My Brightest Diamond's recipe for Galina's Ukrainian Borsch
As part of her site takeover to celebrate the release of new album All Things Will Unwind, My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Worden) shares her very own recipe for Galina's Ukrainian Borsch.»
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A Guide to Newcastle Upon Tyne by Lanterns On The Lake
Lanterns On The Lake take us on a trip through their favourite haunts in their hometown Newcastle Upon Tyne.»
Beirut: A Sleep Diary
As part of their takeover, Beirut have selected a few of their favourite dreams from their touring sleep diary...»
Electrelane Takeover: Ros' Top Ten Records
Ros from Electrelance talks about her top ten favourite records...»
Electrelane Takeover: Verity on Stylophone orchestras and mono instrument groups
Verity from Electrelane on her favourite mono instrument groups...»
Electrelane Takeover : Emma's Favourite Blogs and Websites
Emma from Electrelane talks us through her favourite blogs and websites...»
Electrelane Week: Ros' Recipe Corner
As part of their takeover week, Ros from Electrelane shares some of her Spanish picnic recipes with us...»
Electrelane Takeover: Emma's Tour Suitcase
As part of their takeover week, Electrelane's Emma talks us through the contents of her suitcase..»
St Vincent, Seb Rochford, The Tiger Lillies and more on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs Revisited
Rain Dogs, released in 1985, is an object of fascination for many Tom Waits fans. On the 13th July 2011, the Barbican Centre will host a special concert with a host of guest artists reinterpreting tracks from the album. Here, the artists involved talk about their relationship with Rain Dogs and how they first encountered the great Tom Waits...»
"The eccentric & grizzled uncle I never had" - Ed Harcourt on Tom Waits
Our series of Tom Waits pieces continues with one of DiS' favourite songwriters on his favourite songwriter, Mr. Tom Waits...»
David Coulter on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs
David Coulter, the multi-instrumentalist who worked with Tom Waits on The Black Rider, is the musical director for the live project, Rain Dogs Revisited. With a host of guest artists reinterpreting tracks from Tom Waits' legendary album, Coulter will bejoined by a host of guests on 13th July at the Barbican, including St Vincent, The Tiger Lillies, Seb Rochford, Arthur H, and Camille O'Sullivan. »
Dave Stewart's guide to the perfect martini...
Dave Stewart's guide to the perfect martini...»
Three Trapped Tigers' track by track guide to Route One or Die
Three Trapped Tigers talk us through their debut album, Route One or Die.»
Chad Valley's Guide to Oxford
Hugo (aka Chad Valley) talks us through the city of dreaming spires and paint shops...»
DiS Local: Copy Haho's Guide to Stonehaven
To celebrate the release of their debut album, Copy Haho have put together a guide to their hometown, Stonehaven.»
"Jand" Mixtape: Olugbenga from Metronomy's Africa Afternoon Mix
A mix for DiS' African afternoon by OLUGBENGA, best known as one of the chaps from Metronomy...»
Stephen from Moshi Moshi on African Music
Stephen Bass recalls how his interest in African Music began»
Eddy Frankel from Fair Ohs/Dream Beach Records introduces DiS' African afternoon
The weather outside is terrible in London/England today, so we thought perhaps you might like to whisk away with a short series of pieces about music from Africa from a few aficionados. First up, Eddy Frankel, formerly of Cutting Pink With Knives who's now in Fair Ohs and is the founder of Dream Beach Records...»
The Most Painful Gig I Have Played - by Samuel F. Scott of The Phoenix Foundation
I've never believed in suffering for ones art, self harm on stage or shooting up huge quantities of opiates after a concert. In November 2010 I unwittingly partook in all these things...»
WIN! Exclusive Mute goodies!
One of our favourite labels, Mute, celebrate their legacy this weekend at the Roundhouse with a series of live events as par of the Short Circuit festival.»
Aidan Moffat on Getting Older...
As part of our special Aidan Moffat takeover day, Aidan talks about his new album with Bill Wells and the perils of ageing...»
Hauschka, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Clogs, So Percussion... on the influence of Steve Reich
On the 7th and 8th of May, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, we got some of the artists performing to talk about Reich's influence on their work:»
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s favourite film scores
On the May 7th and 8th, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The Influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, Jóhann Jóhannsson guides us through his favourite film scores.»
Hauschka's Guide to the Prepared Piano
On the May 7th and 8th, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The Influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, we got some of the artists performing to talk about their work:»
Low C'mon Track by Track
Alan Sparhawk talks us through the tracks behind Low's new album, C'mon.»
Watch: Alan Sparhawk from Low exclusive live session: 'Try To Sleep'
On the day of the release of their 9th album, C'mon, DiS has a heap of special content, including this, a special session rendition of 'Try to Sleep' especially for DiS.»
Errors: A SXSW Photo Diary
"On our first night in Austin we went out to a late night diner. After a 20 hour journey with 3 different flights, a triple decker club sandwich really hit the spot. Usually I am not able to finish such large quantities of food but I allowed myself »
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine track by track
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins talk us through their album, Diamond Mine. Described by King Creosote as a "soundtrack to a romanticised version of a life lived in a Scottish coastal village", the record weaves in slices of Fife life - bike wheels, spring tides, tea cups and café chatter, featuring lyrics and vocals from King Creosote sung over musical backdrops arranged and recorded by Jon Hopkins. »
Andrew from F*ck Buttons: “Why The Luminaire was important”
As 'Wake Week' kicks off at the soon to be defunct venue The Luminaire, we talked to Andrew Hung from Fuck Buttons about the venue's importance.»
Vessels Helioscope track by track
Vessels walk 'n' talk us through their fantastic new album Helioscope... »
DiS joins the Music Alliance Pact + May 2013's global MAP compilation
Drowned in Bristol #12
DiS Does Singles 13.05.13: Swim Deep, These New Puritans, The National
Darkstar, Ed Harcourt, Halls, Wall +more for 3 DiS-curated nights at Great Escape 2013
Interview: Frank Turner on The Olympics, The Backlash, Thatcher and Black Flag
Drowned in Nottingham #14
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