In Photos: Iceland Airwaves '09
A selection of our photos from 2009's Iceland Airwaves festival.»
A selection of our photos from 2009's Iceland Airwaves festival.»
Madness. This is what you’re in for here at Iceland Airwaves, which has become a yearly pilgrimage for many music enthusiasts, press and industry. Once you’ve been, the chances are that sooner or later you’ll be coming back. Late-night mash-ups, hip crowd, a cryptic language and most importantly an overdose of pretty damn good local and international bands. My recollections are scarce and a crushing hangover is imminent… »
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.»
September is upon us and that means festival season is as good as over. Thank goodness then, for Rob Da Bank and his space-themed Bestival, a one last hurrah and glorious standout in a dizzying summer calendar. There's even the threat of sun this year. B»
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Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds Festival In Photos: Radiohead Leeds Fe»
The morning commences with a light spot of rain, a mild grumble that the Guardian’s Guide includes no details of today’s bill (we’re continually a bit vague on what the exact legal status of this is – info about Thursday is remarkably hard to come by, to the extent we wonder if there’s something weird with the license), and a last connection to the internet on phone before monstrous veil of static descends (conspiracy theory #1 – festival sponsors Orange were SABOTAGING O2), which reveals the horrible news that Steven Wells has died. The first of several weird shocks this weekend, though sadly one of the more overlooked ones.»
A selection of Glastonbury photos from Day 1 of Thursday 25th June 2009 featuring mud, Maximo Park, Metronomy, Ebony Bones and Kap Bambino. »
The second installment of Metronomy's world tour diary sees them take in the sights and sounds of Australia and America.»
London-based electro-poppers Metronomy are currently on a world tour - here's what they got up to in Japan and New Zealand.»
Metronomy's Joseph Mount put more thought into our mixtape challenge than most, picking videos for each selection and even writing his own little intro para. We like it when bands do that!»
In many respects, September is a manic time of year - students and all that - but not, it seems, in terms of records. The standout release this month was by far and away TV On The Radio's Dear Science - the only album to score above 8, in fact»
DiS is in Spain, again, to catch My Bloody Valentine, The Raconteurs, Justice and more at the annual Benicassim festival»
We love them so much we might just adopt them so they can play for us every day... it's no surprise that Let's Wrestle claim our Single of the Week»
It’s the Truck that nearly never was: the tenth in a series, an anniversary to be proud of, but one so nearly ruined irreparably by the summer’s inclement weather (to say the least). Rescheduled, the Oxfordshire two-dayer battled on, staged over September 22-23, and DiS was there to catch the action...»
DiS heads north, then north a little more, landing in the Faeroe Islands for the annual G! Festival, held in the harbour town of Gota...»