Friday Fun: RIP Ellie Greenwich, 'Be My Baby' competition
A slightly more sombre Friday Feeling this week, with the news that songwriter extraordinaire Ellie Greenwich passed away this week at the age of 68.»
Jesus and Mary Chain News
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart to tour UK this summer
Delightfully pleasant New York indie-poppers The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will hit the UK this summer, playing a whole host of dates (a tour) during May and June.»
Earl Brutus vocalist dies of cancer
Nick Sanderson (pictured), vocalist with acclaimed ‘90s act Earl Brutus and also formerly of World Of Twist, died last month of cancer aged 47»
Jesus and Mary Chain cancel London show
The Jesus and Mary Chain have called off the first of their two nights at the Roundhouse in London next week»
Jesus and Mary Chain recording first album for a decade
After recently announcing two shows at the London Roundhouse, Jesus and Mary Chain have told us to expect a new record sometime in the New Year.»
Jesus and Mary Chain announce new shows
Jesus and Mary Chain have announced a pair of London shows for next spring.»
Jesus And Mary Chain announce London date
Scottish merchants in fuzzed-out cool The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced a date at Brixton Academy on September 7.»
Motorhead and more for Meltdown; tickets on sale this week
The first few bands have been confirmed for the Jarvis Cocker-helmed Meltdown event...»
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.»
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...»
DiS in digest: our pick of the week's news stories...
Welcome, weekend readers! (unless you’re reading this on a Monday. Or a Tuesday. Or… yeah, hi.) Here, DiS is pleased to present a digest, if you will, of the week’s most interesting (?) news stories. Hopefully, assuming we remember to do it, this will be a weekly thing – every Friday evening, a neat little summary of the week’s comings and goings in the world of music...»
"Jesus, James, this House is Crowded!" "Yeah, all these bands keep reforming, innit."
Three fairly big, fairly old bands were revived this morning...»
Freeheat go into Retox...
Outafocus Recordings has unnveiled its third release for the fast growing label - the debut EP from London based quartet, Freeheat. Freeheat were conceived in the last months of the 20th century when Jim Reid - founding member of the legendary Jesus and Mary Chain - hooked up with former b»
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