In Depth
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Interview
Neko Case: "You would never deny that a lioness was a lion. So why can't we all just be men?"
Ahead of the release of The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, DiS chats with Neko Case. »
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Festival Review
Stop the Rock? Hip Hop and Dance Music Dazzles at Leeds 2013
With two new stages dedicated to dance and urban music and a hip-hop superstar headlining is the heyday of NME-indie drawing to a close, just like Kerrang-rock before it? Kat Rolle investigates. Plus BBC footage of some of this year's highlights. »
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Column
This Week's Singles 26.08.13: The 90s Are Back (And Not In a Good Way...)
Our single of the week features Ben Gautrey from The Cooper Temple Clause, singing on former Kasabian guitarist Chris Karloff’s new project. »
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Column
“I Have No Idea Where The Fuck It Came From” - Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night at Forty
Forty years ago this week, Neil Young entered a makeshift studio on Santa Monica Boulevard in a state of deep depression and alcoholism and, in that single session, recorded the majority of the darkest album of his (or possibly anyone’s) career. »
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Column
SAVAGE PIXELS #23: Seventh Heaven - Farewell to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii
With new hardware on the horizon in the shapes of the PS4 and Xbox One, Savage Pixels looks back at some of the very best games - or the most affecting ones - of this outgoing console generation. »
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In Depth
Øya 2013: The DiS review
The Øya festival returns to the Middelalderpark in Oslo for the final year before its move further into the city. We look at the move as well as some of the finest sets that 2013's edition had to offer. »
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Interview
"It’s never as bad as the worst day at any other job - DiS Meets Merchandise
Merchandise are that rare breed, a band that have grown organically, almost surreptitiously, and have snuck up on success, hard work and an unshakeable belief in their material finally paying off. »
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Festival Review
Green Man 2013: The DiS Review
This year, DiS sent along Dom Gourlay and Jordan Dowling to give their lowdown on the best and the rest of Green Man's musical offerings. It's fair to say neither came back disappointed... »
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Interview
Exorcising the Ghosts of Past, Present, and Yet to Come: DiS meets John Grant
This article originally appeared in June/July 2013's print issue of Under the Radar - you can by back issues and pick up the digital editions over at undertheradarmag.com »
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Interview
"We almost crashed. Everyone was scared. But we got there…with the song" - DiS meets Emiliana Torrin
As the plane from Reykjavik to London came into land, there was a problem. Hands were held, eyes were shut and gasps were heard. Emiliana Torrini thought about a song. »
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Column
Champion Sound #14: Ka, Starlito, Billy Woods
Hello and welcome to a new edition of Champion Sound, a column that was mostly written before Kendrick decided to light a fire under the rap game and sit back to watch the sparks fly. »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 19.08.13: Camera Obscura, Phoenix, Lady Gaga
This weeks singles column is dedicated to Camera Obscura, Phoenix feat. R Kelly, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and David Bowie. »
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Artist-generated
Barbarossa's Top 10 Soul & Electronica Tracks
Recently awarded 8/10 by DiS Aaron Lavery, James Mathis (aka Barbarossa) album 'Bloodlines' was hailed as "a great example of someone following their musical instincts into new areas and finding success". Here, James talks us through his ten favourite soul and electr... »
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Festival Review
OFF Festival 2013: the DiS review
DiS heads back to Poland's premier indie festival. »
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Interview
Travis: Album by Album with Fran Healy
Following our editor's 8/10 review of their seventh album Where You Stand, Marc Burrows sits down with Fran Healy to discuss their back catalogue... »
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Festival Review
Flow Festival 2013: The DiS Review
We went to Flow Festival 2013 in Finland to see Kraftwerk, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kendrick Lamar. »
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Interview
"Cricketers are pretty cool..." - DiS meets The Duckworth Lewis Method
"The thing is cricketers are pretty cool. If you’ve met Michael Atherton, which I’m sure you have at some stage [I never have], I think he could be the next James Bond, he’s an amazingly, incredibly cool guy." »
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Column
Blogger's Delight: GoldFlakePaint's 20 Favourite New Acts of 2013
This week, GoldFlakePaint released a pay-what-you-want compilation, to champion music they love and raise money for charity. Here however, we have asked them to reduce down all of the music th... »
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Interview
"We still get people yelling for us to play Wooden Shjips songs": DiS meets Moon Duo
Having formed in 2009, Moon Duo were initially seen by many as a side project to co-founder Ripley Johnson's other, and perhaps then-more established outfit Wooden Shjips. However, along with co-conspirator Sanae Yamada, they've gone on to produce a ... »
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Column
Some Goals Are Bigger Than Others #1: Mogwai on Zidane, football and music
In 2005 Mogwai were approached by Turner Prize winning artist Douglas Gordon to compose the soundtrack to a cinematic portrait of French footballer Zinedine Zidane he was working on with Philippe Parreno. SGABTO had a chat with Stuart Braithwaite about music and foot... »
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Festival Review
Splendour in the Grass Festival, Australia - The DiS Awards
The musical highlights and lowlights of Australia's largest and longest-running music festival, Splendour in the Grass. In award form, of course »
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Staff-generated
Crimea River: Farewell Davey McManus & Co.
DiS' Dan Lucas on The Crimea's last ever gig... »
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Column
Drowned in Leeds: August 2013
A new Leeds venues open. Old venues close. Beacons chat about this year's festival. And a new band tip: Bodywork »
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Interview
DiS Obituary #2: The Crimea "Stay away from drugs, women, and major labels."
"I became worried when we split, that people will consider us selfish, that the tattoos of our lyrics and my face will get covered up by dolphins, but from the reactions of the fans I can now see that (touch wood) we will live on in their memories." »