Transgressive announces 5th birthday bash, featuring Johnny Flynn, Foals + more
Transgressive Records have announced details of their fifth birthday bash, including a whole range of artists from their roster past and present.»
Young Knives News
Iceland Airwaves confirms first few bands
CSS - singer Lovefoxxx pictured - are among the first batch of acts confirmed for this year's Iceland Airwaves festival, held in Reykjavik on October 15-19»
ZOO8: the worst festival ever? Attendees speak out
There's anger in the ranks, as attendees of ZOO8 - held over the weekend in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park - have voiced their disgust at the quality of the festival, and the value for money if offered»
Gang Of Four confirmed as Offset headliners
Gang Of Four will join Wire in headlining the Offset Festival this summer, held in Hainault Forest Country Park on August 30-31»
Exclusive: Wire confirmed as headliners at new London festival
The first ever Offset festival arrives with a bang this summer, organisers confirming that Wire will headline the event in east London»
Watch: new Young Knives video
Young Knives return with a new single next month and appropriately enough, they’ve chosen to record a video for it»
It's Relentless: Ronson and Harris among new additions for Wakestock
Having only recently announced a second weekend date, the Relentless energy drink sponsored Wakestock 2008 has today made several new additions to its already mixed bag of must-sees and mediocrities»
Chart round-up: Merciless songstress conquers all; Nickelback remain a mystery to DiS
Nickelback: WTF? Their shit-rock rolls on, collecting new idiots along the way, but still they can't topple Duffy, whose Welsh tones tickle the top end of both the albums and singles charts this week»
Chart round-up: a close shave
When Leona Lewis does key changes, she is faintly discernible in alternate universes and cats have been known to go completely mad and shave off their own body hair. 'Better In Time', in at number 38 this week, has no key change and is therefore worthless.»
Knifing the hand that feeds: band slag NME, DiS on eve of headlining show
And to think, they used to be such nice boys - Young Knives have been taking pot shots again, and this time the smoking barrels are pointed in the direction of the NME and the readers of some website called ‘DrownedinSound’»
First acts confirmed for Brighton's Great Escape
The first “tranche” of acts have been confirmed, it says here, for The Great Escape 2008.»
Tour: Far-flung dives for The Young Knives
The Young Knives set out on a lengthy UK tour in early spring.»
Phil Collins: 'a fat, bald, chocolate-eating bastard'
Young Knives, usually so respectably absent of feeling, have shown they can do more than just austere; laying into two of rock’s heavyweights.»
Mercury Prize: DiS picks its winners-to-be, waits to be right...
Time to put our pretend money where our ever-so-real mouths are: DiS is picking our individual favourites for tonight's Mercury Prize, and leaving them here so we can see who's right. And, more importantly, who is wrong and has to buy the biscuits tomorrow...»
WIN! Tickets to this weekend's first-ever Underage Festival
DiS - hello, that's us! - has a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for this Friday's Underage Festival in London, held at the city's Victoria Park, E9...»
The Young Knives announce November tour
Oxford-based indie-pop trio The Young Knives - whose debut album of last year, Voices Of Animals And Men, is up for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize - are to tour in November...»
Mercury Prize nominations announced
The nominations for the Mercury Music Prize are hot off the press, folks, and it’s a rum old mix as ever. They are as follows»
The Young Knives begin second album
Oxford indie types The Young Knives are about to start work proper on their second album, the follow-up to last year's rather acclaimed Voices Of Animals And Men LP...»
Free stuff! Guestlist passes to The Young Knives at Koko
The Young Knives will be previewing new material at Koko in Camden this Sunday (June 3), and you, yes you dangnammit, can pick up some of your finest, A-grade guestlist places.
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Reading/Leeds: new names, some good
A slew of new names have been confirmed for this summer's Carling Weekend, in Reading and Leeds...»
Transgressive: signings traverse UK for roadshow
A rather fine-sounding convoy of bands will be trekking across the UK next month, as London's Transgressive record label tours its bands around the regions.»
