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Shoegaze Week: Mixtape #36 - The Ultimate Shoegaze Mixtape...?

Ok, so what with this being Shoegaze Week here on DiS, we thought what better way than to round the whole thing off than by compiling the ultimate Mixtape for the genre.»

Coachella: DiS' 2008 Review

In Depth by Dave Kerr

From the archive... Powering through the desert at as close to 666mph as laws allow, DiS wonders exactly how this Coachella will surpass the mania of last year»

Singles Round-up (11/08/08)

In Depth by Mike Diver

It's an opinion-splitter, but DiS celebrates its tearing up of the band's established blueprints: Bloc Party's 'Mercury' is Single of the Week»

T In The Park Diary Part 1: Saturday 12 July

In Depth by Billy Hamilton

Feeling decidedly less sturdy of liver than it did this time last week, DiS brings you the first installment of its two-day jaunt round a bladder-battered T In The Park»

The Weekly DiScussion: the best of 2008's forthcoming albums

In Depth by Mike Diver

We've presented our faves to date, now we're getting you excited about what 2008 is yet to reveal in full: our pick of albums coming your way»

The Weekly DiScussion: has Glastonbury's bubble burst?

In Depth by Mike Diver

For the first time in aaages, the Glastonbury Festival didn't sell out in approximately thirteen seconds. So, what's gone wrong? Nothing? Something? Rapping? Let's DiScuss, yeah»

The Weekly DiScussion: Shall we party like it's 1997 again?

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

We seem to be in a second summer of love for all those acts who defined our fun times over a decade ago. DiS wonders if this a good thing, and whether we should be reassessing the '90s already»

The Weekly DiScussion: your band is dead, long live your band...

In Depth by Mike Diver

With news of The Verve’s reformation still ringing in DiS’s collective ears, this week’s DiScussion is a simple one: who’s worthy of another shot at everything rocking, and who should just stay silent...»

Could be a lifetime before I see you again: why I don’t want to see (The) Verve back together...

In Depth by Dan Wale

On an April morning in 1999 the remnants of one of the best bands this country has produced – one that had been ebbing away for a year whilst fulfilling tour commitments without guitarist Nick McCabe – made an announcement that merely confirmed what was already apparent: The Verve were no more. Now they are no more no more, much to Dan Wale's dismay...»