re-issue from The Hundred In The Hands and, of course, space torpedoes, Girls Aloud.»
A week, just over, on and we’ve had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Now we're wondering: who's actually going to win, and do we want them to? Here, the DiS office picks its ideal winners, and compares them to the favourites at the bookies. Snap? Rarely»
One of the true big boys amongst the ever-growing festival throng, V Festival is almost upon us. This weekend, teenagers and thirty(plus)-somethings alike will converge on the festival’s twin sites – one in Chelmsford, the other in Staffordshire – to drink expensive warm lager while the dulcet tones of Sandi Thom, James Morrison and Lily Allen aid their gentle drift to a wonderful plane of serenity…»
lmao @ the song omg @ charlie the fitness of the dude! lmao @ u wishin ashley was matt... we all know u do lol! awww luv it when matts under the table! james is looking good in the vid too, wit woo the blue do!»