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The Insider: Class Wars

As we wind down to the end of the year and the music industry takes its traditional long view of what constitutes a Christmas break (normally December 1 marks the end of anything really meaningful) it is fair to say that 2009 has been a very confusing year indeed for anyone trying to equate the media and industry view of what has been good to the public view of what has been good musically.»

In Photos - Oasis @ Heaton Park, Manchester

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

Guitar Hero: World Tour - Some thoughts

In Depth by Christopher Alcxxk

Tom Perry and Christopher Alcxxk recently got a chance to play the new Guitar Hero game, and give their thoughts on it and its genre...»

DiS Missive: How to tell the difference between eccentricity and a hair cut

In Depth by John Doran

DiS Missive #3 aims its sights at the 'New Eccentrics', comparing Foals and Lightspeed Champion to some true loons, like the bear-riding John Mytton. Also critiqued: all those mean-nothing genres us music writers are so fond of»

The Weekly DiScussion: Noel at 40 and the importance of being Oasis...

In Depth by Mike Diver

With Oasis entering middle age, both personally and professionally, just how relevant are they in today’s musical make-up? Do you envisage them lasting for another 16 years, or transforming into a Rolling Stones-style mega-touring money-making machine? Does Noel turning 40 make you feel old at all? It does me…»

The 4-4-2 of Indie Rock: DiS's musical XI

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

With the nation’s – nay, the world’s – greatest football cup competition nearing its final stages, and with many a DiS-supported team still in the running to lift the FA Cup this May at Wembley, DiS’s Gareth Dobson picks his 4-4-2 of indie-rock. As we all know, football and music is closely entwined. And no, I'm not simply talking about Oasis' pronounced love for Manchester City...»

The Tuesday DiScussion: what's the best best-of?

In Depth by Mike Diver

This Tuesday’s DiScussion piece focuses on best-of releases, past, present and future. What bands have ever really earned a best-of? Who's due one? DiScuss...»

Glastonbury 2004: First Time On The Farm

In Depth by Ross Bennett

It was the most amazing weekend of my life. Nothing could have prepared me for the sights and sounds of Glastonbury Festival. Fun is a far too pathetic word to describe our time there, and ‘feeling happy’ falls short by a light year or two...»