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The Weekly DiScussion: the greatest bands to have never played at ATP

With ATP firmly on DiS's agenda for the next two weekends, we invite some industry types to suggest their favourite acts yet to play the celebrated festival, and you to DiScuss the potentials»

The Weekly DiScussion: Brits at the bookies, and our favourites

In Depth by Mike Diver

A week, just over, on and we’ve had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Now we're wondering: who's actually going to win, and do we want them to? Here, the DiS office picks its ideal winners, and compares them to the favourites at the bookies. Snap? Rarely»

DiS does Wireless... half the time, anyway

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

T’other weekend, London’s Hyde Park played host to the now annual (and twin-site) O2 Wireless Festival. DiS was on site to catch some of the acts. Not literally, you understand – that would require a net too large for men of our stature to handle...»

Primavera Sound 2007: the DiS Review

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

Don’t want to read everything? Fair enough. In short, Primavera Sound ‘07 featured sun, sea, and almost no sand at all. There was some grass, and concrete, and a number of stages. Bands and DJs performed on them, and DiS danced. Yes, yes we did. And we didn’t get sunburned...»

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»