In Depth by Sean Adams
A few weeks back, just before Muse played two huge homecoming shows (discussed here) and released their hugely successful new album The Resistance (reviewed here), DiS had a chat with their drummer Dominic Howard. Seeing as you've now had time to get your teeth into the album, here's what he had to say about it... »
In Depth by Sean Adams
Another year, another big weekend at Reading and Leeds festival. DiS sent along some of our finest scribes and asked them to scribble about their five favourites of the weekend. Here's what we got back from them»
In Depth by Sean Adams
Camera-phone let you down again? Don't fret, DiS was right down the front, in the pit in front of the pit, snapping these fine photos all weekend.»
In Depth by Reef Younis
DiS is in Spain, again, to catch My Bloody Valentine, The Raconteurs, Justice and more at the annual Benicassim festival»
In Depth by Mike Diver
Cast your minds back, readership: at the start of November we invited you to vote for your favourite albums of 2007 from a shortlist of 50, selected by the DiS editorial team. Now we’re pleased to present the result of the thousands of votes received: the DiS readers’ top 25 albums of 2007»
In Depth by Mike Diver
We’ve had our albums of the year and our tracks of the year, and here DiS bids you adieu for 2007 with our favourite features of the past twelve months, for your instant-click consumption and eye-aching reading pleasure. Starring Animal Collective (pictured), LCD Soundsystem, Battles, Panda Bear, M.I.A., Gallows, Beirut, Björk and more»
In Depth by Mike Diver
Hi December! Nice rain you've got for us. Still, it's the perfect weather for staying in and checking out the slew of best-of lists littering music rags and websites alike. Welcome to DiS's, part one of five. Let the DiScussions begin»
In Depth by Mike Diver
With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»
In Depth by Kev Kharas
Five of us are reclining in the tight caverns of London’s Koko. Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay are telling the Observer Music Monthly that they’re not giving their readers any steer on hometown nightlife. Petulant? Perhaps it’s the red walls and a lack of caffeine that’s making Justice spar...»
In Depth by Francis Jones
Having relocated to the sprawling expanses of Ormeau Park from the old Botanic Gardens site, this year’s Tennents Vital (held August 21-22) is quite clearly grasping at grandness. Unfortunately the choice of today’s headliner, Razorlight, singularly fails to excite. There are, by way of consolation, all manner of interesting bands further down the main stage bill, or playing in the Radio1 tent...»
In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers
DiS sends five of its finest out east for the first-ever Field Day festival. On-the-day gripes aside - beer and toilet queues being the biggest thorn in the debut festival's side - in hindsight the bill was one of the best around this summer. DiS gets stuck into it...»
In Depth by Mike Diver
What’s that, looming on the horizon? Why, it’s another new festival, threatening to steal custom away from the other 3,459 day-long-or-more events clogging up the calendars of music lovers nationwide. But wait a second: Field Day is a) pretty blimmin’ special, and b) right on your doorstep. Well, so long as your doorstep’s in London, anyway. DiS’s is. Get in...»
In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers
Remembered through a haze, of dust, drink and sunshine, this was never going to be the most factual account. But it’s probably the most accurate version of events at the 19th Dour Festival, courtesy of Tom King and Adam Anonymous…»
In Depth by Alex Denney
Traditionally things get reeeal quiet round this time of year in terms of quality album releases, but happily DiS has picked out a few blinders to soundtrack your hasty retreat from the sun's odious rays...»
In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers
Don’t want to read everything? Fair enough. In short, Primavera Sound ‘07 featured sun, sea, and almost no sand at all. There was some grass, and concrete, and a number of stages. Bands and DJs performed on them, and DiS danced. Yes, yes we did. And we didn’t get sunburned...»