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Reading 2009: Day Two roundup

Day two of Reading begins with that smudged, slightly hungover feeling. Everyone seems quite happy, despite the hiding sun and the wind which has died down a little from last night's cut-through-you brrr-ness.»

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Spotifriday #13 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

In Depth by Luke Slater

This week's content in the form of a Spotify playlist.»

DiS' 20 Must-See Acts at Reading & Leeds 2009

In Depth by Sean Adams

So, in no particular order, here are the twenty acts DiS' editor is most looking forward to seeing this weekend. »

Hove Festival 2008: DiS's final word(s)

In Depth by Alex Denney

While some did Glasto, a handful of adventurous sorts headed to Norway's Hove Festival. Here: DiS's final thoughts, plus exclusive interviews»

Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day three

In Depth by James Skinner

Day three of DiS's Norwegian fest of choice finds White Denim and Foals getting the party started but Beck failing to finish it with a flourish»

In Photos: Download Festival 2008

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

DiS headed to Download Festival 2008 the other weekend - find words at ThrashHits.com and photographs of the weekend right here»

United by emo's Golden Age: a reminder of Rival Schools' peers

In Depth by Mike Diver

With Rival Schools set to tour this summer, both in the UK and in Europe, time seems right to look at a number of key releases - alongside the New York band's pictured United By Fate - from emo's Golden Age, 1997-2001»

DiS is 6! Our 66, part 2

In Depth by Mike Diver

So here we are, fellow travellers through the last six years of DiS’s favourite sounds: part two of Our 66. Believe you me, this section – which collects together the albums we’ve placed at numbers 44 to 21 – was no easier to assemble than the preceding chapter (click here if you’re yet to look over our selections from 66 to 45). In fact, we’ve suffered more headaches over the last few weeks, because of this undertaking alone, than at any other time in our lives. Perhaps, anyway: we do enjoy the odd pint...»

Glastonbury: Complete Line-up! - Updated

In Depth by Graham Reed

Its that time of year again - When the Glastonbury line up is revealed. So here it is, in full:
Fri 28th June Pyramid Stage
Coldplay, Faithless, Ash, Nelly Furtado, Doves, Dandy Warhols, Bush, Alabama 3, Shibusashirazu Orchestra Other Stage:»