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Just like Crookesmas: Sheffield band cover Low, give it away via DiS

News by John Roberts

So this is Christmas, and as well as massive queues and really shit weather, it's also a time for bands to get themselves a few extra Myspace friends by recording a festive tune or two and whacking 'em online. Bah! Humbug!, etc. You've got to give The Cr»

Primavera, Shellac

Primavera 2009: DiS's highlights

In Depth by John Roberts

Primavera Sound 2009 had one of the best bills we've ever seen, with an eye-boggling array of talent on offer. Here's what our intrepid writing team came back babbling excitedly about.»

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Drowned-Up: Mars Volta, Britney Spears, The White Stripes and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

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Even more bands confirmed for Dot To Dot

News by John Roberts

As you might already know, this year's Dot To Dot Festival takes place on Saturday May 23rd in Bristol and May 24th in Nottingham, and a slew of new confirmations has just made the bill look even tastier.»

Animal Collective

In Photos: Animal Collective in Leeds

In Depth by John Roberts

Pictures of Animal Collective from their Leeds show»

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Drowned-Up: Animal Collective, Green Day, Robbie Williams

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Radiohead The Bends reissue

Win: Radiohead reissues - Pablo Honey, The Bends and OK Computer

News by John Roberts

Like Radiohead? How do you fancy getting your hands on expanded versions of the Oxford quintet's first three albums? What's that? You do? Well, read on.»

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Drowned-Up: Bat For Lashes, Maccabees, Stone Roses and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Grammatics

In Photos: Grammatics @ Sheffield Leadmill

In Depth by John Roberts

DiS' Graham Shackleton got some snaps of Grammatics performing at The Leadmill in Sheffield last weekend.»

Patrick Wolf

In Photos: Patrick Wolf and Micachu @ London KOKO

In Depth by John Roberts

Patrick Wolf and Micachu played London's KOKO on Friday, and DiS sent Burak Cingi along with his camera.»

Grammatics Grammatics

Grammatics - Grammatics

Review by John Roberts

It's rare that a new band comes along who divide opinion - critical and otherwise - quite so much as Leeds' Grammatics seem to have done in their short musical career. Chances are, you'll either love their sound, or hate it, because indifference just isn't an option when confronted with something as extraordinary as this.»

SXSW

News Drowned-Up: 4AD, The Dead Weather, My Latest Novel and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Jarvis

News Drowned-Up: Eels, Jarvis, SFA and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Dan Auerbach

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News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

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Watch: Sky Larkin @ Amsterdam Paradiso

News by John Roberts

Leeds-spawned pop tykes Sky Larkin are currently on a European tour to promote their debut long-player The Golden Spike, and DiS has a pair of exclusive tracks for you to watch from Amsterdam's Paradiso venue courtesy of Fabchannel.»

Bat For Lashes

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News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Roddy Woomble

News Drowned-Up: Blood Red Shoes, Grizzly Bear, Idlewild, Limp Bizkit and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Fucked Up @ Supersonic 08

My tour in lists: ten reasons why F^cked Up love the UK

In Depth by John Roberts

Imagine, if you will, 10, 000 Marbles coming at you all at once. What would you do? Run away? It'd almost certainly be futile. Imagine the coverage! The F^cked Up live experience is similarly inescapable, and the band are over here again at the end of the month for Shred Yr Face 2, also featuring Rolo Tomassi and The Bronx. »

The Cramps

News Drowned-Up: The Cramps, King Creosote, Metric, Bruce Springsteen, The Wave Pictures and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

m83

News Drowned-Up: Brakes, Doves, M83, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth and more

News by John Roberts

DiS trawls through all the recent music news so you don't have to.»

Vote

Don't look back in anger: DiSsers' Top 50 of 2008 announced

News by John Roberts

The boards have spoken: these are the Top 50 Albums of 2008 according to the DiS messageboard's annual vote.»

M83

M-ATP: Saturdays=Youth man and Marnie Stern voted in by fans

News by John Roberts

The fans have spoken. What have they said? "We quite fancy seeing M83 and Marnie Stern play at ATP in May, actually".»

thom yorke

Anyone Can Write A Book: Thom Yorke biography announced, win a copy here

News by John Roberts

Finished all of your Christmas reading? Well, how about you pick yourself up something new - a nice biography of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, perhaps? Oh, wait, there isn't one. At least, there wasn't...»

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'Hey Hey!' It's a new Brakes video (DiS exclusive)

News by John Roberts

Long-time board favourites Brakes are back with a new single and they've been on the blower to DiS with an exclusive link to its accompanying video»

Happy New Year

Newsround #4: Since we've been gone...

News by John Roberts

In case you hadn't noticed, DiS has been on holiday for a few weeks. Well, now we're back and raring to go. Here's our pick of the music news (and some sad goodbyes) from our time away»

Slow Club

Mixtape #34: Slow Club

In Depth by John Roberts

It's Christmas, in case you hadn't noticed, so DiS has enlisted the services of Charles Watson, guitarist and singer in popular Sheffield beat combo Slow Club, to compile a mixtape with a festive theme. At least it's only once every twelve months, hey?»

Eugene McGuinness S/T

DiSection: Eugene McGuinness' debut album track-by-track

In Depth by John Roberts

Eugene McGuinness, DiS' Troubadour Of '08, talks us through his self-titled debut album»

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News by John Roberts

It's like the real Newsround, only very different and about music. Without further ado, then, here's DiS' third and final summary before Christmas of what's hot in the world of bands and stuff»

Late Of The Pier

In Photos: Late Of The Pier / Chairlift

In Depth by John Roberts

Two bands, two gigs, one week: Holly Erskine's been busy, snapping both Late Of The Pier and Chairlift on her travels around the capital in the past seven days»

Jarvis

In Photos: Jarvis Cocker @ Sheffield Academy

In Depth by John Roberts

Jarvis Cocker returned to his hometown last Tuesday to headline the first night of Rough Trade's 30th Anniversary Tour, and gave a sneak preview of new tracks from his forthcoming second solo album»