In Depth by Dom Gourlay
Last weekend (13th & 14th October), DiS made the long journey to Mexico City via New York for the third annual Corona Capital music festival since its conception in 2010. Featuring a mixture of internationally acclaimed acts such as Suede, New Order, Franz Ferdinand and Florence & The Machine alongside a selection of up-and-coming Mexican artists, this year's line-up bordered on the stellar side compared to many of its European counterparts. Here's what we had to say about our trans-Atlantic trek to North America...»
In Depth by Helen McKay
As many of the performers at the festival pointed out, it’s about time someone put on a festival in Wales and near the North West. If it's not quite the finished article yet, Festival No.6 looks to be that festival, a perfect compliment to pretty, quietly crackers Portmeirion.»
In Depth by Mark Ward
That Bestival 2012 was possessed of the kind of cloudless skies under which it made its name as the last big party of the summer meant it was inevitably going to be a good one.»
In Depth by Bronya Louise Francis
Slottsfjell was stunning, a sort of cleansing weekend for the jaded Londoner. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.»
In Depth by Kevin EG Perry
“If you love music, this is the place to come,” said Mikolaj Ziolkowski, the chief organiser of Heineken Open’er. We were sat backstage in a tent on the disused military airport in Gdynia, northern Poland, where his festival takes place.»
In Depth by David Edwards
While most of the Drowned in Sound staff spent last weekend getting sodden at Latitude, David Edwards was faced with a slightly different problem at the fantastic Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Namely, how to keep cool in the sweltering heat amongst so many superb performances…»
In Depth by Sean Adams
In this week's singles column, I suggested the track was perhaps an ode to Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' and on asking someone close to the band, they could neither confirm nor deny this, so I asked if the band could put together a 10 song mixtape of their favourite non-ballady "love songs". They said yeah, and also offered us copy of 'R E A L L O V E' on lovely 12" vinyl to give away. To enter, simply click the like or tweet button on this article, and tell us what your favourite non-traditional love song is. Winner will be picked at random on Monday 11th April at midday.»
In Depth by Chris Power
To mark the end of Kraftwerkweek we've put together a Spotify playlist of music that owes its existence to Ralf, Florian, Wolfgang and Karl. »
In Depth by Sean Adams
This Spotify playlist starts with the obvious "Monday Morning Anthems", moves into blissful half-awake territory, has a mid-morning doze before the guttural screams of WAKE UP! to catch anyone who might have drifted off at their desk. The second hour is an eclectic hodge-podge of requests and Monday-ishness. »
In Depth by The Insider
In the latest edition of The Insider, the art of criticism in the world of Web 2.0 is put under the microscope.»
In Depth by Rob Webb
Wrapping up our day of Factory Records-related content, here's a mixtape selected by Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris comprising his favourite tracks from the period.»
In Depth by Rob Webb
Joy Division and their successors New Order bass player talks to DiS (This piece was originally published in September 2008 but has been bumped to the frontpage for Factory Records Day). »
In Depth by Factory Records Day
To kick off our day of content, to coincide with the release of a new Factory Records compilation, DiS has this piece from the legendary Jon Savage, who gives us his perspective in the Factory Records story...»
In Depth by Rob Webb
From excellent mixtapes from some of our favourites to in-depth analysis of what makes a band tick, we've broadened our journalistic horizons somewhat since the relaunch. Catch up with this handy digest»
In Depth by Mike Diver
DiS dives into YouTube hell to dig out ten 'top' football-related records. Really, you might not want to come down here with us»
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