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The Great Escape 2008: the DiS review

From the archive... Amazing scenes on the south coast as DiS descends upon the annual beachside fest that is The Great Escape, catching the cream of its crop»

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»

Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day two

In Depth by Alex Denney

It's day two at Hove Festival, and DiS brings word of Stars: the Canadians will never play Norway again, as too many people are having sex»

Liverpool's modern music scene: the class of 2008 (pt 2)

In Depth by Kenn Taylor

DiS continues its exploration into the current musical climate in this year’s European City of Culture, Liverpool, calling on the opinions of SSS and returning to some of Part One's contributors including The Wombats»

Liverpool's modern music scene: the class of 2008

In Depth by Kenn Taylor

Liverpool is home to the largest number of number-one artists in the world, and that's a Guinness Book fact. DiS looks at the city - the European City of Culture - and its scene, taking in everything from The Wombats to a.P.A.t.T.»

Some Questions: The Wombats

In Depth by Raziq Rauf

The Wombats are a delicious indie-pop troupe from Liverpool. Comprising two native Scousers and a Norwegian, they’ve been touring like crazy and releasing as many of those plastic music discs as possible, picking up several fans along the way. DiS chatted to “penguin-fingered keyboard player” and vocalist Matt Murphy and drummer Dan ‘The Rat’ Haggis; they very kindly answered Some Questions. Hooray!»