Watch: Lightspeed Champion - 'Marlene'
Watch Lightspeed Champion's new video for 'Marlene'.»
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December 3rd, 2009
Watch: F^(k Buttons live in San Francisco
Watch Fuck Buttons perform live in San Francisco. »
Listen: So Many Dynamos - 'New Bones'
Listen and download So Many Dynamos' - 'New Bones'.»
December 2nd, 2009
Listen: Shearwater - 'Castaways'
Download a free mp3 from the new album.»
Yeasayer announce UK tour for 2010
As excited as we all are for the new Yeasayer record, Odd Blood, it's good to remember that they're a stunning live band as well. Which makes it equally brilliant that they are coming our way early next year, in support of that shiny new record of theirs.»
Beyonce to work with of Montreal? Maybe, possibly, please?
It COULD happen?»
Watch: Delphic - 'Doubt'
Delphic's new album, Acolyte drops on January 11 next year. Reports so far are broadly in the positive sphere, which is encouraging, ennit? Anyway, they've got a single out a week before, and that, meine damen und herren, is called 'Doubt'. We have the »
Listen: 40 minutes worth of stage banter from Fugazi
Stage banter a-go-go from Fugazi.»
Blood Red Shoes to tour UK in March
Brighton two-piece Blood Red Shoes have announced a UK tour for March next year. But woah! Don't they have an album coming out next year, too? Yes, they do. This tour is very much in support of that album. You know how it goes.»
Goldfrapp confirm new album and single for 2010
Those lovely heads which make up Goldfrapp have announced a whole brand new long player for Spring next year. As is usually the standard practice with these sorts of things, the album will be preceded by a single a couple of weeks before.»
December 1st, 2009
Arcade Fire begin work on third album with Markus Dravs
Canadian choral collective Arcade Fire have begun work on their third LP, the follow up to 2007's Neon Bible, and have been working with Markus Dravs, who previously twisted various knobs and dials for the band on that very album (via BBC 6Music).»
'Wear Your Old Band T-Shirt To Work Day' returns for 2009
Remember 2008? No, me either, but it happened, apparently. Some time in 2008 (possibly around this time last year, I'm led to believe) the BBC, lead by Steve 'Lammo' Lamacq launched "Wear Your Old Band Shirt To Work" day was launched, for the very first time. We are also told it was a raving success and that it returns for 2009, hurrah!»
Panda Bear, Deerhunter, Broadcast + more for Matt Groening ATP
More bands added. Click inside to see just who!»
Listen: Final Fantasy - 'Lewis Takes Action'
Download some violinism. Goodness me.»
Errors announce new album and UK tour
Rock Action-signed Scottish electronic beep and blip crescendo merchants have another album on the way in early 2010, entitled Come Down With Me. Nice.»
Listen: Download Johnny Flynn - 'Drum'
Download Johnny Flynn's 'Drum', taken from his new EP, exclusively on Drowned in Sound.»
Watch: Mos Def, Talib Kweli and some of Dirty Projectors perform live
This is a good one!»
New Gorillaz album details emerge, to feature Mos Def, Snoop and Bobby Womack
Should be a pretty varied affair.»
November 30th, 2009
Lame Doch: Pete Doherty sings Nazi anthem, offends Germans, hauled off stage
"Pete Doherty ist ein Dummkopf!" is what some Germans might be saying right now, although some may be using stronger words like "Arsloch", for example. Why, you ask? Well, it may be something to do with his SINGING of the German national anthem under the NAZIS -'Deutschland über alles' or, the 'Deutschlandlied'. Probably not a good move, to be completely truthful (via Sky News).»
Nine Inch Nails sell their gear on eBay
Ever wanted a piece of Nine Inch Nails? Well, now you can have exactly that, as the Trent Reznor-led industrial rock behemoths are attempting to shift hundreds of items of instruments on the such like on auction website eBay (via Guardian Music).»
Mew's Jonas Bjerre teams up with Coldplay and A-Ha members to form supergroup
In slightly WTF-news, member of Danish art-rockers Mew, Jonas Bjerre, has joined up with members of a few other fairly substantial/gigantic bands for his side project Apparatjik.»
November 29th, 2009
Watch: Blur documentary 'No Distance Left to Run' trailer
Rumblings have been occurring for a while about a film documenting the rise of one of the most important band's in British music history. My Sunday morning stumble around the internet led me to Blur.co.uk where you can see this:»
November 27th, 2009
Win a copy of Rock Band 2 and some signed Pearl Jam STUFF
So a typewritered note comes through the door of DiS towers - IT'S ONLY EDDIE VEDDER OF PEARL JAM FAME. It says 'guys, loving what you're doing. We have a new single sort of coming out Nov 30. It's called 'Just Breathe', and to celebrate this fact we wou»
Carl Barat to take to the stage with Sadie Frost
Carl Barat, one half of musical slash comedy due Carl and Pete...errrrrrm, I mean The Libertines, will be treading the boards (that is the correct phrase, isn't it) and making his London stage debut, working alongside Sadie Frost.»
Yet MORE broadsheet related indie music giveaway, this time it's Blur
The Sunday Times are giving away MORE Blur live goodness this weekend. For free. Sort of.»
Rolo Tomassi to tour UK as prelude to album release
Sheffield-based noiseniks Rolo Tomassi will be previewing their new album on a mini UK tour early next year, playing five shows across England and Scotland.»
November 26th, 2009
Watch: Simian Mobile Disco - 'Cruel Intentions' ft. Beth Ditto
Ahaaaaaaaa! Simian Mobile Disco are back! With a new video! Featuring Beth Ditto! Yeah! Her from The Gossip.»
Future Of The Left to tour the UK in the VERY near future
Welsh favourites of ours, Future Of The Left have just announced - at the very last minute - a UK tour for late November and early December. More power to them, I say. »
Listen: Download Cass McCombs' - 'You Saved My Life'
Download Cass McCombs' 'You Saved My Life'.»
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