Manatees

In Depth

Manatees: sticking it to "stuck-up c*nts"

Manatees are far from the most rock and roll creatures of the Animal Kingdom. Manatees, the band, are very different: although they’re far from the first out of the blocks when it comes to making an impact, their slow-release sludge-riffs and doom-laden vocals eventually stir the soul into a bubbly frenzy; prickly hairs and dilated pupils, tingle fingers and tappedy toes...»

DiScover: Rolo Tomassi

In Depth by Mike Diver

Rolo Tomassi: perhaps you’ve heard of them? After all, they’ve been front-page-featured only this week – click here for said live review – and their self-titled EP of last year was our DiScover record of the month in October – point your mouse here for that little beauty...

Rolo Tomassi play this weekend's DiScover Club - click here for full details»

DiScover: Down I Go

In Depth by Mike Diver

Down I Go are rock to the bone, but not as you or I have known it previously. The London four-piece’s self-coined brand of ‘diastercore’, showcased on last year’s This Is Disastercore long-player, takes the frenetic riffing of the finest punk acts around and solders it onto lyrics about – yup – disasters...

Down I Go play the free-entry DiScover Club at Notting Hill Arts Club, this Saturday, February 17. Full details here»

DiScover: Manatees

In Depth by Mike Diver

Carlisle-spawned Manatees are headlining this coming weekend’s DiScover Club at Notting Hill Arts Club, London, a free event booked by this fine website in collaboration with Rough Trade Shops. To say we’re excited to have them would be something of a massive understatement; we’re pant-sh*ttingly expectant...

Full details for February 17 DiScover Club here »

DiS Radio: DiScover four: our tips and more!

In Depth by Mike Diver

Colin Roberts and Mike Diver play some of the top tips for 2007 as featured on DrownedinSound.com, as well as some of the cream of our forthcoming live acts. Music comes from Los Campesinos!, Sky Larkin, Blood Brothers, Cold War Kids, The Besnard Lakes, Rolo Tomassi, Lovvers, Jack Peñate, Lovvers and more.»