News Drowned-Up: Blood Red Shoes, Grizzly Bear, Idlewild, Limp Bizkit and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

LOLcano!

News by Rob Webb

Doing...»

Swner the better: First bands for Cardiff Festival

News by Jane Oriel

First bands confirmed for Cardiff's Swn '08 Festival.»

volcano! putting finishing touches to new album

News by Kev Kharas

volcano! are currently polishing off their second album it readiment for its release this summer»

DrownedinSound.com editorial ch-ch-changes: job vacancies

News by Sean Adams

Time for change. It’s with a heavy heart that DiS today gazes at a new horizon following the departure of Editor Colin Roberts, but with this restructuring comes new roles...»

DiS's top ten albums of 2006, as voted for by YOU

News by Mike Diver

The results are in, and all arguments in the DiS office have died down – we can’t alter our final top ten albums of 2006, anyway, as they were very kindly voted for by you lot. Reckon you can guess the winner? Is that photograph a clue...»

VOTE! For DiS's album of the year! WIN! A massive pile of CDs from Our 66!

News by Mike Diver

Good day to you, dearest of dear readers, and welcome to what we’re calling an ‘interactive activity’. Because we’re busy – bloody busy – at the DiSopolis, we’re asking you to decide our album/s of the year...»

volcano!: Tour Dates, 7" announced

News by Colin Roberts

Quite possibly my favourite band in the whole wide world, volcano! have announced a full UK tour and 7" for this May.

The band will release 'Apple or a Gun' backed with a cover of Otis Redding's 'I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)' on 7" at the end of May through The Leaf Label.»

Thunder, all through these nights: Lightning Bolt on tour

News by Mike Diver

YES! In a nutshell, these here, below, down there, are the Lightning Bolt tour dates. Hot off the press (officer). Get in and get down, foo's...»

volcano! announce first UK headline date

News by Colin Roberts

Just a short newsie to let you know that this particular scribe's band of 2006, volcano!, have announced their first UK date from their forthcoming DiS-associated UK tour, one that will also take in shows with Lightning Bolt...»

Drowned in Sound Radio No. 3

News by Colin Roberts

DiS Radio No. 3 brings a 65daysofstatic exclusive, news on DiS Recordings' latest signings, great new music from the States and Britain, as well as a couple of contemporary classics.»

DiS tip: volcano!

News by Colin Roberts

Every now and again a record arrives at the DiSopolis that catches the attention of one of us to the point where it must be listened to immediately, be it for something special on the press release, the artwork or simply by being a new record from one of our favourite artists. volcano! (yes, small 'v' and exclamation mark are necessary) didn't seem to fit into any of these specific categories, though the artwork is quite pretty.»