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Good Videos for Good Friday - Videos of the Year: 1st Quarter 2011
DiS has found a man who watches loads of music vids, so you don't have to. He knows all there is to know about the bestest music videos around, and here is his very first column...»
Drowned in Sound's albums of the year 2010: 50-11
The albums' of the year countdown hots up with the main body of the list. The top ten follows tomorrow but for now, some thoughts from site founder Sean Adams who compiled this list... Somewhere, somehow, there is a link to be found between the rhyming i»
In The City: The DiS review - Part 2 by Dom Gourlay
Following Part 1 from Wendy Roby on Friday, here's Dom Gourlay's take on the happenings in Manchester... Manchester, so much to answer for. As the elder statesman of the UK's independent music scene, it's perhaps only fitting that the annual A&R man'»
In The City: The DiS Review - Part 1 by Wendy Roby
Wendy Roby went to In The City and saw a buncha bands. John Allison drew Sky Larkin. Everything was good. Almost.»
In The City 2010: A Year Of Defiance
Our Drowned in Manchester columnist kicks off a day dedicated to In the City...»
In Photos: Drowned in Sound presents Rollerpalooza II @ Skate Central, Sheffield
On Friday night in Sheffield, DiS celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a bunch of bands we like, on a rollerskate rink.... Follow DrownedinSound Events on Twitter, and/or 'Like' the DiS Events Page on Facebook to keep up-to-date with our live activity. Coming soon: Broken Records, Abe Vigoda, Marnie Stern, Titus Andronicus, Johnny Foreigner and Damo Suzuki.»
Spotifriday #64 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring hand-picked tracks from British Sea Power, No Age, Uffie, Peter Broderick, Small Black, Errors and some more. »
No Age's favourite LA haunts
No Age have been one of Drowned In Sound's favourite forces of new music over the past ten years. As part of their takeover to celebrate the release of their new album, Everything Inbetween, the LA based duo took us on a tour of their favourite places in »
Interview: No Age on duos, The Smell and their favourite live shows
DiS' two favourite live band of the past decade both hail from LA, they are HEALTH and these two guys called Dean & Randy. We've somehow managed to book both bands to play our 10th Anniversary events which take place in Sheffield on a rollerskate rink this Friday and in Manchester at the In the City festival next week. We ventured to LA to grab a burrito, to catch up with the duo who have blown our minds and worried our ear drums over the past 10 years in Wives and now as No Age, to get a sense of what it is that drives the cogs behind their incredible live show... »
DiSection: No Age's Randy Randall track-by-track guide to Everything In Between
Here at DiS, we're the sort of people that have listened to the director's commentary on the bonus disc of Fight Club and Twilight, several times. One day we wondered whether we could ask bands to do much the same thing and our 'DiSection' feature was born. As part of their takeover to celebrate the release of Everything In Between (and playing DiS' Birthday party in Sheffield and Manchester), Randy Randall talks us through No Age's new album.»
No Age: Randy's Vegan Guide to Touring + Dean on Being Vegan
When DiS chatted with No Age, it was clear that there's one subject entwined with the spirit of the band that doesn't seem to have much to do with music but has a lot to do with the men behind it. We asked Dean and Randy to share some thoughts on what goes into their bodies and how they deal with this life choice in their line of work...»
Spotifriday #61 - This week on DiS as a playlist
Another wonderful edition of this week's Spotifriday playlist featuring Bowie, Blake, No Age, Abe Vigoda, Dios, Max Richter, Andrew Bird...and, of course, a fair few more.»
Drowned in Manchester #4
And so as Manchester lurches into Autumn 2010, all bronzed up (well, those that left the country anyway) and raring to go for one of the busiest gigging season’s yet witnessed in this North West corner of the country, there’s firstly the rather pressi»
Spotifriday #41 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
More Spotify based musical relevance this week, featuring Youthmovies, Darwin Deez, The Thermals, Erykah Badu, Sleater Kinney and more! Click here to listen to it. 1. Darwin Deez - 'Radar Detector' If this song has been played on 6Music once this wee»
ATP My Bloody Valentine: Saturday
Girding their loins with steely determination, Andrzej Lukowski and Dom Gourlay set their sites on this year's third UK ATP of four. Not a classic edition, it must be said, but a solid - and very noisy - entertainment nonetheless. Here are terrible things that our reviewers saw.»
