No Pain In Pop #4
Infiltrating the bedroom club...»
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The Horrors at Richmix, London, UK, Mon 23 Mar
They don’t look as ridiculous as they used to. The parent-baiting schlock has been shed like down, figures trimmed into something leaner that favours saboteur nuance over the lacquer of adolescent outrage.»
DiS Festival Guide '09: Part #5: Seaside Boutiques
The final instalment in our 2009 Festival Guide series takes a train out to the coast to cast an eye over Bloc, Loop, Latitude and the two UK ATPs.»
DiS Festival Guide '09: Part #4: Jumbo Fests
The penultimate part of our 2009 Festival Guide deals with some of the summer's behemoths: Roskilde, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, Bonnaroo and Glastonbury.»
DiS Festival Guide '09: Part #3: City, Town and Island Takeovers
Our preview of this summer’s festivals continues apace, with a look today at those events that descend upon bewildered locals and immediately send alcoholism, crime and fun rates soaring – SXSW, The Camden Crawl, The Great Escape, Benicassim and Bestival. Just writing this got me ridiculously excited for the months ahead.»
DiS Festival Guide '09: Part #2: Inland Boutiques
Following on from yesterday's preview of the summer's best overseas festivals, focus falls now on those events that have come to be known as 'boutique' in the last couple of years. Turning our backs to the sea, we leave Loop, the two ATPs, Bloc and Latitude for now and eye up this handful.»
DiS Festival Guide '09, Part #1: Overseas
Welcome to Drowned in Sound's festival preview week. It being March, you probably already have a rough draft of how this summer's going to pan out sketched in your head but, helpfully, we're here to pour more options and opinions in; cluttering your glad brains with insider tips and revelations, offering our take on the bands you should endeavour to see as well as reviews tackling last year's festivities.»
Column: No Pain In Pop #3
Five imaginary musical futures: alternatives to 2009»
Guest Column: No Pain In Pop #2
No Pain In Pop's 32 moments of the musical year in no particular order...»
DiS likes Gentle Friendly, what do you think?
Lo-fi pop duo Gentle Friendly overwhelm with dissonance and lushness. DiS likes them, so much so they're playing our Manchester club tomorrow (Tuesday November 25th). What do you think of them? »
Guest Column: No Pain In Pop
A wise man once said "as soon as you admit that you don't know everything, it's a good time to collaborate!" So here we go, the first irregular guest column on DiS from those eagle-eared chaps at popular club and blog No Pain in Pop. It's run by some former DiSsers who on our watch were the first to rave about the likes of No Age, Telepathe, Abe Vigoda, El Guincho, etc. Here's what they're loving at the moment... »
High Places - 03/07 - 09/07
Even when 03/07 – 09/07 seems too cute or too pussy it’s still kind of heartening. All told High Places must be doing something right, right? Right»
RIP: Is this news?
A bantam procession braved torrential sunlight today as Is this news? was taken to its final resting place in the garden of The Alma Tavern in Wandsworth, South West London»
Jay's limp 7"s revived by Reatarded singles club
In the Red compile 17 tracks of some refine for Singles 06-07»
Dirty Pretty Things tour. Anyone?
Dirty Pretty Things will tour in October»
Oneida, three ideas: Brooklyn dons ready triptych of new releases
Oneida are planning a spate of new releases»
By jingo: Radiohead’s green plans scuppered by ‘the French’
The Sun are reporting that Radiohead’s plans to save the world have been ruined by fans in France who IGNORED the band’s attempts to ‘green-up’ a show in Paris because they are too LAZY to ride bicycles»
Errors: it's not something but it is like a tour
Last seen releasing a fine (8/10) debut album, Errors will quit dithering over It’s not Something but it is Like Whatever to head back out on tour this month»
Mojo Awards '08: two minutes hate
It’s probably worth pointing out that other than the inclusions of the “timeless” Duffy and The Last Shadow Puppets the list of winning artists could conceivably have been drawn up as early as 1984»
New York Dolls to play in Cow Shed
Following DrownedinSound’s announcement of these dates last week to unprecedented clamour, New York’s New York Dolls have today been confirmed as one of the headliners for this year’s Lounge on the Farm»
Black Lips' Tesco ad pulled over religious concerns
Guess which Black Lips track Tesco wanted to use in one of their TV ads? ‘Punk Slime’? ‘Sea of Blasphemy’? ‘Feeling Gay’, perhaps? Nah – it was ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ according to a recent interview»
M.I.A. plays 'last ever show'
Onstage at Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee...»
Scotch Egg and The Sticks for London alldayer
London-based promoters and indie label Colour Ride have assembled a juicy bunch of acts for this year’s Colour Ride Alldayer»
Queens of the stoneage: Josh Homme humiliates kid at Norwegian festival
Word reached us today, by the power of LOL and the DrownedinSound message board, that Josh Homme doesn’t like it when you repeatedly throw things at his head. Especially when he’s trying to put on a show at a Scandinavian festival»
Field Day: final line-up confirmed
The final line-up has been announced for this year’s Field Day»
Mystery Jets announce autumn tour
Mystery Jets ride on into October»
Watch: David Byrne and Dizzee narrate nakedness on new Fatboy Slim project
Dizzee Rascal and David Byrne guest on 'Toe Jam'»
Pivot join Yellow Magic Orchestra on Meltdown bill
Aussie trio also receive personal invitation from Sigur Ros to appear at Sydney gig»
Glasvegas, Okkervil, Tellier and more added to sold-out Latitude
The line-up for Latitude is expanding. Okkervil River, Glasvegas, Sebastien Tellier and Midnight Juggernaughts have all just been added to the bill»
Watch: HEALTH live at Pure Groove
To whet those of you who’ve determined to head east for this evening’s show, or maybe just to convince those who’re in two minds – here’s footage recorded at Tuesday's Pure Groove in-shop for bleary, work-weary eyes»