Think about it for a second – if a track gets stuck up on YouTube, is that automatically a single? Probably not, right? Ok, how about if it’s put up for sale on iTunes at the same time? That’s a cautious “yes”, that’s a single, but then that swiftly turns into a “ah, probably not” if it turns out that track isn’t being taken to radio. Confusing, isn’t it?»
If you wander into 'the monster pit' and pick almost any moment of tonight's over two hour feast of bombast in a castle (yes, I’ll say it again, a fucking C-A-S-T-L-E!) and you are - if you're me - soaring upon a sea of glee. »
Being a successful money making DJ spinning anything other than dance music is nearly impossible. Being a successful money making metal/hard rock DJ is an exercise in sheer will and determination. I thought I'd share my sometimes harrowing DJ experiences as a possible blueprint for how not to build a successful DJ career.»
This month DiS Does Pop is cracking open the old ‘sell out’ chestnut to find, well frankly, a lot of super-rich musicians at its sickly sweet core. Read on to discover how much money there is to be reaped from over-zealous corporate sponsorship deals, who is pop music’s worst offender and whether we should be that bothered about the whole shebang.»
Welcome to the final DiS Does Pop of 2011 and in Smash Hits style we’ve made this one a bumper edition. Should you cast your eyes below, you’ll find the DiS Does Pop Awards, our Christmas Gift Guide, a preview of the festive Number 1 contenders, a playlist of our favourite tracks from the year gone by and a pleasantly surprising Straight To TV. So go on and gorge yourself on some pop goodness, we won’t tell anyone.»
The countdown of DiS' albums of the year reaches a climax but before reveal our five favourite albums of the year, here are some words from the site's founder and current editor..»
Drowned in Sound's albums of 2011 countdown continues, as does the ponderneering on the year that was from our editor...»
This week's content themed Spotify playlist featuring St. Vincent, Death Cab For Cutie, The Antlers, Lady Gaga, Patrick Wolf and a few more, for good measure. Click here to listen to it, will you! 1. St. Vincent - 'The Party' We nearly had a party our»
The 38th weekly instalment in our content-related Spotify playlist, featuring Big Star, White Stripes, Jonna Lee, Broken Bells, Shy Child, White Hinterland and MANY MORE. »
This pretty much is what it says up ^there^ in the headline: every week we take the week's content on DiS and compile some of the best bits as a Spotify playlist. Listen and read, it's THAT SIMPLEZ.»
Marina Diamandis' favourite five albums of 2009...»
After the rampant filth and manic superlatives of last week’s reviews, this time round there is a fair amount of boot-cooling going on. Good job really, as I am not sure my nerves can stand all the giddy.»
V Festival - or the Virgin Media Festival to give it its correct title - may be the least favoured of its kind as far as music connoisseurs are concerned. A quick flick through the line-up doesn't exactly set pulses racing, as bland non-entities like The Script and Paolo Nutini rub shoulders with has-beens whose sell-by date expired over a decade ago (Ocean Colour Scene, Happy Mondays). However, cast all snobbery to one side for two days and delve a little deeper into the mixing pot and there are actually several gems to be found along with moments of real inspiration here. »
In the latest edition of The Insider, the art of criticism in the world of Web 2.0 is put under the microscope.»
We've had various requests for more shots of the highlights of Glastonbury and rest assured there are plenty more coming when our guys are back from, er, the field. For now, we hope that Lady Gaga fans will be happy to see a few more of her (surprisingly) universally praised set from Friday night. She looks a little like The Knife performing in the Thunderdome, doesn't she? You can see video of this set over on the BBC site here. For more photos and Glastonbury content click here.»
Photos from Friday 26th June 2009 at Glastonbury Festival.»
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