Festivals
Indietracks 2012: The DiS review
As the most unique festival of its kind on these shores, Indietracks continues to go from strength to strength.»
Isle of Wight Festival 2012 - The DiS Review
As you enter the festival grounds through the main entrance you pass through a series of coloured banners emblazed with song titles. It feels appropriate that ‘Teenage Wasteland’ greets you with a campsite awash with abandoned tents sprawled out like castaway boat sails – and this is on the first day. However, it’s also clear that everyone is determined to have a good time and if you need a constant beer jacket to make a mud bed bearable then needs must.»
In Photos: Preparations for the first ever Nova Festival @ Bignor park, West Sussex
With this year's festival season being blighted by cancellations due to bad weather, poor tickets sales and general bad luck, it's nice to see another new festival taking shape for the first time. Nova Festival of Arts and music, to be held at Bignor Par»
In Photos: Download Festival 2012 @ Donington Park
For interviews, setlists, gossip and even more photos from Downlaod Festival 2012, please visit Thrashhits.com»
Download 2012: The DiS Review
As the daddy of all rock festivals, Download's reputation is all but sacrosanct... »
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2012: the DiS review
With ATP's London based-festival back for a second year and a much earlier slot in the calendar, the British festival season is GO, sort of. Adam Anonymous and Russell Warfield went to bear witness to the 2012 edition of I'll Be Your Mirror, held once more at sunny Alexandra Palace in London, England.»
Drowned In Nottingham #9: Festivals special
With festival season about to enter its busiest period, this second scene report of the year from Nottingham and the East Midlands focuses specifically on the numerous events already scheduled to take place in that part of the world over the course of the summer months.»
I'll Be Your Mirror artists pick their favourite B-Sides ft. Warren Ellis, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, Yuck
I'll Be Your Mirror acts as a sister event to the ATP Festivals and is named after the b-side to The Velvet Underground's original All Tomorrow's Parties 7" single. We asked some of the artists performing to tell us their favourite b-sides and 7" singles.»
The Great Escape 2012 - DiS' Festival Highlights
In this review of the festival, we've not tried to cover everything (there were well over 300 acts, after all). Instead, what you'll find below is DiS' editor's picks of the weekend (that's me writing this intro, hello!), but first, DiS' David Edwards who trekked down from Manchester shares his picks of the weekend...»
SPOT Festival 2012: The DiS Review
Now in its 18th year, SPOT has long been recognised as a landmark event for many emerging Scandinavian artists, having previously hosted fledgling performances from the likes of Sigur Ros, Mew, and this year's headliners The Raveonettes. »
Five Must-See Bands at Camden Crawl 2012 + Spotify playlist
This weekend, the annual Camden Crawl festival takes place in Camden Town, North London. There are over 250 acts playing the festival, which is pretty darn overwhelming, so we've handpicked five you should do your best to catch... oh, and don't forget DiS will be hosting The Black Cap on Sunday night, with our editor (and possibly some special guests) DJing into the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday.»
Drowned In Manchester #10 – Festival Preview Spotify Special
There’s a reason this column has become more sporadic in 2012, and it’s not due to a lack of things going on in Manchester. Far from it. In fact it feels like the rush of the musical tide flowing through this city is such that I’m sitting meekly at »
SXSW 2012 - The DiS Review
Last week, Suze Olbrich ventured to Austin Texas for SXSW. Here is her report.... »
Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013
armchair dancefloor 39: Mount Kimbie interview, Bobby Browser, Powell, Move D, Leon Vynehall...
DiS meets John Lydon - Part 1: The Man
DiS Does Singles 20.05.13: Paramore, Laura Marling, The Replacements
DiS joins the Music Alliance Pact + May 2013's global MAP compilation
Drowned in Bristol #12
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