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Spotifriday #23 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring Camera Obscura, Daniel Johnston, Four Tet, Liars, Kelpe, These New Puritans and a gaggle more.»

The Great Escape 2009: DiS' Festival highlights

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

Last weekend, DiS venture to the seaside to catch the best of 350+ bands playing in 35+ venues, spread across Brighton over 3 nights. The Great Escape was a whirlwind but we've reconvened and decided these were the best bits of that festival that we managed to see:»

Slottsfjell 2008: the DiS review

In Depth by RJ Rodriguez-Lewis

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»

iLiKETRAiNS get animated: Elegies on DVD explained

In Depth by Luke Turner

iLiKETRAiNS’ Elegies To Lessons Learnt album has received the DVD treatment courtesy of the band’s own visual contributor Ashley Dean. DiS discusses the creation of this new animated feature with its maker»

DiScover: MySpace Trail #4

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

Welcome our fourth MySpace Trail. This one belongs to April. Hi, April! On the horizon, new sounds for open ears from the likes of Exit Calm, Glissando and Mint Ive. Our starting point: iLiKETRAiNS»

Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised

In Depth by Mike Diver

This time last year DiS was outlining its tips for the following twelve. Next week we’ll be doing similar – bringing to your attention the bands we think will matter in 2008 – but before we get stuck into the future, let’s dwell upon the past a little»

Some Questions: iLiKETRAiNS

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

We’ve been keeping a keen eye on iLiKETRAiNS. We’ve thought that they’re one of the UK’s finest talents for some time now, and a lot of you have agreed with that. DiS caught up with the all-singing, all guitar-playing David Edward Martin ahead of the band's appearance at The Camden Crawl, and he duly answered Some Questions for us. What a thoroughly good egg... »

The Camden Crawl starts here: DiS preview

In Depth by Mike Diver

The Camden Crawl is this week, on Thursday April 19 and Friday April 20 to be exact. Lots of bands, both large of profile and large of hype, will descend upon north London’s dirtiest streets to play rock music for you, the people with tickets. Tickets ripe for exchanging for wristbands. Wristbands you’ll use to get into lots of different clubs and pubs and bars. Clubs and pubs and bars which are playing host to bands. Et cetera...»

DiS's Tips for 2007, Part Two

In Depth by Colin Roberts

As promised, here’s part two of DiS’s Tips for 2007. Each and every one of the acts mentioned below have been getting the powers that be at the DiSopolis particularly excited of late, and we’re predicting bigger and better things for them over the next twelve months. Might they touch you? They just might…»

A Review of 2006: DiS is what it's all about, yo

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

2006 has been a year that’s lived up to and exceeded all expectations. With enough fantastic albums to treble the length of my Albums of the Year list, and a gig list long enough to frighten even the hardiest tour manager, I’ve seen plenty of goodness this year. Luckily we’re on hand to jog those memories and help you reminisce about the good times and the couple of sad moments which brought us all back down to Earth with a big bump. This is 2006...»

DiScover: iLiKETRAiNS

In Depth by Jordan Dowling

As the sun sets in the Nottinghamshire sky so does a chapter in the story of iLiKETRAiNS. The band are ready to draw a line under their old material, catalogued most comprehensively on the seven-track Progress Reform EP, and begin expanding their horizons...

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Festival Preview: Bestival 2006

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

It's Bestival this weekend (September 8-10), and while it's meant to be the last festival of the year, it's obviously not because there are more coming up. Or maybe it's just meant to be the best? Whatever. It's certainly the biggest Bestival yet, anyway, with some 250 acts - there or thereabouts - performing over three days...»

Reading/Leeds: The Other Stages

In Depth by DiS Festivals

thisGIRL, iForward, Russia!, iLiKETRAiNS, 65daysofstatic, Future Ex-Wife, Mystery Jets, Million Dead, Komakino, Sleater-Kinney, Blackalicious, Amusement Parks on Fire, Buck 65, Test Icicles, The Go! Team, Saul Williams.»

DiS All-dayer - BACK ON! (change of venue)

In Depth by Colin Roberts

This weekend's all-dayer is now back on at The Pleasure Unit in Bethnal Green
Featuring: iForward Russia!, Redjetson, iLiKETRAiNS, Kubichek!, Peace Burial at Sea, Tired Irie, Optimist Club and Scarecrows.»

DiS Tsunami Charity gig - TONIGHT! Kano, Epworth etc...

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

TONIGHT! FEW TICKETS REMAINING - Paul Epworth, producer of some repute (Bloc Party, Futureheads, Streets etc), has invited a set of acts that he really likes to come and play at the Marquee on the 24th January: Kano, Battle + I Like Trains + Paul Epworth DJ set. It's in aid of the Tsunami Relief Fund, so it's essentially AWESOME. Do come along...»

FREE TONIGHT! Brave New Ideas #11 + Loads of amazing proper great gigs

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

Happy new bloody year. Do you feel better, do things seem better? No? Still cold and skint and full of the realisation that actually, it’s all the same? Hmmm. Well, not to worry, we’ve got some new bands. They’re new. Oh, and Iceland nights, and our Tsunami Charity gig and.. it's ALL GOOD.»