"I never had a strategy": Leonard Cohen launches new album
Leonard Cohen was in fine form on Wednesday night when he chatted with Jarvis Cocker in front of a theatre crammed full of what seemed like every music and cultural editor going. »
Jarvis Cocker News
Jarvis Cocker to release The National Trust: The Album
We previously said it's been a big week for The National. Now it turns out it's a big week for The National Trust, as Jarvis Cocker (who is also having a pretty good week) is releasing a record with the institution. The album is a soundtrack and collection of sounds and general noise from various National Trust sites around the country. »
Wanna Speak With Commons People: Jarvis to appear on BBC's Question Time
It turns out that the BBC have got in none other than Jarvis Cocker in for this week's edition of Question Time, which takes place in Cambridge.»
Glastonbury last minute news round up
A round-up of Glastonbury related news... »
Spotifriday #1 - This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Seeing as our previous Spotify playlists have done down so well we thought we'd make this a new weekly feature. Essentially this is a mixtape-like companion, featuring songs from records we've reviewed, bands in the news, people we've spoken to and stuff being talked about on the boards.»
News Drowned-Up: 4AD, The Dead Weather, My Latest Novel and more
DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»
News Drowned-Up: Eels, Jarvis, SFA and more
DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»
Cocker preaches In The City
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is to appear at the international music convention founded by Tony Wilson, which takes place in Manchester over October 5th, 6th and 7th»
Happy Birthday Rough Trade: Jarvis announces anniversary jaunt
To mark Rough Trade's 30th birthday, Jarvis Cocker - himself celebrating the same number of years in the business - is to head out on a brief anniversary tour»
Jarvis pens new songs for Wes Anderson movie
Jarvis Cocker is working on new songs for the next film by celebrated director Wes Anderson, reports NME.com»
The people behind DiS launch theQuietus.com
The people behind DrownedinSound.com are very pleased, proud and excited to announce the full launch of theQuietus.com»
Harsh but fair: Jarv disses Blunt
James Blunt’s popular chart hit ‘You’re Beautiful’ is ‘a lie’, according former Pulp singer and solo artist Jarvis Cocker.»
DiS exclusive: Jarvis and Ditto's 'Temptation' out today
Jarvis Cocker and Beth Ditto’s collaborative cover of ‘Temptation’, first performed live by the pair at 2007’s NME Awards, is released as a single today, Monday February 18»
Win tickets for Oxjam launch
Stars including Hot Chip, Jarvis Cocker, The Kooks and Fatboy Slim will will kick off the festivities for the month-long Oxjam music festival on 1st October with a series of exclusive performances in a specially-converted Oxfam shop.»
Latitude: sold out
Off to Latitude this weekend? DiS is. Hope you've got your tickets, too, because the three-dayer's sold out as of now...»
Motorhead and more for Meltdown; tickets on sale this week
The first few bands have been confirmed for the Jarvis Cocker-helmed Meltdown event...»
Summercase: new additions, cheap tickets 'til May 20!
A number of new bands have been confirmed for this year's DiS-associated Summercase Festival, held in Barcelona and Madrid in July...»
Sonic Youth, JAMC, Beasties and Bjork confirmed for Electric Picnic
An army of alt-rock titans will converge on Co Laois, Ireland at the end of August for the Electric Picnic festival.»
Jarvis, Patrick Wolf confirmed for Latitude
Jarvis Cocker and Patrick Wolf are among four acts freshly confirmed for this year's Latitude Festival.»
Summercase in your face: first information on exciting Spanish festival
DiS is pleased to bring you news of a rather splendid two-day twin-site festival going down in Spain this summer. Summercase is to be held in Barcelona and Madrid on July 13-14, and DiS will be jetting out there to see what it's all about...»
Jarvis: Pulp reunion would be pointless
Jarvis Cocker has dismissed out of hand reports of an imminent Pulp reunion...»
Cocker and Ditto: Temptation cover forthcoming
Did you watch the NME Awards t'other night? I did. I saw Jarvis Cocker and The Gossip's Beth Ditto destroy Heaven 17's 'Temptation'. "Awful" was pretty much my verdict. Predictably enough someone disagreed...»
Guillemots, Jarvis, Peter Gabriel confirmed for BBC birdsong show
The BBC have roped in a host of big-name musicians for a forthcoming documentary about birdsong...»
Jarvis: "I've always wanted to write a Eurovision song"
Jarvis Cocker - you know him, but not personally, like a friend, or anything - has told Radio Five Live - you know it, 'cause it covers the football, even when it's on BBC 1, and then you watch it but with the radio commentary, 'cause that's better than Motty - that he quite fancies writing a song for the Eurovision Song Contest...»
DiS at the Brits launch: your wine was rubbish but we drank it anyway
Last night - well, afternoon really - DiS tubed it all the way to Hammersmith for the launch do for 2007's Brit Awards. The two-hour recorded-for-telly show - which went out 'live' on ITV2 last night - was presented by Fearne Cotton and featured live performances from The Fratellis, James Morrison, Lemar and The Feeling. And some free wine. Which was bad. But we still had several glasses...»
Jarvis cops out: singer asks fans to pick tour supports
Former Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker is asking fans to help pick support acts for his forthcoming European tour. In a MySpace blog - click here if you like - Jarvis writes: "I need your help regarding these upcoming shows - I'd like to get interes»
Jarvis Cocker to play gigs in February
Jarvis Cocker will play four dates next month as he embarks on what some folk are calling a 'tour'...»
Doing it for the kids: Jarvis, Tindersticks and more for comp
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jarvis Cocker and Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian fame are to contribute to a compilation centering on the theme of childhood...»
Jarvis to guest on Air's Pocket Symphony
Former Pulp frontman and recent solo star Jarvis Cocker will be a guest on Air's new album, Pocket Symphony...»
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