Ben Philpott considers the legacy of Prince's Purple Rain. Could it be that through misogyny and neglect, Prince used the film to offer an unabashed subversion of 1980’s sexism at its worst, or did Prince wish to channel his own biographical experiences with artistic delicacy?»
Wendy Roby is sickly, so you have to deal with me, your grumblin’ editor, for this week’s rundown of the latest digital downloads and sparkly seven inch singles. »
To celebrate the album's release today in the UK, DiS fired some questions at Peter Silberman, the band's singer and chief songsmith. Here are the thoughtful responses, confirming a few of my fanboy theories, which were digitally transmitted back... »
Sunday has various songs written about it and dedicated to it but almost all of them are downbeat dreamy affairs. Strangely Sunday has nowhere near as many songs written about it as Saturday but maybe that's because those who've already written songs about Sunday have pretty much nailed it? Most of this playlist touches on things you might do on a Sunday but it's mostly songs that give me the Sunday feeling. »
From the archive... Powering through the desert at as close to 666mph as laws allow, DiS wonders exactly how this Coachella will surpass the mania of last year»
Who would have thought that DiS would descend upon Brighton's music industry showcase extravaganza in such fashion. Without a soul in sight waiting to 'network' with a single one of our merry shambles of a crew, we set to work on actually seeing bands. Despite the cruel, bitter wind that insisted on hurtling toward us with near-freezing drizzle as its freight, we actually saw some bands. My word, we saw some rather spectacular bands at that...»
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