The Pipettes News

Swner the better: First bands for Cardiff Festival

News by Jane Oriel

First bands confirmed for Cardiff's Swn '08 Festival.»

Reading/Leeds: new names, some good

News by Mike Diver

A slew of new names have been confirmed for this summer's Carling Weekend, in Reading and Leeds...»

The Pipettes announce Christmas show

News by Mike Diver

Polka-dotted swingin' singer types (and that's not a comment on their sexual practices) The Pipettes are to play a special Christmastime gig in London this year...»

We like Big Ones: the DiS chart round-up

News by Mike Diver

This weeks’s chart round-up is brought to you by the sandwiches cheese and ham and egg and cress, a cup of milky tea and a deposit on a new flat to the tune of five-hundred big ones. Yes, copies of Aerosmith’s 1994 greatest hits compilation...»

WIN! Ibiza Rocks double-disc albums

News by Mike Diver

See me, I wouldn't be caught dead in Ibiza. It's too sunny, its beaches are full of stinkin' Brits abroad, and its clubs play that thump-thump-thump shite that the Vauxhall Nova brigade used to pump out of their crappy cars when I was in sixth form...»

DiS play pop: chart attack, new releases...

News by Mike Diver

DiS does like to play pop, from time to time, but for every ‘Back In Black’ there’s a ‘SexyBack’ just around the bend to trip you over with its initially impressive skitter and slide. To ensure you don’t suffer likewise, we’ll do our very utmost to provide you with a weekly guide to what’s what, chart-wise. So, here’s the runners and riders – and fallers and non-starters – for the week beginning July 17. THAT’S TODAY. Wow, the Romans were great…»

Dot To Dot: Here's the schedule...

News by Dom Gourlay

This Sunday (May 28th) sees Nottingham's second Dot To Dot Festival take place at venues across the city, and it's even bigger and better than last year. Over 60 bands and DJs will be spread across four venues - Rock City, Stealth, the Social and the Rescue Rooms...»

Pipettes' debut album due July

News by Mike Diver

South coast purveyors of all things polka-dotted, The Pipettes, will release their debut album this July...»

The Pipettes: single, dates and kisses

News by Colin Roberts

New single 'Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me' fills the main criteria for a Pipettes track; handclaps, catchy choruses and general prettiness. Release date? YES. It has one. Oh, yeah. It's the 27th March and comes on two different colours of 7" (green and white) and a CD single.»