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In Photos: Offset Festival 2009

Offset Festival 2009 featuring the The Slits, Kasms, Pulled Apart By Horses, Future of the Left and more. »

The Futureheads: Look back and future-gaze

To round off a week of Futureheads' content (which hopefully you've found far more enlightening than the typical interview fare) the band summarise 2008 and talk about their plans for 2009... »

The Futureheads: How to pass time on the tour bus - a three-point guide

In Depth by Sean Adams

What are the three things you need to know to get along on The Futureheads tour bus and probably any Starcruiser you might happen to find yourself trying to pass the time upon. Jaff offers his advice...»

The Futureheads: A day in the life of Jaff

In Depth by The Futureheads

What's it like to be in a band on the road? In fact, what's is it like being on tour and in The Futureheads on Monday 8th December 2009? Jaff walks us through his day... »

The Futureheads: Football on tour

In Depth by The Futureheads

Lifelong Man Utd fan Ross Milliard talks about how he manages to mix touring with football... »

The Futureheads: Jaff on musical trends / the future of music

In Depth by The Futureheads

Everyone knows three things about music trends. One, they are created by journalists; two, they create good and bad music; three, fans decide what they want to hear. Are all these points arguable? Yes, of course – Jaff from The Futureheads will explain briefly what he means. »

The Futureheads' favourite five gigs of 2008

In Depth by The Futureheads

Ross Millard from The Futureheads talks us through their favourite five shows of 2008. Were you at any of these?»

The Futureheads on their music cooperative 8 Music

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We asked one of our bands of the year, The Futureheads, to tell us about their DIY adventures in 2009 and to go a little deeper into the things they love. First up, a history of their Sunderland-based cooperative practice/recording space...»

Singles Round-up (04/08/08)

In Depth by Mike Diver

Ingredients: Sparks, synths, glitter, neon. Actions: stir, roast, cool. Result: Late Of The Pier's 'Heartbeat' is our Single of the Week»

A Month In Records: May 2008

In Depth by Alex Denney

Among the fine selection of spring lambs to emerge in May, we've been bleating on about LPs from No Age, Bon Iver and The Futureheads»

Track-By-Track: The Futureheads' This Is Not The World

In Depth by Ashraf Dumile

Pushed into a corner, The Futureheads bit back with This Is Not The World, out now. Here, they talk us through its tracks»

In Photos special: The Great Escape 2008

In Depth by DiS Festivals

DiS didn’t just have a crack team of scribes on the loose in Brighton for this year’s The Great Escape, oh no. We had a happy snapper, too»

Singles Round-up (19/05/08)

In Depth by Alex Denney

In an age of flapping flibbertigibbets Johnny Flynn is a solid rock worth clinging on to; 'Tickle Me Pink' is our Single of the Week»

The Great Escape 2008: the DiS preview

In Depth by Mike Diver

It’s Thursday! It's time for The Great Escape! Here we present our top ten must-see acts at the seaside festival, including DiS's own awesome line-up»

WIN! Tickets to The Great Escape

In Depth by Mike Diver

Hey you! People who aren’t doing ATP on May 16-18. People who like music and the seaside. Wanna go to a festival for free? Wanna go to The Great Escape in Brighton for free? Read on»

Singles Round-up (10/03/08)

In Depth by Alex Denney

Proving there’s nothing like firing your dad for raising spirits and getting the creative juices flowing, there’s suddenly a spring in the step of Eel Pie Island's Mystery Jets their contemporaries can’t get near. 'Young Love' is our Single of the Week»

The Futureheads vs The Maccabees, part two

In Depth by Kev Kharas

The second part (one here) of our exclusive meeting of musical minds - on one side The Futureheads, the other The Maccabees - finds DiS's guests waxing lyrical about druids and drag queens, Wookies and Communist microphones»

First love: The Maccabees meet The Futureheads

In Depth by Kev Kharas

A memorable three-way, at London's Social: DiS, The Futureheads and The Maccabees, shooting the proverbial about life after the dreaded drop and how all guns're blazing for new LP This Is Not The World. Part one, here; part two, next week»

The Weekly DiScussion: The Valentine's Day Mixtape Massacre

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

Love is, apparently, in the air. To mark Valentine’s Day, we asked a number of artists for their favourite songs of either love or hate. Contributors: The Futureheads, British Sea Power, The Bronx, Jeffrey Lewis, Adam Green and more»

Eurosonic 2008: the DiS review

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

Eurosonic is apparently focussed on Swedish music this year. This is supported by the appearance of several Swedish artists in Groningen, in the northern region of The Netherlands, including the chart-topping Robyn. But DiS is in town to see Brits, too, such as a sensationally on-form Blood Red Shoes»