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Latitude (Sunday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

The final day of Wendy Roby and Andrzej Lukowski's astounding exploits at Latitude.»

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Latitude (Saturday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

Latitude Day Two, with Wendy Roby and Andrzej Lukowski»

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Latitude (Friday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

DiS's Wendy Roby and Andrzej Lukowski went to Latitude this year. AND HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.»

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Lovebox
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Truck's American Dream

In Depth by Chris B

It's nearly 3 months since we returned from New York and already the month we spent there hustling up our festival seems like a dreamtime. America has a way of doing that to you.»

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Truck Week: DiS meets Mew

In Depth by Lauren Strain

We caught up with Mew ahead of their appearance at Truck Festival 2010. »

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Demo sifting to pick-up bands: who new to see at Truck 13

In Depth by Chris B

As part of our Truck preview week Chris Bennett takes us through the enjoyable and LONG process of going through a pile of demos to choose which of the lucky people will be playing the actual festival. Some fantastic choices, really. Take it away, Chris. »

La Route Du Rock St Malo

French festival La Route Du Rock announces lineup for 20th anniversary: win tickets & travel

News by John Brainlove

France's premiere music festival La Route Du Rock is back for 2010 with a stellar twentieth-anniversary lineup. The Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Foals, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett and many more play three idyllic stages in French coastal town St Malo.»

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Wireless
Hop farm Festival

In Photos: Hop farm Festival 2010

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

Photos by Alan Dunlop»

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Truck Week: An Introduction

News by Chris B

This year's Truck Festival is the thirteenth we've done, and we're more proud of it than ever. Right now, Robin and Joe Bennett are in a van on the way back from a festival in Kent and on the way to the second Truck warm-up show at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, where they're playing as part of Danny And The Champions Of The World.»

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Melt 2010 preview

In Depth by Hayden Woolley

This year the organisers of the 13th annual Melt festival have demonstrated some typical German efficiency in making a handy iPhone app that details all the travel information you could possibly need for a confusion-free journey. It’s a good job, as f»

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Festival News Round-Up #17

News by Luke Slater

As the festival season gradually plods on, fewer and fewer additions to the line-ups appear. But there are a few and we've listed the best and most important of them below. By the way, T In The Park reckon that Eminem will play this weekend. We'll see, won't we?»

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Les Eurockéennes (Sunday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

Les Eurockeennes: A Diary - Day ‘Trois’ On the last day of a festival, especially one in a foreign land, it is customary to feel a little low, a little humdrum. And I am no exception, for I wake on Sunday a little sadface that it will soon be over, »

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Les Eurockéennes (Saturday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

Les Eurockeennes: A Diary - Day ‘Deux’ On Saturday it is still bloody boiling, and I know I shall have to pace myself if I am to last till Vitalic at 2am*. This is why it is not until late in the afternoon - the heat mostly broken - that I amble down»

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Latitude 2010: all you need to know, definitely, definitely

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

Ahoy! In a week and a bit, DiS will be heading for the babbling brooks and fantastical coloured sheep things of this year’s Latitude festival. Here are some considered thoughts on what to see, tempered only slightly by the fact that we don’t know what days a lot of stuff is running yet.»

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Les Eurockéennes (Friday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Wendy Roby

Les Eurockeennes: A Diary - Day ‘Un’ The first thing I notice about Les Eurocks, which I will master pronouncing by the end of the weekend, is that it is hot. Beyonce Knowles, blistering levels of hotness. And this makes me realise that however flim»

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Fanfarlo

In Photos: Fanfarlo Glastonbury 2010 Photo Blog

In Depth by Gary Wolstenholme

Fanfarlo have a new single entitled Fire Escape out on Monday. Their video to promote the single has two endings, one with a happy ending, and one with a not so happy ending.»

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Le Eurocks
Les Euocks
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Glastonbury (Sunday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Simon Jay Catling

Glastonbury Part 4: Sunday Simon Jay Catling: Well, well, well…christ I'm knackered. Revelling in the sun is Hard Work. Your heart bleeds I’m sure. Anyway, the last proper morning with Team Hospitality becomes eminently more comfortable when most of »

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Glastonbury (Saturday): The DiS Review

In Depth by Simon Jay Catling

Glastonbury Part 3: Saturday Much like Gorillaz', my Friday night was a bit of a squib, passed out as I was by 2am, feet poking out my tent. The weather’s playing hardball today and some acts are preferred by dint of them playing in the shade - look re»