LCD Soundsystem: 10 Questions for 2010
DiS chats with James Murphy about the forthcoming LCD album, Free Energy and a soundtrack he's been working on.»
In Depth
Spotifriday #14 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week on DiS as a Spotify playlist featuring Michael Jackson, Efterklang, Richmond Fontaine, Daniel Johnston, Paramore and Cougar.»
Ninety songs of The Noughties - DiS Editor's Picks (P2K Alternative)
DiS is still mulling over the decade that was and pondering who the most important acts were, what the best gig was and which labels/events/moments really truly mattered. To soundtrack my thought process, I've compiled this playlist of my favourite songs of the decade and thought I'd join the opensource revolution and share this playlist with you all.»
Drowned in Friday: Party? Drink? I'm in Love? TFI?
Yeah, THANK GOD/DOG/F*CK IT'S FRIDAY! It certainly was the easiest day to pick random tracks for which feature the name of the day in the title. In fact just searching for 'Friday Night' brings up a whole array of interpretations of "party night". Hopefully this playlist goes some way to summing up and soundtracking at least one part of your Friday night frolicking and if not, what says Friday to you? (comment below)»
Spotifriday #11 - This Week on DiS as a Playlist + Mercury albums
DiS likes to end the week with Spotifriday. It's a weekly Spotify playlist which linkedly runs down the best bits from this week on DiS. This is the 11th time we've done it and you simply download the free Spotify software and then click here to listen whilst reading the below stuff or doing whatever you please. »
DiS does the Big Day Out
Festival fever starts early in 2008 as DiS heads south... further... bingo... for the annual Big Day Out festival in Australia. Our man on the Gold Coast takes in Arcade Fire and Björk while dodging questionable domestic rock acts and wrestling rugger thugs. Spirits are high and rising»
DiS's albums of 2007: 5-1 (and full top 50)
It’s been a slog – we’ve been arguing over this list for what feels like forever – but we’re here. The summit. The zenith. Et cetera. The best five albums of 2007 in detail and our full 50 in order, as ranked by the DiS editorial team from contributor nominations»
The votes are in: DiS readers' top 25 of 2007
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»
DiS's features of 2007
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»
LCD Soundsystem: doesn't listen to new music, creates the best album of 2007
DiS spends some time with James Murphy, the man behind NYC’s LCD Soundsystem, to talk touring, time management, and how he came to create our album of the year, Sound Of Silver»
DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
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»
Reading & Leeds '07: DiS down the front
It's been pretty miserable at times - heavy, pluvial skies pathetic fallacy for debut all-dayers and long weekenders that have sometimes spluttered rather than flown out of the traps. The weather and the times - to an extent at least - brightened last weekend, with the traditional sign off from music in the sun that is Reading and Leeds. And that, I suppose, is reason enough to break from cynicism just this once. It was a bind, but there were finer times. Time to gather thoughts and lighten brows...»
Summercase 2007: the DiS review
DiS heads to Barcelona for the second time this year - following Primavera at the end of May - for Summercase. What we find: a drunk Lily Allen, a chilled-out Chemical Brothers, and some dodgy scotch...»
DiS does Wireless... half the time, anyway
T’other weekend, London’s Hyde Park played host to the now annual (and twin-site) O2 Wireless Festival. DiS was on site to catch some of the acts. Not literally, you understand – that would require a net too large for men of our stature to handle...»
The Weekly DiScussion: our albums of the year, so far
Six months into 2007 (almost...) and there’s already a not-so-proverbial shit-tonne of albums in contention for the coveted Album of the Year ‘gong’ at DiS – again, the winner will be selected by you, the readers, from a shortlist compiled by us. Yup.»
DiS meets James Murphy; asks about Daft Punk; gets the brush off
DiS's Gareth Dobson meets LCD Soundsystem head-honcho James Murphy to discuss the genesis of DFA Records, The Rapture's ascent to fame, and Daft Punk... almost.
"I think I’m lucky – I understand what I’ve gotten myself into and I’m not stressed about it. I’m given a lot of freedom, and I don’t know that I have to worry a lot about what the rules are… because I’m not all that obsessed with what the results are"»
A Month In Records: March 2007
Every year is made up of twelve months. This, any modern Roman Calendar will tell you. What said flap of paper full of boxes and reminders to call mum and book a visit to the dentist will also tell you is that every month is made up of four or five Mondays. And some other days, too, but mainly Mondays. They’re all that matter, really, as it is on Mondays that our record stores are full to bursting with new releases...»
"We'll mime along to pre-recorded ringtone versions of all our songs..."
James Murphy, the ears behind LCD Soundsytem and DFA records talks about NYC, Reading Festival, sh*tty record labels, great record labels, songs that erase albums, and how they'll decide to be the worst or greatest live band in the world... depending on how complimentary you are... a genius interview indeed... read on.»
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Someone Great
All My Friends
Sound Of Silver
North American Scum
Tribulations
Disco Infiltrator
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
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