This is the last roundup of 2011. There may or may not be a “best of” type arrangement and I’m open to which ones people may have enjoyed the most either included or not included in this roundup. I’ll start a “Best Music Video of the Year” forum thingy and anyone can battle like Pokemon if they want to.»
I didn't have the attention span to stick to one genre, so in my headphones and on this playlist, there's some lazer-guided missles of misery and really-silly raps and utterly ridiculous bits of yoddelling (O HAI GWEN STEFANI!). This is my voyage through these dizzy digital days and the "solo" artists who pixellated my heart... »
Those pining for the old festival will probably have to accept that those days are gone now, and that this new incarnation actually appeals to a lot more people even if – although there’s now more of almost everything – there’s also now less that’s truly unique. Still – that’s progress for you.»
Glastonbury Part 2: Friday Wherein me and Sean Thomas, despite in no way making contact throughout the weekend, act like we totally did, and bring you a collaborative effort… Read Part One of our Glastonbury content here. Simon Jay Catling: Frida»
More Spotify based musical relevance this week, featuring Youthmovies, Darwin Deez, The Thermals, Erykah Badu, Sleater Kinney and more! Click here to listen to it. 1. Darwin Deez - 'Radar Detector' If this song has been played on 6Music once this wee»
Welcome to the 30th Spotifriday, compiling the week on DiS as a Spotify playlist. What an eventual week it's been, I'll cut to the chase and explain as I go along.»
After the rampant filth and manic superlatives of last week’s reviews, this time round there is a fair amount of boot-cooling going on. Good job really, as I am not sure my nerves can stand all the giddy.»
To paraphrase Billy Piper, Latitude is pretty much honey to the b for the middle class legions of the DiS writing team, and thus it was in considerable numbers that we fell upon this year's edition of the idyllic Suffolk festival. Here are our reviewers' highlights.»
There’s little point in pretending that we don’t want to have The Latitude festival’s children, so here’s a rundown of why it’s so awesome and what we're looking forward to the most, in no particular order. Apart from the bit about the sheep.»
Prompted by Radiohead Week, a raft of re-issues from, erm, some record company or other and the shameful knowledge DiS awarded Kid A a scathing 4/10, way-back-when. It’s time to make amends...»
The task facing author Trevor Baker when he embarked on a mission to cover the life and work of Radiohead's frontman, armed only with back issues of Q and Melody Maker, telephone numbers for some of Thom Yorke's old Exeter Uni buddies and an internet connection, was an unenviable one. No surprises (!), perhaps, that the end result isn't an especially illuminating read.»
...he'd probably write a better tune than most of the rejects and retards who proffer us Christmas singles year upon year...»
Tomorrow brings with it not only cloudier skies and cooler weather than we’ve been used to these past few weeks, but also the announcement of the winner of this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize. You know: voted for by a panel of industry specialists (although we’ve not been invited to provide an opinion – what’s that about?), comes with a fat cheque and a skip-load of recognition, and was won by an American last year. Or, rather, an Englishman that’d not lived in England for many a year. Oooh, taste the controversy...»
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