In Depth
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The Weekly DiScussion: bad cover versions
Klaxons' appearance with Rihanna at this year's BRIT Awards could have gone either way, so in the spirit of things DiS gives the not-rave trio advice on how to negotiate the pop covers minefield. Cough The Manics cough »
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DiScover: Elle S'appelle
Before the ageing process kicks in and chirpy scouse upstarts Elle S'appelle succumb to the perils of beer-bellies, mortgages and bairns, DiS caught up with bassist Andy to find it what it’s like to be in one of Britain’s cheeriest new bands »
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DiScover: MySpace Trail #2
DiS's MySpace Trail is back, clicking its way from Starting Point A to Destination Unknown, the only rule being to follow the path laid out by top friends on each visited MySpace site. That Point A: Meet Me In St Louis, recently disbanded. Onwards, DiSc... »
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DiScover: Left With Pictures
Hey you! You like Pop Music, don't you? Do you like it when it's slap-you-in-the-face abrupt, or do you like when it taps you on the shoulder and whispers? If you like the latter (and it's hard not to when it's that polite), you should really spend some time on East ... »
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The Weekly DiScussion: The Valentine's Day Mixtape Massacre
Love is, apparently, in the air. To mark Valentine’s Day, we asked a number of artists for their favourite songs of either love or hate. Contributors: The Futureheads, British Sea Power, The Bronx, Jeffrey Lewis, Adam Green and more »
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The Bonus DiScussion: our Radiohead best-of mixes
What with the news of EMI compiling a Radiohead best-of (read), DiS decided to try and call the major’s bluff by assembling our own 15-track career-summary CDs. Here we've two, and it's over to you ... »
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Mixtape
Mixtape #5: Lovvers
Another Mixtape, another ten songs from a band we reckon are well worth your time and attention. No, you can't download it as a mixtape 'proper'; what you can do, though, is get an insight into what makes Lovvers tick. They'll be taking these tracks on the roa... »
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The Weekly DiScussion: five new British obsessions?
Despite January's hype, one of DiS's most popular artists of the month was Radiohead. They enjoy not only an incredible influence over many up-and-coming acts, but also retain a formidable fanbase. DiS asks: who could follow in their footsteps from the current... »
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DiScover: Make Model
Made up of former members of Fickle Public and Dance Lazarus Dance, Glasgow's Make Model are the latest in a line of ace new bands from north of the border to make an impression on London's A&R men. DiS catches up with the sextet to discuss their future, now t... »
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DiScover: One More Grain
Traipsing across Soho's rain-slicked demi-monde teeming with individuals on first-name terms with destiny, you get the sense of a landscape ripe for harvesting by One More Grain's eccentric character studies. DiS finds out about their 'London' album and... »
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The Weekly DiScussion: celebrating our Gateway Acts
DiS takes a moment to reflect, and to appreciate the bands that made us the site we are today, basically; the Gateway Acts that opened up new doors of exploration. From Band A to Band Z - nothing would've been possible without that kick-starting someone. With ... »
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DiScover: Munch Munch
Bristol's Munch Munch have been dissected a number of ways by different DiS staffers. One remarked that the band’s quirkily hyper indie is akin to a much better Friendly Fires; another made comparisons to Man Man and Klaxons in an attempt to pin them do... »
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The Weekly DiScussion: Brits at the bookies, and our favourites
A week, just over, on and we’ve had time enough to let those Brit Award nominations sink in. Now we're wondering: who's actually going to win, and do we want them to? Here, the DiS office picks its ideal winners, and compares them to the favourites at the book... »
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DiScover: Michael Dracula
Evoking the genius of the post-punk era without hollow reiteration of its conceits is no mean feat, but it’s a trick Glasgow’s Michael Dracula manage niftily. DiS gets the lowdown from the band’s brainchild Emily MacLaren »
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DiScover: Sailors
Sailors don't talk much about music themselves; they're keener to let their own noise do any necessary talking. Their EP of last year is a great slice of agitated punk-rock, replete with a delicious wonkiness. They play our first DiScover Club of 2008 ... »
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DiScover: Exit Calm
Michael Parkinson and Arthur Scargill apart, Barnsley doesn't exactly conjure up images of much more than bleak winter mornings reminiscing about the early shift at Goldthorpe Colliery. Yet this is where the story of Verve-tickling four-piece Exit Calm begins »
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Label focus
Label Focus #14: FatCat
Based in Brighton, indie label FatCat Records has grown into one of the most celebrated stables for emerging and established talent in the UK. DiS pokes about its roster with founder Dave Howell, discovering how a record store became one of the best labels out... »
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The Weekly DiScussion: festival fever's early stages
That’s them, lurking, cluttering the horizon line, destroying your credit limit: festivals, assembling line-ups to die for, and just as many to run a mile from. This summer’s one weekend of sunshine will have a pre-determined soundtrack, folks. DiScuss ... »
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DiScover: Telepathe
Brooklyn outfit Telepathe come clean to DiS about their 'hooker' hi-jinx and taking boys into the woods for BJs only to, y'know, kill them. Somewhere in the midst of such madness they talk up their Dave Sitek-produced debut album, Dance Mother »
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DiScover: Applicants
Welcome, please, to the colourful world of Applicants, where Atari Teenage Riot battles with 'Into The Groove'-era Madonna in a world-pulverising showdown »
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DiScover: Johnny Foreigner
Birmingham trio Johnny Foreigner have two sold-out 7”s to their name, recorded for Radio 1 and played with the likes of Idlewild and Los Campesinos!. Their debut EP received a 10/10 on DiS, so we catch up with them to talk their debut album proper »
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DiScover: The Battle of Land and Sea
Their music is the sound of the water. They play quiet folk songs telling stories of love and the sea, and their album sounds as if it was recorded onto a tape recorder on a boat in the middle of the ocean. DiScover The Battle of Land and Sea »
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DiScover: White Denim
White Denim are a trio from Austin, Texas. They play loud, soul-powered rock ’n’ roll with a fired-up punk energy that sounds like it could only come from the Lone Star State. They also enjoy comfort food and scotch »
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The Weekly DiScussion: anything good on the radio this Christmas?
It's that time of year. DiS plunges its fearless critical balls into the icy waters of the festive singles glut, and emerges full of the joys of the season. Ish. Honestly, what would the baby Jesus think of some of this crap? Shaun The Sheep? Eeek »