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Drowned in Reading Festival: A Greatest Hits Mixtape

'Ding! 'Ding! As part of DiS' Reading Festival preview, we've made a mixtape of the festival's greatest hits but first, a little prologue from DiS' editor.... »

Mark Bowen of Wichita's tribute to Rough Trade

In Depth by Sean Adams

This tribute comes from Mark Bowen, who once was an A&R man for Rough Trade. He now runs his own independent label Wichita Recordings, which is home to the likes of Bloc Party, The Cribs, Los Campesinos! and many more... »

The Weekly DiScussion: celebrating our Gateway Acts

In Depth by Mike Diver

DiS takes a moment to reflect, and to appreciate the bands that made us the site we are today, basically; the Gateway Acts that opened up new doors of exploration. From Band A to Band Z - nothing would've been possible without that kick-starting someone. With our selections 'outed', it's over to you for your own choices»

The Weekly DiScussion: just what is a 'DiS band'?

In Depth by Mike Diver

Do you think of The White Stripes, Battles, Radiohead etc as ‘DiS bands’, or has the site’s highlighting of a select group of smaller acts from time to time made them ‘ours’ in the place of major label alternatives»

If Santa strapped on a Flying V...

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

...he'd probably write a better tune than most of the rejects and retards who proffer us Christmas singles year upon year...»

Our 66: 20 that missed the cut

In Depth by Mike Diver

As we so rightly stated here, selecting the albums that make up DrownedinSound.com’s Our 66 was no easy task. A great many long-players were considered for many a day and week, only to be cut from the team at the very final moment. Here, we present to you a selection (in no specific order) of some of the albums that only just fell short of a starting place, that were tripped but a few yards from the finishing line...»

Releases Coming Soon...

In Depth by Tom Edwards

Although by no means a comprehensive list, here are a few of the albums you should consider shelling out for over the next few months. Better start saving now, it's Christmas soon ya know... BASEMENT JAXX
Title: 'Kish Kash'
Due: October
Basement Jaxx’s long awaited third a»

Carling Weekender: Main Stage Reviews

In Depth by Kate Price

CARLING WEEKENDER: MAIN STAGE REVIEWS FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST at THE READING FESTIVAL
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST at THE LEEDS FESTIVAL THE STROKES:
Where's the chat? Fine. Have it your way: play your songs and go - »

Raz on The Raz @ Reading

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

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 ‘Thu»

DiS Album of the year? you must be joking! - The Best of 2001

In Depth by Ollie Appleby

After a full month's worth of voting, here is the final, formal, and 100% accurate list, as compiled by a genuine Politics BSc (dropout). The rundown of the best albums of 2001 is ready. We could have rushed it out before Christmas like so many other, lesser, lists, but no, we respect»

My Desk. Your Future. 30 reviews.

In Depth by Sean Adams

HELP! My desk is full of CD’s and I feel the need to write about all the ones I like. Please forgive me. Please. I’ve tried - I really have - to put them into a vague stylistic order from crazy chilled to funkier to rawk but that’s a damn hard thing to do and all the EPs’n’singles are muddled with the albums/LP’s. Look»

The Reading Report part 2

In Depth by Ollie Appleby

The Reading Report part 2 Friday 24th. Early afternoon. The Comedy Tent. Mobile phone numbers were exchanged, we split up, heading for different tents, an attempt to get around to watching another band without suffering the same fate as the dancing woman. Stilt walkers were again avoided, were they»

nopassingphase #2

In Depth by James Moore

Howdy,
My enthusiasm has kinda run out lately which is why I haven’t written anything for ages. Despite getting a million and one great CDs, I just couldn’t be arsed. The pile has got so big that my parents are starting having ago at me at making the dinning room look like a tip. So I thought I’d better do somethi»