Brummagem's noise-pop trio Johnny Foreigner have launched an appeal to get a microphone, which was stolen during a show in Leeds, back to them. They've also promised a free show in the Yorkshire town before the year is out, to make up for a technically affected show.»
The Huw Stephens curated SWN festival is getting better man! As the Gallaghers may or may not be saying any longer. This time over 50 bands have been added to the already bulging bill with Pulled Apart By Horses, Johnny Foreigner, Catherine AD, Ungdomskulen and Internet Forever among the notables.»
Remember we told you about Tramlines Festival, that free Dot To Dot-esque shindig going down in Sheffield from July 24th-26th? No? Well, we did, and now DiS has exciting news of the first wave of bands confirmed for the bash along our 'circuit' of venues,»
DiS favourites and tour diary contributors, Johnny Foreigner have given credence to the belief that all good things come in threes.»
Brummer ne'er-do-wells, gin lovers, and DiS Pluto Prize winners Johnny Foreigner have already set out on a 16 date jaunt around the country. DiS missed that boat. Poosticks.»
DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»
The first list of notable names for The Great Escape 2009 have been announced. DiS can also confirm that we will once again be hosting a stage.»
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
Before the break we were asking some of our favourite acts of 2008 what their albums of the year were but you can guess how busy some bands are, and a few folks took a little longer to get their top 5's to us. So, in this final part Tilly and the Wall, Rolo Tomassi, Dananananaykroyd, Johnny Foreigner and Friendly Fires reveal what their top 5 albums of 2008...»
One week on and Tom Waddington, our web guru, has been working around the clock to make things work. As we said when we launched it's going to take us at least a month to begin to finish the new site; there is so much still to be done aside from stomping out a few rogue bugs but we had to go live so that the development of the site could be finished. This is where we're at...»
A short while ago the annual Mercury Music Prize wheeled out its somewhat predictable list of names. DiS took exception to the several notable omissions. There are releases which have enriched our worlds and could have done with the leg-up that the Mercury was established to provide. Rather than mope around and moan on messageboards we decided to set-up our own award.»
The video for Johnny Foreigner’s new single ‘Salt, Peppa & Spinderella’ has been banned from being broadcast on MTV, by OfCom, due to the risk it may trigger epileptic seizure»
Two of DiS's favourite domestic bands, Johnny Foreigner and Dananananaykroyd, are touring together in September and October»
If we shouldn't be showing this video for your next single 'Salt, Peppa and Spinderella' (given it's not on YouTube) here, please let us know and it shall be gone»
This year’s Redfest has bailed from the summer calendar after poor ticket sales, joining Quart, Blissfields, Wax:On Live and others on the scrap-heap»
Another all-dayer joins the massed ranks, but Abandon Ship boasts a bill so finely tuned to our frequency that we simply had to make mention of it»
Prog freak-out crazies Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man are to release a new EP, The Lay of the Land; The Turn of the Tide, on Transgressive Records on June 9th.»
You might've seen this offer already, at the end of our Track-by-Track guide to Johnny Foreigner's forthcoming Waited Up 'Til It Was Light debut, but if you missed it»
A Day at the Races festival is amassing a fine looking line-up - Four Tet, Los Campesinos!, Mum and Jeffrey Lewis will be among those attending in Manchester this summer»
DiS is 'doing' The Camden Crawl tonight and tomorrow, popping eight bands up on stage at the Bullet Bar on Kentish Town Road for your listening and watching pleasure»
We’re pleased to announce that the third band joining Johnny Foreigner and The Mae Shi on next month's DrownedinSound-sponsored live tour will be The Lionheart Brothers»
Following our recent sponsorship of Yeasayer’s UK tour, DrownedinSound is pleased to find new missionaries to bear our sandwich boards around the isle in The Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner»
The line-up for this year’s Camden Crawl has been announced, a few TBA big names aside»
Remember that exciting announcement we told you we had up our sleeves regarding Drowned in Sound-tastic live activity in Sheffield? You don't? Damn. Anyway, we're teaming up with the good people at The Harley (recently voted Sheffield's number one bar) for a regular DiScover showcase in the Steel City»
Drowned in Sound’s indulging in sheer amounts of live show harlotry this week, and we’re not stopping ‘til we’ve rubbed you red raw; you fucks.»
Artrocker magazine have announced details of their annual festival, taking place over the course of four nights at the Buffalo Bar in Islington, North London before moving down the road to the Academy for a grand finale.»
As this round-up does, in fact, hark all the way back to the 20th of December it shouldn’t really masquerade as a week’s worth of tracks. But it can, so it will, and now it’s going to piss gold in your ears.»
Love garnering Birmingham trio Johnny Foreigner will take the bucket round the regions again in the new year, with a UK tour.»
Yeah, yeah – I know we’re not even done with 2007 just yet. But such is the excitement for show booking at the DiSopolis that we’ve gone and confirmed our first four DiScover Club bills for 2008. That’s January to April: sewn up»
Exciting free gig news: we've gone and booked our DiScover Club dates for January and February, held as always at London's Notting Hill Arts Club, in conjunction with Rough Trade Shops»
Emergent DiS board 'faves' Johnny Foreigner will gig over the next couple of months before the release of a mini-album in late November.»
Twitter
Main /
Feed /
Site Status /
Live /
Link your account to Twitter
Facebook
Become a Fan
Last.fm
Group
SoundCloud
Group
MySpace
Page
Friendster
Profile
RSS
Site feed /
Subscribe via email
Grace and the Bigger Picture
Grace and the Bigger Picture
Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Arcs Across The City
