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Lightspeed Champion & London's Alt Country Scene
What is it about the country and folk modes that make them prime conduits for the disaffection and heartbreak of our nation's youth? What's made our kids put down the neon pink guitars and drum machine triggers and pick up banjos, ukes and washboards? Chris Nicholls takes a look at Alt Country UK...»
Alt. Country Week: An Introduction
It's been a dramatic year for the Artists Problematically Known as Alt Country - Bonnie Billy's self-proclaimed "big" record, new albums from Wilco, Bill (Smog) Callahan, Magnolia Electric Co, Handsome Family, and even a follow-up to Nick Cave's classic novel "And the Ass Saw the Angel". Following on from our reappraisals of Shoegaze and Slowcore, DiS takes a look at Alt Country. »
In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 4
Glastonbury Sunday In Photos takes in everything from Blur to Yeah Yeah Yeahs via Emmy the Great, Nick Cave, a man dressed as a smurf and lots more. Click here for all of our Glastonbury coverage.»
Love thy neigh-bour: DiS gets talked at by Pulled Apart By Horses
Leeds' Pulled Apart By Horses played a smasher of a gig on Bristol Thekla’s tiny bar stage at the recent Dot to Dot festival, whereupon DiS took the opportunity to catch up with the reprobates and quiz them a but more about their somewhat unhinged world.»
First listen: Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
Prior to talking to them about the album and a good deal more, DiS sat down with an EMI iPod to give Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 an aural going over and made some notes to give you an idea what to expect.»
Boys will be boys: Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
Rarely knowingly 100 per cent serious for long enough to prise a straight answer from them, New York City’s finest rap crazies the Beastie Boys are back in the house imminently with latest studio album Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1.»
Glastonbury In Photos: Lady Gaga
We've had various requests for more shots of the highlights of Glastonbury and rest assured there are plenty more coming when our guys are back from, er, the field. For now, we hope that Lady Gaga fans will be happy to see a few more of her (surprisingly) universally praised set from Friday night. She looks a little like The Knife performing in the Thunderdome, doesn't she? You can see video of this set over on the BBC site here. For more photos and Glastonbury content click here.»
In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 3
Glastonbury Photos from Saturday 26th June 2009. For all of our Glastonbury content visit http://drownedinsound.com/lists/glastonbury»
In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 2
Photos from Friday 26th June 2009 at Glastonbury Festival.»
Glastonbury from afar (a sofa) - A DiS Guide to Online & TV Coverage
We're guessing if you're reading this from the comfort of your sofa, maybe with your feet up, BBC 6Music pumping in the background and Wimbledon flickering in the corner of your eye. You probably spent this morning pulling a smug grin whilst looking at photos of the puddles and mud in Somerset. Here's our guide of how best to digest Glastonbury from the comfort of your living room this weekend.»
In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 1
A selection of Glastonbury photos from Day 1 of Thursday 25th June 2009 featuring mud, Maximo Park, Metronomy, Ebony Bones and Kap Bambino. »
Your Front Room Festival: A Guide by Cut Out + Keep
Missed out on bagging a ticket to Glastonbury this year? Or, simply didn't want to fork our on the ticket price? Never fear, here's a crafty, credit-crunch friendly, guide to getting the most out of your sofa experience.»
DiSsection: Future Of The Left Travels With Myself And Another track-by-track
ndy Falkous talks us through their new album Travels With Myself And Another (9/10 Review here), which is out now. »
Rockness Festival - The DiS review
I've been hearing people talking up Rockness as better than T In The Park. One cursory look at the line-ups for both festivals will tell you this isn't true, at least in the quantity and sheer size of artists playing, but what Rockness can boast is an atmosphere to match TITP in scaled down format, with a greater emphasis on DJs and dance acts. The organiser's boast that it is 'the most beautiful festival in the world' is entirely vindicated by the picture postcard view of Loch Ness and the lush glen spreading out behind the main stage, with the weather mostly brilliant sunshine.»
Ornette Coleman's Meltdown: the DiS review
Using a combination of lies, subterfuge, occasional guestlist and frequently our own money, DiS has spent the last week fluttering about London excitedly soaking up the once in a lifetime thrills of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre. We still don't really know what harmolodics are, but we do know what our highlights were - they're the things we've written about down there.»
Guitar Hero Fail: DiS meets J Mascis
This month sees the release Farm by Dinosaur Jr, and we tracked down the band's infamously laconic frontman and general indie rock deity J Mascis to a west London hotel lobby in an attempt to ask some questions that might garner more than a shrug in response. We were partially successful. »
Armchair Dancefloor 007
Welcome to Chris Power's regular wander around the world of all kinds of pixelated sounds.»
DiS' Guide to Musicians on Twitter
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Primavera 2009: DiS's highlights
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In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 1
Artist 'n' Artist: Catherine AD meets Tori Amos
Glastonbury In Photos: Jarvis Cocker
Glastonbury In Photos: Neil Young
Glastonbury In Photos: Bloc Party
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