News Mixtape: #3 ft. Tim Burgess (new video premiere), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Death Grips...
DiS casts a glance over the last month’s music news…»
DiS casts a glance over the last month’s music news…»
Ever wondered what music the people who post on the DiS boards are into? Us too. We've always thought about doing some sort of poll-of-polls, and then - as is often the way with DiS - a member of the community took it upon themselves to start one. The results of which were revealed on the boards too but right here, right now, we can reveal far more than the top 20.»
The PDC World Darts Championship may be the greatest event to be held inside London's Alexandra Palace, but this year they have a rival with ATP's newly-created I'll Be Your Mirror, which is curated by Portishead. ATP have just confirmed another few bands for the two-day event, which runs on July 23-24. »
The confirmation and reformation of Godspeed You! Black Emperor as curators for All Tomorrow's Parties' Nightmare Before Christmas was met with many pairs of wetted pants. As was the announcement of the Bowlie 2 Weekender, with bands being chosen by Belle & Sebastian. »
Well, I've stayed up about 20 minutes past my usual bedtime and heaven knows some of you hard working British (and non Brits) people have too. I have no idea what the rumours floating around were saying, but I hope none of you are disappointed by the announcement that Godspeed You! Black Emperor will curate All Tomorrow's Parties' first December weekend for 2010, more commonly known as The Nightmare Before Christmas.»
The swagger in our step.»
Following on from Friday’s news story about Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Efrim Manuck who was said interviewee, has asked us to post these comments / clarifications on the subject:»
Efrim Menuck (pictured) has revealed to DiS that the band he’s been a core member of since 1994, acclaimed instrumental collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor, are hugely unlikely to ever return to record-releasing or touring ways. One factor: the war in Iraq»
Rough Trade Publishing turns fifteen this year, and celebrates this anniversary with a double-disc compilation record...»
Conor has commented, "I'm flabbergasted but tremendously pleased. This really is a victory for the whole team around NME. The judges mentioned NME's speed of response and that's something you can only achieve by everyone working together." »
Are the worlds biggest post-rock band, EVER, on their way to some human rights violating, Geneva convention ignoring, American concentration camp? Amid war and terror alerts Montreal 9-piece, experimental kings, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, were detained for several hours whilst travelling to play a»
Shellac present ATP 2002, and with tickets selling fast there are less than a hundred left for weekend one (April 19th - April 21st) and a few left for weekend 2 (April 26th -28th). All Tommorows Parties will be held, as always, at the Camber Sands Holiday Centre on the Sussex coast. Sh»
Capsule, the lovely people whom have in the past bought such bands as VVM, Chicks On Speed, and loads of other fantastic bands that ususally don't realise that the UK isn't just based in London, have a new gig to promote, which you lucky lucky midlanders can get yourself down to. Political No»