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A Week in Drowned in Sound: 16/05/08

Kev Kharas — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:59:04 +0100

The best this week had to offer

Times New Viking robbed at London's Stag & Dagger festival

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:54:03 +0100

Ohio drone-noise garage trio Times New Viking have had a load of their money nicked, leaving the band having to resort to budget grub and dodgy roadmaps from Tesco

50 Cent to become News Corp shareholder?

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:44:39 +0100

The rumour mill, so it keeps turning: the latest nugget of gossip-worthy bizniz news being this. 50 Cent is possibly to sign a deal with Rupert Murdoch

New bands announced for Green Man Festival

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:30:30 +0100

New news! A slew of new names have been confirmed for this year's Green Man Festival, which DiS is the official online partner of. Yay us

White Rabbits, Teenagers in Tokyo at London Borderline, Tue 29 Apr

Shain Shapiro — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:21:08 +0100

Intimacy is not the best atmosphere for White Rabbits' music, as these intricate song structures are more suited for bigger venues, places allowing more space to explore, squeeze into and influence. I bet Koko is next

Dawn Kinnard - The Courtesy Fall

Daniel Ross — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:07:07 +0100

The Courtesy Fall is caught in a relaxing limbo, neither mainstream enough to warrant a slot at Wireless nor backwater enough to make Will Oldham fans gob into a spittoon

Sneakers pimped: Pharrell, The Strokes and Santogold record track for Converse

Alex Denney — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:05:55 +0100

Pharrell Williams, The Strokes and Santogold have got together to record a trainer-based eulogy for Converse.

In Photos special: DrownedinSound UK Tour

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:56:50 +0100

On May 13 our extra-special DiS Tour wrapped itself up in London. Here we've snaps from that show, and words from Liverpool

The Wedding Present announce album and UK tour

Alex Denney — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:37:18 +0100

Seminal indie shufflers The Wedding Present release their eigth studio album, El Rey, on May 26.

Electro nonsense: Boosh pick Numan for Hop Farm Festival

Alex Denney — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:57:12 +0100

Gary Numan has been confirmed to appear at The Mighty Boosh-curated Hop Farm Festival on July 5.

Eugene Francis Jnr - The Golden Beatle

Billy Hamilton — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:52:26 +0100

Eugene Francis Jnr's debut solo LP The Golden Beatle isn't so much a soundtrack for love but a lip-service paying accessory to it

Watch: new video from The Kills

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:47:27 +0100

A tasty audio/visual treat for you Friday readers not at either The Great Escape or ATP: the new video from The Kills

Baumer - Were It Not For You

Mike Haydock — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:41:36 +0100

As a pop record, this is a winner, crammed with memorable choruses. And, musically at least, Baumer are thoughtful, forward-thinking lads with an enviable ability to diversify their sound

The Weekly DiScussion: Songs About Kicking

Mike Diver — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:12:35 +0100

Ahead of the weekend's FA Cup Final and Wednesday's all-English Champions League showdown DiS dives into YouTube hell to dig out ten 'top' football-related records. Really, you might not want to come down here with us

Loveless? Get the My Bloody Valentine re-issues

Mike Diver — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:16:03 +0100

Re-mastered versions of My Bloody Valentine's Isn't Anything and Loveless are to be released next month ahead of the band's live appearances

Guns N' Roses: the rockfather's band of choice

Mike Diver — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:32:04 +0100

Wondering what to get pops for Father's Day this year? Axl Rose, he knows

Pendulum on second LP: "five times harder than we ever imagined"

Mike Diver — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:14:55 +0100

Drum 'n' bass sorts Pendulum have said that writing their second album In Silico was way harder than they anticipated

Larrikin Love: Courtney scraps solo record for collaboration with indie guitarist

Mike Diver — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:03:06 +0100

Former Hole screamer and widow of Kurt Cobain Courtney Love has reportedly scrapped her next solo album, some three years in the making, to collaborate with the ex-guitarist of Larrikin Love

Stapleton - Rest And Be Thankful

Mike Diver — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:02 +0100

That toe’s not tapping itself, y’know – Stapleton, somehow, truly do have a hold on the listener that no critic can absolutely explain

A good konking: Pritchard decks Turner

Alex Denney — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:12:33 +0100

Manbags at dawn – it’s an indie bitchfight between Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard and head Arctic Monkey Alex Turner