ATP My Bloody Valentine: Friday
Girding their loins with steely determination, Andrzej Lukowski and Dom Gourlay set their sites on this year's third UK ATP of four. Not a classic edition, it must be said, but a solid - and very noisy - entertainment nonetheless. Here are terrible things that our reviewers saw.»
Spotifriday #19: This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week's content on DiS in the form of a Spotify playlist. Featuring Hefner, The Mountain Goats, Vampire Weekend, Pavement, Idlewild and about 13 more.»
"When people say 'lo-fi' they mean you’re not trying" - No Age are back
DiS caught up with No Age guitarist Randy Randall to talk about the band's new material, touring with Deerhunter, Hüsker Dü, Wavves Vs Black Lips, No Age’s favourite British bands and the incident literally nobody is calling ‘Obama t-shirt gate’. »
This Week's Singles: 05/10/2009
After being unable to pick a favourite last week, this week I have five. Which are variously Yeti Lane, First Aid Kit, Drums of Death, Toro Y Moi and my new favourite favourites, Everything Everything. You will have to excuse the superlatives, but I honestly cannot help myself.»
ATP New York 2009: the DiS review
It’s perpetually 1972 at Kutsher’s Country Club, the utterly perfect location for the New York incarnation of ATP. The event may attract several generations of indie rock fan, but for the people who run the resort this is no different to a local weddi»
Label Focus #28: Post Present Medium
In part 28 of our infinite (hopefully) set of label profiles, the subject is Post Present Medium.»
Shoegaze Week: Drowned in Shoegaze - 50 Essential Albums
DiS has compiled a Spotify playlist of fifty hazy, ethereal, swooping, swirling, static-drenched albums from the pioneers of Shoegaze and the makers of Shoegaze 2.0»
The Great Escape 2008: the DiS review
From the archive... Amazing scenes on the south coast as DiS descends upon the annual beachside fest that is The Great Escape, catching the cream of its crop»
Primavera Sound: DiS' 2008 festival highlights
From the archive... Team DiS picks its highlights of Primavera Sound 2008; invites fellow attendees to give us your top bands of the fest held in Barcelona»
What some of our favourite musicians hope for in 2009...
As part of our vague 2009 preview week this week, we thought it might be nice to catch up with some of our acts of last year and new acts we're excited about and ask them what they're looking forward to in 2009. This is what they said:»
Q: What do you want for Xmas? A: From lots of our favourite musicians
DiS asked some of the makers of some of our albums of the year, as well as some of our tips for next year, what they want for Christmas. As we expected time off seems to be top of a lot of non-stop touring bands lists...»
Mixtape #18: No Age
No Age give us their mixtape selections ahead of DiS' Shred Yr Face tour featuring them, Los Campesinos! and Times New Viking»
DiS is 8 on tour presents... Shred Yr Face with Los Campesinos, only two weeks to go
It's not long now (two weeks in fact!) 'til the Shred Yr Face tour hits the road so without further ado, here's a quick reminder of what's in store»
Label Profile #20: Sub Pop
Our twentieth profile in this series fittingly finds DiS speaking to a label that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. A record company which has firmly established itself as (debatably) the most esteemed and influential independent label of modern times»
DiS presents: the Shred Yr Face tour! Get all the info here
DiS is proud to present the Shred Yr Face tour this October, featuring Los Campesinos!, No Age and Times New Viking. Get all the info here»
Sub Pop 20: the DiS review
DiS crosses the Atlantic to join the celebrations at Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary, at a country park near (of course) Seattle»
2008 to date: our favourites on their favourites
Six of DiS's featured twelve responsible for our Essential Dozen albums of 2008 to date give us their favourite acts and records of the year so far»
An Essential Dozen: 2008's best albums, so far
Part two of three sees the less mainstream artists to have most impressed DiS over the last six months begin to make themselves heard»
The Weekly DiScussion: 2008's greatest albums, so far
2008 is shaping up to be a great year for album releases, and as we reach halfway DiS is taking a look its shoulder, and asking for your suggestions»
A Month In Records: May 2008
Among the fine selection of spring lambs to emerge in May, we've been bleating on about LPs from No Age, Bon Iver and The Futureheads»
