In Depth by Joshua Cole
How could a festival boasting 22 stages with names like Lush Reggae Positive Vibration Stage, Tuborg HappyNoviSad Stage and Latino Be Positive Stage fail to be brilliant? DiS heads to Serbia's Exit Festival to find out about its East Anglia roots... and to see some bands...
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In Depth by Ben Yates
2006 has given rise to a brand new event: Latitude Festival. An idyllic setting, a variety of arts, weird and wonderful scenery and a laid-back atmosphere are the framework for the gathering in a park in the heart of Suffolk, or as some ignorantly call it – the middle of nowhere...»
In Depth by Raziq Rauf
Who would have thought that DiS would descend upon Brighton's music industry showcase extravaganza in such fashion. Without a soul in sight waiting to 'network' with a single one of our merry shambles of a crew, we set to work on actually seeing bands. Despite the cruel, bitter wind that insisted on hurtling toward us with near-freezing drizzle as its freight, we actually saw some bands. My word, we saw some rather spectacular bands at that...»
In Depth by Mike Diver
An afternoon spent necking premium lager alongside accommodating cohorts has ensured that our meeting with The Pipettes is both delayed and characterised by the smell of our own breath. Newcomers to our company would assume we'd spent many of the preceding hours on a drink-all-you-like brewery tour...»
In Depth by Adie Nunn
Line-up change ahoy! Loadsa bands and free food. Come get some.
March 25th at the Windmill, Brixton, South London:
THE PIPETTES, HANDBAGS AT DAWN, CICCONE, TERMITES, THE CUSTOMERS, ACTION PLAN, THE PLAYWRIGHTS... + FREE BBQ!
Only a fiver!! :-O»