Spotifriday #26 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
More Spotify based fun, featuring Panda Bear, Frightened Rabbit, Liars, Hot Chip, Field Music, LCD Soundsystem, Hefner and a bag more.»
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Watch: Simian Mobile Disco - 'Cruel Intentions' ft. Beth Ditto
Ahaaaaaaaa! Simian Mobile Disco are back! With a new video! Featuring Beth Ditto! Yeah! Her from The Gossip.»
Future Of The Left to tour the UK in the VERY near future
Welsh favourites of ours, Future Of The Left have just announced - at the very last minute - a UK tour for late November and early December. More power to them, I say. »
Listen: Download Cass McCombs' - 'You Saved My Life'
Download Cass McCombs' 'You Saved My Life'.»
Watch: Trans Am - 'Futureworld' live
Watch a live clip of Trans Am performing 'Futureworld'.»
Watch: Pixies on Jimmy Fallon
Watch Pixies perform on US chat show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.»
Mumford & Sons announce spring tour
London new-style folkies Mumford & Sons have just announced a full-on UK tour for spring next year, taking in some of the UK, and even a little bit of the lovely island of Ireland. »
Watch: Yeasayer - 'Ambling Alp'
Watch Yeasayer's new video for 'Ambling Alp'.»
Blur's first ever gig venue to be honoured with plaque
Blur are massive. Gigantic. Overbearing, some might say. Yet, it wasn't always like this. Once upon a time they were a small band, who were playing railway museums in the far flung outer reaches of North Eastern Essex.»
Mercury winner Speech Debelle sacks off Big Dada, sounds annoyed
2009 Mercury Prize winning South London rappist Speech Debelle has left her record label, Big Dada, in quite a little bit of a storm, after being unhappy with distribution and related issues (read: general poor sales) following her prize-winning in September.»
Watch: Hefner perform on BBC Choice from 2001
Watch Hefner perform live from WAY BACK WHEN. »
Panda Bear discusses new 'darker' solo record
It's not easy being in Animal Collective, especially if your name happens to be Panda Bear, or Noah Lennox, to give him his birth name. Not only do you have the burden of producing such enchanting and brilliant music to your adoring fans both on record and live, you also carry the weight of following up one of the finest albums of 2007 with Person Pitch. He's practically the indieverse's Christian.»
Massive Attack announce details for new LP Heligoland
Bristolian Trip Hop combo Massive Attack have revealed details about their forthcoming record, which is to be titled Heligoland, and will be released on February 8, through EMI, or something.»
Watch: Paramore - 'Brick By Boring Brick'
Watch Paramore's new video for 'Brick By Boring Brick'.»
Watch: The Temper Trap - 'Fader'
Watch: The Temper Trap - 'Fader'.»
New Xiu Xiu record details released into the wild
You may very well remember that Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart has a performing part, as it were, on Los Campesinos!'s new record, Romance Is Boring (click here for recently unveiled cover art), but he's been keeping himself pretty busy in other areas, too, specifically with his band's new record.»
Watch: Atlas Sound - 'Attic Lights'
Watch Atlas Sound perform 'Attic Lights' somewhere in France.»
Mew to release live album in December
Danish art-rockers Mew are to release a live album in December, taken from a performance at the Hollywood Palladium waaaaaaaaaaay back on September 2, from this year.»
Watch: Cold Pumas - 'Jela'
Watch the video for Cold Pumas' 'Jela'.»
Shedload of artists added to Pavement curated ATP bill
A veritable selection of the world's most fantastic artists from across the whole wide world have been added to the bill for next year's Pavement curated ATP, the event so many of you were getting so damned excited about when it was announced a couple of months ago.»
Girls plot February and March European tour
One of the most super awesome, almighty BUZZBUZZBANDs of the year, Girls, have announced a UK and European tour in February and March next year, riding on the back of the success of their ludicrously titled album Album, which of course resulted in one of the most unGoogleable band/album combos in living history. Breathe. »
Daft Punk tour dates leaked, details inside
Possible contenders for BAND OF THE DECADE, Daft Punk, have had their tour dates for next year LEAKED, by someone close to the band, apparently, and we bring this news to you in the form of a list of those very tour dates. Thanks to Undercover.com.au for this very interesting and useful news.»
New Interpol record due next year
NEW ALBUM DETAILS INSIDE!»
Efterklang announce details of 4AD debut LP
Danish exports Efterlang have announced tantalising details of their debut record for their new label 4AD, as well as releasing a free MP3 of a track from it, all quite exciting news.»
Anni Rossi, Viv Albertine and Boredoms announced as first bands for Matt Groening ATP
The first round of marvellous bands have been announced for the Matt Groening curated ATP festival, which takes place in May next year. For some reason, no bands were named when the MG was unveiled originally, but now you'll be able to sleep a bit easier if you've bought your ticket, as good news has arrived your way.»
Deftones arrange charity auction for Chi Cheng
Around this time last year, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was badly injured in an horrific car accident, leaving him in a coma, and with life-threatening injuries. Then, in May, he left intensive care, making the first steps to recovery. However, the recovery has not been complete and Chi has remained in a semi-conscious state for much of this time, the process of recovery being slow.»
Watch: Vampire Weekend - 'Cousins'
Watch the new Vampire Weekend video, for 'Cousins'.»
Krist Novoselic dubs Dave Grohl 'greatest rock musician in the world'
Former Nirvana bassist and general Washingtonian luminary Krist Novoselic has dubbed former bandmate and rock superstar Dave Grohl 'the greatest rock musician in the world today', in his column for Seattle Weekly.»
Ólöf Arnalds - Við og við
One recurring theme with Nordic artists appears to be that their records get released over here on average two years later. This i»