Spiderland inspired everyone from Tortoise to Mogwai and Cat Power; PJ Harvey wrote to the band in response to their request for a female vocalist; Will Oldham took the photo which became its famous cover; Steve Albini reviewed it in Melody Maker with the verdict "ten f^cking stars". Here, our guest musician explores its cultural impact, alongside Codeine's even starker The White Birch, and analyses their musical similarities, to suggest what "slowcore" might be in technical terms.»
A couple of months ago one DiS reader asked for proof that math-rock existed. Here, DiS gets itself a headache by diving into the past in order to explain the present, and the all-conquering exploits of Foals»
DiS's Him Tall takes a look at the Don't Look Back series and its roots in 1980s indie-rock, posing all necessary why and how questions. All Tomorrow's Parties' Barry Hogan, Sebadoh's Lou Barlow and Mudhoney's Steve Turner are on hand with the answers»
Don’t want to read everything? Fair enough. In short, Primavera Sound ‘07 featured sun, sea, and almost no sand at all. There was some grass, and concrete, and a number of stages. Bands and DJs performed on them, and DiS danced. Yes, yes we did. And we didn’t get sunburned...»
DiS is, to say the least, pretty damn excited: tomorrow (tomorrow, in this case, being May 31, 2007) we fly to Barcelona for the annual Primavera Sound festival. The bill is literally a perfect who’s who of our favourite bands – some returning heroes, some breaking-through young bucks. Feel our sweaty skin, do – we are that excited...»
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