In Depth
"I don’t believe in mumbo jumbo" - DiS meets Richard Hawley
2012 was going to be a make or break year for Richard Hawley as he released his most divisive album to date, Standing At The Sky’s Edge. We spoke to Richard just back from a dog walk in his hometown of Sheffield, in good spirits and full of expletives about the phenomenal success of the record, the current state of English culture and politics and why he has no time for ‘Strictly Comef*ckwit’»
This Week's Singles 1.10.12: Alt-J, Pollens, Richard Hawley, Tilly & The Wall, Allo Darlin'
Single of the Week! Pollens - ‘Helping Hand’ (Tapete Records) ‘Helping Hands’ is a sound collage in the ma-ma-manner of Laurie Anderson’s earlier work - though I should point out; there are no benevolent Art Nutbags doing voiceovers on i»
Drowned In Nottingham #9: Festivals special
With festival season about to enter its busiest period, this second scene report of the year from Nottingham and the East Midlands focuses specifically on the numerous events already scheduled to take place in that part of the world over the course of the summer months.»
Favourite Five of 2009 from The Maccabees' Felix White
Now comes the turn of Felix White from The Maccabees. The Brighton-based lads (who you may have caught way back in 2006 at DiS' 6 Tips for 2006?!) have had one helluva year, riding a wave a critical acclaim for their darker, grander and some might say might Arcade Fiery-er, second album Wall of Arms. Yet, things haven't even peaked for them with this record as they'll be headlining the NME tour in Jan/Feb 2010. »
Mixtape #10: White Denim
About to release their debut LP, DiS collars Austin's garage-rock sensations White Denim for our latest mixtape... expect prog»
The Weekly DiScussion: Brits at the bookies, and our favourites
A week, just over, on and we’ve had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Now we're wondering: who's actually going to win, and do we want them to? Here, the DiS office picks its ideal winners, and compares them to the favourites at the bookies. Snap? Rarely»
Artist Mixtape #3: The Maccabees
Continuing with this, the third episode in our Artist Mixtape series, it's the turn of The Maccabees' Felix White to bare all in audio form, the likes of the National, Richard Hawley and the Rumble Strips making the cut»
A Month In Records: August 2007
August is meant to be hot, sunny. Y’know, summer. Didn’t quite happen, did it? In fact, this summer is the wettest on record, so I read in this morning’s paper. But the inclement weather hasn’t damped the spirits of the DiS review team any – we’ve had plenty of smashing records to keep our stay-inside selves occupied with over the last four-and-some weeks...»
"Awards ceremonies are full of c*nts" - Richard Hawley's guide to surviving the music business
DiS meets Richard Hawley in a cafe hidden in deepest darkest Sheffield to talk about his new record Lady's Bridge, but finds the man is more in the mood for putting the world to rights in his seventeenth interview of the day...»
The Nationwide Music Prize is tomorrow! DiS gets Isobel Campbell's thoughts on her chances...
Tomorrow brings with it not only cloudier skies and cooler weather than we’ve been used to these past few weeks, but also the announcement of the winner of this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize. You know: voted for by a panel of industry specialists (although we’ve not been invited to provide an opinion – what’s that about?), comes with a fat cheque and a skip-load of recognition, and was won by an American last year. Or, rather, an Englishman that’d not lived in England for many a year. Oooh, taste the controversy...»
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