In Depth
-
Interview
DiS meets Vennart: "Being in any kind of band environment is all about trust"
Mike Vennart is a busy man. He's in two bands, and is planning to juggle them both for the rest of the year. Hopefully, by the time 2015 draws to a close, there will be a British Theatre album in the world, and he released the debut Vennart LP back in June... »
-
Festival Preview
ArcTanGent 2015: the DiS preview
It’s less than a week now until the third edition of Bristol-based ArcTanGent festival »
-
Festival Review
Kendal Calling 2015: the DiS review
Another special year at Kendal Calling »
-
Festival Review
Wilderness 2015: The DiS Review
Wilderness plays heavy on the old trope of festival as bohemian utopia »
-
Interview
DiS meets Petra Haden
Amanda Farah speaks to Petra Haden about her forthcoming performance as part of David Byrne's Meltdown... »
-
Interview
“LHF is a multi-dimensional entity”: DiS meets Amen Ra
Sam Willis taks to Amen Ra about Wu-Tang, the hundreds of songs that never see the light of day, and creative freedom... »
-
Interview
"Art isn't a general election": DiS meets The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Founder member and songwriter Kip Berman spoke to DiS about the band's progression, marriage and what the future holds for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. »
-
Interview
“We’ve been dismantling the rules since Antidotes”: DiS meets Foals
“We thought it’d make a change to make a record and live hedonistically at the same time.” »
-
Festival Review
Visions 2015: The DiS Review
Everyone attending Visions looks exactly the same as everyone else attending Visions... »
-
Interview
"We've no real desire to make folk music more contemporary": DiS meets The Unthanks
DiS caught up with Rachel, Becky and Adrian from The Unthanks after their incredible set at Cambridge Folk Festival. »
-
Festival Review
Cambridge Folk Festival 2015: The DiS review
"A hugely enjoyable success..." »
-
Column
The Singles: From Drake to Drape via Girl Band, Hailee Steinfeld, Low and more.
Oya festival pick, True Grit, Drake vs Meek Mill, Autre Ne Vuet, Erza Furman, Icarus Line, Traams and "C Beebies gone bad." »
-
Festival Review
How to build a festival in the middle of nowhere - Siren 2015
We explain how this Italian weekender is thriving against all odds. »
-
Interview
DiS meets James: "It always feels like we've got something to prove"
DiS caught up with some of James prior to their set at last weekend's Splendour festival. »
-
Festival Review
The liminal and hyperreal world of Melt Festival 2015
130km south of Berlin, Kylie Minogue shares a bill with Clark, Jon Hopkins, Nils Frahm and Modeselektor. »
-
Interview
DiScover: Eyre Llew
DiS caught up with one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from Nottingham's currently thriving music scene... »
-
Festival Preview
Wilderness 2015: A Festival Preview
DiS's pick of the Oxfordshire festival. »
-
Column
The Singles: One Direction fan-please, Prince's surprise
Plus the best of July, the marvellous Mynabirds; tunes from Nicky Blitz, Princess Reason and Chk Chk Chk. »
-
Interview
DiS meets Kim Gordon: "You have to take risks"
Gordon talks about her autobiography, whether it’s easier to be a woman in the music industry today, and how she will never write a book about Sonic Youth. »
-
Festival Review
Slottsfjell 2015: the DiS review
You could certainly do worse than Slottsfjell »
-
Festival Review
Indietracks 2015: The DiS Review
Another hugely enjoyable Indietracks weekend despite the awful weather. »
-
Playlist
Playlist: Summertime Sadness
Songs for summer days spent in the shade, with a broken heart, chewing on the end of your cocktail straw. »
-
Festival Preview
Six things we can't wait to do at Kendal Calling's tenth anniversary
Kendal Calling doesn’t attract the coverage that goes the way of the other boutique festivals »
-
Interview
The Magic, the Mundane and The Maccabees
Kate Solomon finds out about the "magic moments and crushing mundanity" of making an album... »