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Drowned in Monday: Blue? Manic? Metal? - A Spotify Playlist

This Spotify playlist starts with the obvious "Monday Morning Anthems", moves into blissful half-awake territory, has a mid-morning doze before the guttural screams of WAKE UP! to catch anyone who might have drifted off at their desk. The second hour is an eclectic hodge-podge of requests and Monday-ishness. »

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The DiS Alt-Country Week Spotify Playlist, and Readers' Choices

In Depth by Alexander Tudor

Thanks for reading! A DrownedInSound Alt Country Playlist is available on Spotify, and right here we've compiled some readers' and writers' choices, for your visual pleasure.»

Green Man 2008: DiS's festival highs (and lows)

In Depth by DiS Festivals

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»

Green Man 2008: Q&A with festival founder

In Depth by Mike Diver

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»

Sub Pop 20: the DiS review

In Depth by Him Tall

DiS crosses the Atlantic to join the celebrations at Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary, at a country park near (of course) Seattle»

Music

In Depth by Jude Rogers

Our resident music geek remembers the year the record labels wobbled, the people won, and the Mercury Prize changed her life»

Iron & Wine: "I don’t really do things to rub people the wrong way"

In Depth by Tom Milway

Mr Samuel Beam, a.k.a. ‘indie-folk’ act Iron & Wine, started writing songs purely as a hobby whilst working as a cinematography lecturer. Tom Milway was able to speak to Beam - whose new LP The Shepherd's Dog is out now - all the way from Boston, Massachusetts...»

A Month In Records: September 2007

In Depth by Mike Diver

And so you might well spit, Jose, at the manner of your premature departure from the Bridge. But cry thee not, our Portuguese special one: the month of your skedaddling from a sinking ship coincides with the release of many – and that really is many – a fine album. Here are the must-own LPs in our eyes. Or ears, we guess...»

The Weekly DiScussion: the movie soundtracks that matter

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

Ever since 'Love Is All Around' by Wet Wet Wet topped the charts on the back of its appearance in top British rom-com Four Weddings and a Funeral, DiS has always had a special relationship with films and their incumbent soundtracks. Here, resident hack Gareth Dobson drew the short straw and was charged with musing on those special moments where celluloid and acetate can create something wonderful...»