In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski
Hey there - to round off our 2010 preview week, here is a list of 'other stuff' we're looking forward to. It would be dead neighbourly to post your own hopes, dreams, fears and wild speculations below. This could have been twice as long and three times as speculative, and please bear in mind that new artists with impending debuts are going to be dealt with at the start of next year - WE'RE NOT QUITE Q YET. Anyway, enjoy!»
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
Why does Alt Country have to be country mixed with rock or punk? Even before No Depression magazine came along, and well before Sparklehorse, The Magnetic Fields already seemed to have made an Alt.Country classic, in the form of The Charm of the Highway Strip (1994). »
In Depth by Alexander Tudor
Ahead of her Valentine's Day extravaganza this Saturday at RoTa, Catherine A.D. talks us through her imaginary soundtrack to a broken heart...»
In Depth by Sean Adams
Ahead of his two Valentine's Day shows and his special Valentine's day download, we asked Jeremy Warmsley to make a mixtape to woo his beloved...»
In Depth by Mike Diver
A strange first month: high-profile passings in the media, the axing of a national icon, real life snow; plus much-hyped albums falling wide of the mark. But let's not dwell: here DiS picks its favourite LPs of January , featuring anticipated debuts, rewarding follow-ups, and an ambitious fourth from a prog-rock super-power»
In Depth by Samuel Strang
Propped in the corner, below billowing speakers that spill out dreary lounge music filling out the lapses in lunchtime chatter, sits Stephin Merrit, Magnetic Fields lynchpin, here to talk about his forthcoming album, Distortion»
In Depth by Mike Diver
There was us thinking that 2007 was a pretty splendid year for albums, and then we get a look at this little lot. Ahead of feature pieces outlining our acts of the year (to be), here DiS scans a number of upcoming releases»
In Depth by Luke Slater
1. The Magnetic Fields - 'The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side'
It seems almost that it rains almost every time I sit down to write the short, often nonsensical notes on each of the playlist tracks. Then I say, "listen to this little gem to cheer you »