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Sian Alice Group to play Pure Groove in-store and UK tour
So, you may have read these dates already in our current interview with London collective, The Sian Alice Group, but we like this lot so much it's worth repeating. They've just announced the Pure Groove in store, and will be touring their current album Troubled, Shaken Etc. across the UK.»
Bella Union are planning a big birthday Bush!
Bella Union, home to such great artists as J. Tillman, Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird, Vetiver and many, many others have announced grand plans indeed for their 12th birthday celebrations.»
The Dead Weather plot debut UK tour
Alt-rock supergroup The Dead Weather have announced their first UK tour, taking place this October. »
Wild Beasts at Hoxton Hall, London, Thu 06 Aug
2009 could be the year for Wild Beasts. No doubt.»
No albums and mo' surprises: Radiohead to ditch the LP?
The world moves fast, it seems. Just days after Radiohead released their download-only Harry Patch tribute song, band leader and Worzel Gummidge a-like Thom Yorke told Believer Magazine that the band have no plans to release another album.»
múm, Lightning Bolt and Porn for 10 Years Of ATP Fest
Seeing as it's múm week week here on DiS. So, it is with great pleasure and delight that we announce to you that they've been added to the 10 Years Of ATP Festival, along with Lightning Bolt, Porn, The Magic Band, Tall Firs, Edan and *Om*.»
BBC Radio 1 to become Lamacq-less after 16 years
Steve Lamacq is to leave BBC Radio 1 after nearly 16 years on the station, following a rejig in specialist programming. »
The Cribs' Rosy artwork revealed by Johnny Marr
Is there anyone reading this who doesn't like Johnny Marr? Right, leave. OK, so here we are. Former Smiths and current Cribs guitarist has revealed the set of artwork for his current band's new album, Ignore The Ignorant.»
Final Fantasy signs to Domino, announces album
Violin-wielding musical maniac Owen Pallett, A.K.A Final Fantasy has plenty of heartwarming and pleasing updates for us.»
Pulled Apart By Horses lined up as Biffy Clyro support
Perhaps the only good news coming out of Leeds today is that Pulled Apart By Horses are to support Scot-rockers Biffy Clyro on their UK tour later this year.»
Rare BBC Sessions to get release, Stranglers, Skids and Gang Of Four included
EMI are to team up with the BBC in digitally releasing a helluva lot of previously unreleased BBC Sessions and concerts from artists such as The Stranglers, The Skids, Rich Kids and Gang Of Four.»
Watch: Mew - 'Introducing Palace Players'
Those Danes. Crazy, artistic Danes. Always willing to stick their finger in any creative pie, hot or cold. Mew have done EXACTLY that with their latest video series, where they soundtrack director Martin de Thurah's three short films.»
Watch: Lovvers - 'OCD Go Go Girls'
Who loves Lovvers? We love Lovvers. We do. So here's the new video for 'OCD Go Go Girls'.»
Tortoise link up with Wire frontman for BBC Radio 3
Post-rock behemoths Tortoise are to join forces with Wire's legendary front man Colin Newman to produce a session for BBC Radio 3's Late Junction series.»
Watch: Heath Ledger directed Modest Mouse video for 'King Rat'
Watch the Heath Ledger directed video for Modest Mouse's 'King Rat'.»
South Col(chester): Shearwater plot September European tour
Shearwater may well have produced one of the finest LPs of recent years with last year's Rook. The good news for you denizens and citizens of Europe is that J. Meiburgh Esquire and co. will be dragging themselves around Europe to play their music for your entertainment, something which includes three dates in England. »
Run For The Covers! Top Brit bands play Brixton covers-fest this weekend
Hot news of a hot, hot covers fest for this probably-not-very-hot weekend as the great and the good from around the country descend on the Brixton Windmill to play tribute, quite literally, over two days to the great and the good from across the pond.»
Label Focus #28: Post Present Medium
In part 28 of our infinite (hopefully) set of label profiles, the subject is Post Present Medium.»
Arctic Monkeys to release single through Oxfam shops
Charity shops have long been the preserve of the record collector looking for a bargain among the bric-a-bric but now the worm has well and truly turned as the Arctic Monkeys are to release 'Crying Lightning' through Oxfam shops.»
A Month In Records: July 2009
Now, July may not have been the greatest month of the year as far as big-name bands releasing big-name chart crushing records - this is normally always the case, mind - but there has been a steady flow of excellent little records from equally excellent little bands.»
Watch: Sunn O))) soundtracking Norwegian jeans ad
Jeans and dirgey doom, they go together like custard and brown sauce. Or so you would have thought. You would have thought that, wouldn't you? Yeah, good. Sunn O))) have had their track used in an ad for Norway's Anti-Sweden design agency cum clothing company Anti-Sweden for their brand new line of 'True Black Metal Jeans'»
Watch: Banhart narrated Os Mutantes short film
Os Mutantes are pretty legendary, right? Probably the best band ever to come out of Brazil, right? And you want to know more about them right? Well, good, you've come to the right place.»
"We're trying to re-imagine pop music...without the money" : DiS meets Wild Beasts
With their second album hitting shelves today, DiS thought it about time we caught up with Wild Beasts.»
(Don't) Sing For Me: The Fiery Furnaces to release silent record
In as big a "WTF" moment as you're likely to see this week, and perhaps maybe even next, The Fiery Furnaces have called everyone's bluff and decided to release a record of complete silence. Sort of. »
BangananaSNAProyd! John breaks arm, two Australian dates cancelled
Dananananaykroyd have been forced to pull the last two shows of their first Australian tour after drummer John broke his arm in a crowd-diving accident during their show at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney.»
Slow Club's Top 10 Angsty Anthems
We all love a bit of angst now and then. Some more than others. Sheffield two-piece pop-folkers certainly do and to celebrate (or commiserate...) this fact, they compiled their Top 10 anthems of angst, or Top 10 Angsty Anthems as we are calling this feature...»
Warp announce details of Sheffield celebration
Legendary Sheffield label Warp have announced a rip-roaring, barnstorming birthday celebration in the city of its birth, continuing the festivities around the world during the year of its 20th anniversary.»
Baddies announce epic tour, set to roam the world forever more
Energetic yet rigidly robotic rockers Baddies have just revealed dates for an upcoming UK and European tour which, if written out on a piece of paper with every word end to end, would stretch to the moon and halfway back again. No kidd'n. It's also a tour that they'll be the main attraction, i.e headlining.»
In The City demo deadline fast approaching
The deadline for demo submissions for the Tony Wilson founded industry event In The City is getting ever nearer, with just two days left for bands to submit their demo tapes, CDs, mp3, m4as or whatevers.»