In Photos: Nasty Fest IX
Ay-tee-what? No. The North = better, as proved by this year's DiS-sponsored Nasty Fest in Leeds featuring No Age, Yeasayer, Monotonix and more»
The Great Escape 2008: the DiS preview
It’s Thursday! It's time for The Great Escape! Here we present our top ten must-see acts at the seaside festival, including DiS's own awesome line-up»
Track-By-Track: No Age spell out their Nouns
No Age's Nouns looks likely to be one of our albums of the year if this review is anything to go by. Here, its makers Randy Randall and Dean Spunt talk us through its inspirations, whether Lily Allen or dancing babies»
Singles Round-up (14/04/2008)
DiS gets bouncy this week with a few single-releasing sorts, with shout-outs to No Age and White Williams. But it's Shape of Broad Minds' G-funkin' fusion-hop that makes 'Opr8r' our Single of the Week»
In photos: South By Southwest 2008
DiS went to South By Southwest 2008 and all we got were these photographs... and these words... and no sun burn this time... mercifully»
South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
DiS trawls Austin looking for the Next Big Thing alongside fellow Brits abroad with the same intentions; settles for catching known highlights and a selection of buzz acts definitely worth the hype»
The Weekly DiScussion: South By Southwest in focus (and our tips)
It can’t have escaped attentions that there’s a shindig going down stateside: the yearly South By Southwest conference starts today. DiS wants to know your thoughts on the world's biggest music festival. Plus, check out some of our tips»
It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's Next-Stepper picks
Yesterday we ran through our picks to break through at a low-ish level in 2008, to tickle the fancy of those with taste. Here, we’re upping the commercial ante: these acts are in with a shout of crossing over – brighter tomorrows, bolder ambitions, bigger budgets. Next-Steppers we are calling them»
DiS's albums of 2007: 10-6
Part four of five, and pressure’s building. What record will scoop our Album of the Year title, and will its makers expect a reward for their efforts? We’re hoping not, as the budget's been blown, again, on booze»
The Weekly DiScussion: just what is a 'DiS band'?
Do you think of The White Stripes, Battles, Radiohead etc as ‘DiS bands’, or has the site’s highlighting of a select group of smaller acts from time to time made them ‘ours’ in the place of major label alternatives»
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»
The Weekly DiScussion: cold comfort songs
This week's DiScussion – if the title isn't too much of a giveaway – focuses on songs to while away off-sick-with-a-cold time. After all, something has to fill the space ‘tween Neighbours and Neighbours»
The Weekly DiScussion: just who can you trust?
As Bella Union - one of the most reliable labels out there - turns 10 years old, we ask: what labels, if any, can you trust? Who is consistently releasing quality material? And who's treading a fine line between heartfelt adoration and absolute indifference...»
A Month In Records: June 2007
Traditionally things get reeeal quiet round this time of year in terms of quality album releases, but happily DiS has picked out a few blinders to soundtrack your hasty retreat from the sun's odious rays...»
Label Focus #6: Upset! The Rhythm
Started towards the end of 2004, Upset! The Rhythm was born out a frustration of seeing several acts playing on inappropriate bills. Though an initial venture into event promotion (with over 90 shows in three years), in 2005 U!TR established itself as an independent label of no little respect...»
DiScover: No Age
Wives' debut long-player, Erect The Youth Problem, was a tantrum-ridden new-wave punk masterpiece that had a brilliantly self-destructive quality. And so, whilst divorce seemed suitable for those bitter gentlemen, No Age, consisting of former Wives associates Randy Randall and Dean Spunt, is a change of tact...»
DiS Radio: DiScover five: tours and shows and stuff!
This instalment of our regular DiScover podcast – let’s call it DiS Radio: DiScover five – finds Sean and Mike playing some top-quality tracks from up-and-coming types alongside a handful of ace songs from bands doing DiS things soon. Like tours. And shows. Mainly tours and shows...»
No Age's 10 bands from LA that you should hear
We asked LA duo No Age to put together a list of their ten essential LA bands. Wrap your ears around this lot now.»
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