Spotifriday #25: This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Welcome to the weekend, it has landed or somesuch e-talking nonsense. This playlist was made with a hangover and it probably shows.»
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Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
This is the sound of regression, desperately seeking the Ferris Bueller days off, sitting on our Spiderman bedspreads, playing Prince of Persia, Double Dragon and/or Starfox, wearing Karate Kid peejays. This is escapism, going down the Warioland pipe and into a rabbit hole of hazy days which began with bonus levels before breakfast. »
Paramore reveal 'Brick by Boring Brick' video
Alt-pop band of the year and Emo phenomena Paramore have a new video and have provided DiS with a sneak peak of it.»
Spotifriday #24: This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Ah, another cold and misty week in London is nearly over and amid end of list year list compiling and finishing off some exciting new features, the record releasing and music news hasn't relented. Anyhoo, here's our weekly Spotify playlist to accompany the content this week on DiS.»
Spotifriday #22 - This Week on DiS as a Spotify Playlist
As you've hopefully come to expect, DiS ends each week with a little audio interpretation of what was on the site this week. Some say it's a little like a website cover mount, whilst others have been heard asking whether we have shares in Spotify or something (no but considering 2million+ people are using it, we wish we did!). »
Spotifriday: DiS does Hallowe'en - 50 Song Spotify Playlist
On this playlist we've mixed theme tunes from TV shows and songs from horror movie soundtracks with some ghoulishly titled tracks from some of DiS' favourite acts, plus some gothic ridiculousness from Cradle of Filth and found Burroughs reading some Edgar Allan Poe. »
Welcome to the Shareodome: Public Enemy to use Sell A Band to fund new album
Hip Hop pioneers Public Enemy are striking back at people who say the internet is killing the music business and asking fans to invest in their new record.»
Watch: Uffie 'Pop The Glock' + Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans album news
The blogfluential Parisian label Ed Banger Records premièred the new video from the self-proclaimed "hot chick" Uffie. Her forever delayed debut album - the everso Uffily titled Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans - has finally been confirmed for release in early 2010»
Muse discuss U2 US tour, The Resistance + more
A few weeks back, just before Muse played two huge homecoming shows (discussed here) and released their hugely successful new album The Resistance (reviewed here), DiS had a chat with their drummer Dominic Howard. Seeing as you've now had time to get your teeth into the album, here's what he had to say about it... »
The Shins' James Mercer + Danger Mouse = Broken Bells! Greatest News Of the Year
News has just reached DiS that has us bouncing off the walls like a kid whose Ritalin has been swapped for LSD. Shins frontman James Mercer (technically, he actually is The Shins) hinted a while back that he has a new band, tentatively named Broken Bells. But wait for it, he's formed it with Mr Danger Mouse. »
Woah Emo! Paramore's new album brand new eyes to top UK chart?
Music industry trade magazine Music Week is today reporting that Paramore look rather likely to have their first number album this coming Sunday. »
Year 2000 - A Playlist of Songs Wot Soundtracked the Launch of DiS
DiS' founder and current editor Sean Adams compiles a playlist of songs that could be heard in the year 2000 (a rough theme we've set for you to build a Spotifriday playlist around - more details here) when this very website was in its embryonic stages. First, a bit of prologue...»
Girls at The Lexington, London, UK, Mon 21 Sep
Hesitance is rarely considered a virtue, but when you've been drunkenly dragged around the block as much as I have, you soon learn not to fall in love too easy. You learn that a great song does not a hit summer album make and that a well received record does not mean that you've got a band of the year on your hands. But not every band HAS to be the best of the best because sometimes - just sometimes - better than the rest is enough. Not every band has to save your life and untangle your knotted heartstrings. »
The Neptune Music Prize Winner is...
Following several weeks of voting, you have picked the winner of the Neptune Music Prize.»
Neptune Music Prize - Your Last Chance to Vote!
Today is your last chance to vote in the Neptune Music Prize.»
First Listen: Muse The Resistance
Drowned in Sound reviews the new Muse album The Resistance in a first listen, track-by-track commentary stylee...»
