In Depth
The Insider: Doing it for the kids? How Radio One needs to get over its obsession with youth
Prior to the appointment of ‘Grimmy’ (never was a nickname more appropriate to a situation) the controller of BBC Radio One, the 42 year old Ben Cooper, essentially told anyone over 30 who listened to his station to ‘do one’. These festival dads were not the people his remit said he should have listening to his station so, despite the station being part of a publicly funded body, those folk were no longer welcome. Off to the ghetto of 6 Music (good job they didn’t close that eh?) or Radio 2 with you. »
This Week's Singles: 16/07/12 Jacques Greene, Blood Diamond, Electric Guest, Deaf Club, alt-J
Alas, Roby has nipped up the road for a weekend of larks at Latitude. Jazz Monroe wasn’t so lucky, and steps in to save this week’s singles from certain obscurity..._»
Primavera Sound 2012: the DiS Review, Thursday 31st May
The 2012 edition of Primavera Sound went down last week in Barcelona with DiSsers Si Truss, James Skinner and Burak Cingi in attendance. Our reviews and photos for Thursday 31st May include Grimes, Beirut, Refused, John Talabot and more.»
The Great Escape 2012 - DiS' Festival Highlights
In this review of the festival, we've not tried to cover everything (there were well over 300 acts, after all). Instead, what you'll find below is DiS' editor's picks of the weekend (that's me writing this intro, hello!), but first, DiS' David Edwards who trekked down from Manchester shares his picks of the weekend...»
Moving Pictures: Videos of the Year - 1st Quarter 2012
Sam Hill, curator of the BBC's Music Video Festival, returns with his video picks of the finest music vids of the first quarter of the year featuring the likes of David Lynch, Grimes, Chairlift, Spiritualized, Factory Floor and many more...»
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