Spotifriday #38 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
The 38th weekly instalment in our content-related Spotify playlist, featuring Big Star, White Stripes, Jonna Lee, Broken Bells, Shy Child, White Hinterland and MANY MORE. »
In Depth
In Photos: Download Festival 2008
DiS headed to Download Festival 2008 the other weekend - find words at ThrashHits.com and photographs of the weekend right here»
In Photos: Download Festival 2008
The most rawk festival of the year, Download, is taking place this weekend at Donington. Raz and the folks from Thrash Hits are there reporting all weekend, here're some pictures of what you're missing»
Math-Rock Family Tree: exploring the roots of Foals
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»
It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's Certifiable Successes picks
Elementary: these acts, says DiS, will be big news in 2008. Some will top charts; others will experience the times of their lives like never before. All will win over new friends ‘til the doubters swarm, rubbing eager palms above poison pens. For now, let’s embrace the new, and wish them well»
DiS's features of 2007
We’ve had our albums of the year and our tracks of the year, and here DiS bids you adieu for 2007 with our favourite features of the past twelve months, for your instant-click consumption and eye-aching reading pleasure. Starring Animal Collective (pictured), LCD Soundsystem, Battles, Panda Bear, M.I.A., Gallows, Beirut, Björk and more»
A Month, or two, In Records: November 2007
Time got away from DiS somewhat last month, what with this thing called a 're-launch', so this month we take a look back not only at November's best albums, but also our top ten picks from October. After all, those vouchers from nan aren't gonna spend themselves come Boxing Day»
The Dillinger Escape Plan: calculating aggression vs multiplying melody
With their third album Ire Works mixing their trademark technical prowess with more prominent melodies and electronic facets, The Dillinger Escape Plan are a perfect model of hardcore progression»
The Two Weeks That Was: a fortnight with the new DiS
Two weeks of the new, improved DiS done and dusted. We'd like to thank you for your patience, and invite you to reacquaint yourselves with the staggering diversity of content that we've run this past fortnight»
Refused progress: how Dillinger Escape Plan carry a torch for New Noise
Nine years ago this month, one of the most inspirational rock bands to have ever toured the toilet circuit called it quits. DiS looks at the legacy of Swedish quartet Refused and questions Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman on how the New Jersey outfit are carrying on their tradition for progress»
DEP Talk to DiS
Credited with increasing the amount of technical ability seeping into the hardcore movement by, ooh, about 300 per cent, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s uncompromising approach to heavy music has seen them become unofficial figureheads for the entire math-metal scene. So, following their appearance at Download Festival last month, DiS caught up with guitarist Ben backstage to find out what we can all expect from their highly anticipated (and that's putting it mildly) new album.»
Raz on The Raz @ Reading
Yeah, yeah yeah, Reading Festival. What’s the big deal, huh? Get filthy. Get tired. Get battered. Sing. Watch some bands. Great. It bloody well is, alright!?! Did you love it? Were you even there? I was.
N.B. To be read aloud in a Geordie accent
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