Once again, it's approaching that time of year where reflection becomes the name of the game and lists are drawn up accordingly. Having taken in sixty-nine separate events including eighteen festivals and witnessed a grand total of 400 live performances so far this year, I've condensed that little lot into a final top ten... »
Love them or loathe them, it's pretty hard to ignore The Vaccines these days. With a relentless tour schedule that isn't set to finish until May of next year, DiS managed to catch up with frontman, guitarist and all-round gent Justin Young and bass player Arni Arnason prior to their recent set in Castleton's Peak Cavern as part of Jack Daniel's birthday celebrations.»
Last weekend (13th & 14th October), DiS made the long journey to Mexico City via New York for the third annual Corona Capital music festival since its conception in 2010. Featuring a mixture of internationally acclaimed acts such as Suede, New Order, Franz Ferdinand and Florence & The Machine alongside a selection of up-and-coming Mexican artists, this year's line-up bordered on the stellar side compared to many of its European counterparts. Here's what we had to say about our trans-Atlantic trek to North America...»
As you enter the festival grounds through the main entrance you pass through a series of coloured banners emblazed with song titles. It feels appropriate that ‘Teenage Wasteland’ greets you with a campsite awash with abandoned tents sprawled out like castaway boat sails – and this is on the first day. However, it’s also clear that everyone is determined to have a good time and if you need a constant beer jacket to make a mud bed bearable then needs must.»
Having played The Proclaimers marvellous second album with concomitant and obvious accordance to Musical Law (Thou Shalt Play Side One, Track Six, Ten Times, Before Thou Playest Any Of The Other Songs), it is hard to enjoy this week’s selection without the following – thoroughly unhelpful - question light-bulbing in my woman-mind. ‘Yes, but is it Sunshine On Leith?’»
'Parping melodically', a 'pointed plea for realism', Lidl, war/treggings, kidnapping for kicks, squats, middle-class guilt, pretending to be crap at pool, and some songs. »
The Vaccines are a name that's on the tip of everyone's tongues right now. Having been together for less than a year, the hotly tipped London four-piece seem to be carrying the whole future of UK guitar music on their shoulders thanks to an unprecedented hive of media interest.»
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