DiS' editor runs through the year's most read, as well as his favourite things published on DiS, and elsewhere, in 2011. Plus a competition to win a subscription to the brilliant Stack magazine club.»
The winner of the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of the Year will be announced tonight, Tuesday 6 September, at an awards show in London. PJ Harvey is the 6/4 favourite to take home the prize, which would make her the first person to win on t»
When he's not off collaborating with Bon Iver James Blake is making music on his own, you know? You probably did know. The young British rising star has just confirmed the release of some new material, too, in the form of an EP. It's called Enough Thunder and will be released through Atlas on October 10.»
His hype-train mighta run out of steam but James Blake has a new 10" single and some tour dates... »
Pretty much every major city in the UK now has its own 'urban festival' and Leeds is no exception. With some of this year's biggest new names (James Blake, Anna Calvi, Trophy Wife), some DiS favourites (Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Pulled Apart by Horses, Futureheads) and a shit-tonne of local talent (Bear Mask, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Honour Before Glory), as well as some brand new acts that DiS is nodding knowingly at their inclusion on the line-up (Star Slinger, Let's Buy Happiness, Lanterns on the Lake, Still Corners, Catherine A.D.), this year's Live at Leeds is more than a bit good.»
Given that a lion's share of music news is of the "Hear this new song by..." variety, we thought it best to catch up on the past month or so within the context of the tunes themselves. At best, I hope to serve up a healthy dose of the cream of the crop, while the worst you might endure is a tasty feast for your ears above some recent facts to complete a well-rounded stew of new tune nutrition. So, without further ado, behold! The first-ever music news mixtape.»
The line-up for this year's Live At Leeds weekend is already starting to take shape, with more announcements just confirmed as we speak. »
London's Ether Festival have announced the full line-up for this year’s event, which marks a full decade of its ever-impressive blend of electronic, pop and avant-garde sounds, all dotted around the giant concrete maze that is the Southbank Centre.»
New James Blake video.»
Before Christmas, we ran a six week mix-makers competition in conjunction with BlackBerry Torch and Mixcloud. And here's who won... Firstly, the "mix lovers" competition, whereby we randomly picked someone who shared one of the entries, was won by Alber»
Some more details about a very promising record.»
So, if you're not terminally fed up with all of the end of year lists and what not (hint: our list is here then there's more stuff for you to get your teeth into as, not-so-coincidentally, the end of the year also happens to be the time when we and you turn our eyes to what might be BIG, POPULAR and GENERALLY QUITE GREAT in 2011. I know, how very, very exciting.»
For the past six weeks, DiS has been running a special competition in association with the folks at Mixcloud to celebrate the launch of the BlackBerry Torch. We've been compiling a mixtape each week and with 1 week left of the competition, we thought it high time we compiled them all in one article. To enter our mix lovers competition, to be picked at random to win a BlackBerry Torch and £100 to spend in Rough Trade, all you need to do is share any of the below Mixcloud mixes on Twitter or like them on Facebook. »
Following on from two of the finest EPs released this year in CMYK and Klavierwerke - it's fair to say that a James Blake full-length is being quite hotly anticipated. Which is why it's good news that we now know the release date of it and a possible title (via FactMag).»
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