Muse talk to DiS about homecoming gig + win tickets!
DiS caught up with Muse to discuss their special hometown comeback in Teignmouth which takes place this coming Friday and Saturday (see below for details of how to win tickets to this instantly sold out gig!). »
First Listen: Paramore brand new eyes
DiS was very excited to get a first listen to the forthcoming album brand new eyes by 2-million records selling female-fronted emo/rock band Paramore. »
Reading 2009: Day Two roundup
Day two of Reading begins with that smudged, slightly hungover feeling. Everyone seems quite happy, despite the hiding sun and the wind which has died down a little from last night's cut-through-you brrr-ness.»
Reading 2009: Day One roundup
DiS is onsite at both Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend and through a haze of dust, here's DiS' editor with a quick rundown of Day One at Reading...»
Muse reveal "floating cube" stage show details
Yesterday, DiS caught up with Muse to discuss their new album but Dom let slip details of the live show for their forthcoming tour...»
DiS' 20 Must-See Acts at Reading & Leeds 2009
So, in no particular order, here are the twenty acts DiS' editor is most looking forward to seeing this weekend. »
Details of Reading & Leeds coverage on the BBC + Zane's must-see tips
As one of the official partners of Reading & Leeds Festival, the BBC will be recording and broadcasting various bits of the festival live. Here are all the details of what they will be broadcasting live and which shows they're hosting live from the site. There will be much more available online (the best bits of which we'll be featuring on DiS).»
Drowned in Reading Festival: A Greatest Hits Mixtape
'Ding! 'Ding! As part of DiS' Reading Festival preview, we've made a mixtape of the festival's greatest hits but first, a little prologue from DiS' editor.... »
Reading & Leeds 2008: all of our content compiled
From the archive... We spent the last week or more previewing, digesting and sharing Drowned in Sound's experience of Reading and Leeds Festival 2008. Here's all our content, in case you missed anything... now with added Friendly Fires live clip and a report of Day Three»
Drowned in Sunday: Papers? Pianos? Lover's Spit?
Sunday has various songs written about it and dedicated to it but almost all of them are downbeat dreamy affairs. Strangely Sunday has nowhere near as many songs written about it as Saturday but maybe that's because those who've already written songs about Sunday have pretty much nailed it? Most of this playlist touches on things you might do on a Sunday but it's mostly songs that give me the Sunday feeling. »
Drowned in Saturday: Alright for Fighting? Dancing? At the movies?
Putting together this playlist we were taken aback by how many songs feature Saturday in the title and strangely, how many of them are pretty great. In fact, there are so many songs that had Saturday in the title that we didn't really bother (with a few exceptions) to find other things which sound-like or sum up this day of youthful exuberance, barbecues and birthday bashes. »
Ninety songs of The Noughties - DiS Editor's Picks (P2K Alternative)
DiS is still mulling over the decade that was and pondering who the most important acts were, what the best gig was and which labels/events/moments really truly mattered. To soundtrack my thought process, I've compiled this playlist of my favourite songs of the decade and thought I'd join the opensource revolution and share this playlist with you all.»
Drowned in Friday: Party? Drink? I'm in Love? TFI?
Yeah, THANK GOD/DOG/F*CK IT'S FRIDAY! It certainly was the easiest day to pick random tracks for which feature the name of the day in the title. In fact just searching for 'Friday Night' brings up a whole array of interpretations of "party night". Hopefully this playlist goes some way to summing up and soundtracking at least one part of your Friday night frolicking and if not, what says Friday to you? (comment below)»
Drowned in Thursday: Child? Forever? Eno?
DiS likes to think of Thursday as the day before festivals start or the night most of the best gigs take place in London. Thursday of course has a popular emo band named after it and is yet another day that Bowie has put in a song title. Of course, 'Thursday Afternoon' is one of those wondrous must-listen pieces of magic which Mr Eno put together. Is it better than Music for Airports? We can't decide but it's certainly as lush and lovely to drift off to, especially after the odd adventure that is 'My Sister = My Clock'. »
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