SXSW Field Report – Day One
Austin is awash with the global music industry. Chet is standing next to Mike who is buying a drink for Cristiano, and they’re all hoping to spot the next big thing.»
The Young Knives tour Animals and Men one last time
The dates spread over March and April apparently represent the death rattle of debut album Voices of Animals and Men. That particular horse being as it is flogged to the red, stinging cartilage. Or maybe that's just me...the album only came out in August. Hmm. Those songs seem to have been hanging around forever.»
WIN! Tickets to Frog's NYE party at London's Forum
We've a pair of tickets to give away for FROG's NYE bash at the Forum, in Kentish Town (9-17 Highgate Road, London NW5), and a bundle of other goodies, too. Appearing live on the night will be The Young Knives, Rumble Strips and Larrikin Love, and winners will receive signed records and t-shirts from the first two acts upon entering the venue. Best take a bag, then...»
Foals announce new tour dates
Foals, everyone's favourite math-disco five-piece, have just announced a truckload of dates commencing at the end of January...»
WIN! Tickets to the Transgressive Roadshow!
Ooooh, tickets to give away for show! Wowsers...»
Insomniac's Ball returns
Best start catching up on your sleep in advance... The Insomniac's Ball returns to London later this year, at the SEOne Club. The all-nighter - from seven in the evening 'til six the next morning - takes place on the night of November 25. Bands c»
It's Monday, I'm hungry... for some CHART news
Remember Bryan Adams’ sixteen-week reign at the summit of the UK singles chart back in 1991? I do: the scars remain today. I was genuinely terrified when The Fugees’ ‘Killing Me Softly’ threatened to repeat the feat in ’96. Thankfully, clever label executives deleted the ballad before it could romp to a sixth week at the top spot. As for Wet Wet Wet, don’t start. Just don’t...»
WIN! Tickets to The Young Knives' album launch...
Perhaps you’ve heard of The Young Knives? Perhaps, even, you’ve heard one of their excellently pop-rockin’ singles, all liberally doused in enough itching powder to have a grown man’s skin red raw in under three minutes? Perhaps, even even even, you’re aware that the Oxford trio have a debut album coming out on August 21? You are!? Great! Wanna come to a party...»
Animals become Men at 18? Young Knives announce shows...
The Young Knives have announced an 18-date headlining tour of the UK for this October, in support of their debut album Voices of Animals and Men, released on 21st August...»
WIN! Electric Gardens VIP passes
By way of celebrating our new /Festivals mini-site, DiS has procured two VIP passes to the upcoming Electric Gardens festival to give away...»
Hearing Voices? The Young Knives unveil debut album
Voices Of Animals and Men will be with us in August...»
DiS hosts special New York party
DiS plays the ambassador's role and offers Ferrero Rocher (not really) to a few lucky New Yorkers»
Oxford's Arts Festival: first details
Oxford's Arts Festival, run in conjunction with the city council, is to be held on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th May across a host of venues...»
New festival for the UK
While tickets for 2006's festivals sell out one after another in the absence of Glasto this summer, Mean Fiddler Managing Director Melvin Benn has announced that a large new festival is to emerge...»
EXCLUSIVE: Transgressive Podcast here!
Our dearly beloved friends Tim and Toby who run the fragrantly enjoyable Transgressive Records have graced our palms with the first-day exclusive of the delicious new podcast, coming straight from their loins to your ears.»
DiS Southampton #6 - Dive Dive, Young Knives & Dead! Dead! Dead! - 14/03/05
DiS Southampton is back and better than ever. Each month we aim to bring you the best in new music at the cheapest of prices and this time we have a bit of an Oxford-themed special for you. The now four-strong DiS Southampton team is proud to present Dive Dive and The Young Knives, with support from local heroes Dead! Dead! Dead! Here’s all you need to know:»
Superabundance
Up All Night
...Are Dead ...And Some
The Decision (re-release)
Voices Of Animals And Men
She's Attracted To
Here Comes The Rumour Mill
The Decision
Junky Music Make My Heart Beat Faster EP
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