Friday Feeling: Video Lovelies
Ever imagined what it's like to have a dysfunctional compound eye? No, us neither, but today's Friday Feeling is one which gives you a little bit of insight into that particular ailment.»
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Legal dispute means Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse collaboration may not see light of day
The music for the David Lynch, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse all-star collaboration Dark Night Of The Soul may never be released, due to an ongoing legal battle between Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and his label, EMI.»
Mixtape # 37 - Au Revoir Simone
It's been a while since we last ran an artist's mix-tape, so here's a pretty neat one to return with. Williamsburg indie-pop femmes Au Revoir Simone have chosen their songs carefully under the theme of 'shout outs to friends'.»
Watch: New Jarvis Cocker video
Son of Sheffield and national treasure Jarvis Cocker has a new album out. It's called Further Complications. He has a single out off that album. It's called 'Angela'. He has a video for that single. Here it is.»
Stuart Murdoch: Likes Murray, but won't meet Morrissey in probably "not that nice" shocker
Belle & Sebastian front-man Stuart Murdoch has revealed that he never wants to meet his idol, Morrissey but lists tennis superstar Andy Murray among his current idols.»
The Mars Volta announce new pop direction on Octahedron
Those Mars Volta dudes are pretty predictable, right? I mean, you just KNOW that there's gonna be a whole lot of prog-wankery, noodling and wails from all corners. They'd never make a P-O-P record, right? WRONG, apparently.»
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Snake
Just a year has passed since the release of Heartcore, but with The Snake Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums have already honed their sound beyond that debut.»
Still Ill: Morrissey cancels more shows
Moz has pulled out of more UK tour shows due to an ongoing illness. Yesterday (May 11) the former Smiths frontman had to cancel a show at the Royal Albert Hall due to an as yet unnamed illness.»
Animal addness: Patrick Wolf, Wild Beasts, Fight Like Apes and Animal Kingdom join Latitude bill
Plenty of beastly delights have been added to the line-up for 2009's Latitude Festival. Patrick Wolf, The Airborne Toxic Event, Wild Beasts, Bombay Bicycle Club and Casiokids among the most 'DiS friendly' of them.»
C4 to screen exclusive Manic Street Preachers documentary 'Shadows & Words' this Saturday
An exclusive Manic Street Preachers documentary will be screened on Channel 4 this coming Saturday (May 16). The documentary, entitled 'Shadows & Words', features the band talking to John Niven and mainly addresses the inspiration and influences behind their forthcoming LP, Journal For Plague Lovers.»
Alessi's Ark picks her favourite Mike Mogis albums
DiS asked Alessi Laurent-Marke aka Alessi's Ark to pick some of her favourite records from the bulging back-catalogue of prolific producer Mike Mogis. Why Mr Mogis? Because he's the Omaha-based fella who produced her debut album Notes from the Treehouse which is out now. »
My Bloody Valentine to play exclusive Dutch show
Legendary noisemakers My Bloody Valentine are set to play an exclusive show in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in just a couple of weeks, just days before Primavera. »
Tour De Fours: Gang Of Four mark 30 years since Entertainment! with live shows
The seminal - and yes, I do mean SEMINAL - post-punk quartet Gang Of Four have announced a tantalising trio of live dates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their erm, ahem, seminal album Entertainment!.»
Download free Tortoise track from new album Beacons of Ancestorship
Chicago post-rock experimentalists Tortoise have a new album out next month, and to celebrate their first album in five years they are releasing a free download of 'Prepare Your Coffin'.»
ATP film to get UK premiere at Edinburgh Festival
The UK premiere of an All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP) documentary has been announced, with the first airing due to take place at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 24 and 25 June.»
The Mae Shi to tour Britain and Europe with Abe Vigoda
More! Tour! More good tour news for you lovelies of the UK and Europe. American Disco-punkers The Mae Shi will rattle around these shores this May, before heading to the body of land which is known as Europe, aiming to delight gig-goers in several different countries.»
Spotifriday #2 - This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Roll up, roll up! It's our second weekly Spotifriday and this is your second 'This Week on DiS' in a musical playlist, via the medium of Spotify. A bit more of a 'short and sweet' one this week, but we've Mr Lukowski has already done an ATP playlist and we've done the Great Escape one, too. So here it is...»
Tourcase 2009: Cats In Paris tour UK and self-release 7"
Those feline disco-prog funsters Cats In Paris have announced an extensive tour of the UK this May. The tour kicks off in Winchester, before paying visits to Cardiff, Brum, London and Edinburgh, with a few more in between.»
News Drowned-Up: Simian Mobile Disco, Interpol's Paul Banks and The Shins album news
Readallaboudit! Readallaboudit! Here's another in our featured News Drowned-Ups, this time it appears to be an 'album news special'. Tuck in to this trio of updates.»
In The Loop: More acts confirmed for Loop festival, Fever Ray and múm among notables
Bands. Festivals. Bills. Summer. It's all becoming a bit of a blur recently...Regardless, the latest set of bands, artists and musical performers - including Fever Ray and múm - have been ceremoniously thrown onto the bill for Loop Festival 09. Good ones, too, not yer Ordinary Boys or Men Without Hats reunion tour.»
A Month in Records: April 2009
Here's what the musical gods offered us in April 2009...»
"The best thing we did for our career was splitting up." DiS meets The Vaselines
Possibly...in fact actually best known for Nirvana covers of three of their songs, Scottish indie-poppers The Vaselines are just one of those cult bands. Theirs was a candle which was barely alight before being blown. DiS caught up with one-half of the band, Eugene Kelly, on the eve of Sub Pop's release of Enter The Vaselines...»
Here Comes Sickness: Mudhoney to play UK shows this autumn
Oh mummy! Mudhoney are making their annual pilgrimage to the UK later this year with three shows. They play Edinburgh, London and Leeds in October this year.»
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart to tour UK this summer
Delightfully pleasant New York indie-poppers The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will hit the UK this summer, playing a whole host of dates (a tour) during May and June.»
Spotifriday: Peel-tastic Playlists on Spotify
The hard working people at indie-spotify mash-up blog Indiefy have compiled Spotify playlists for John Peel's Festive Fifties from 1976-2000. Brill!»
Teitur, Little Boots, Mew, Golden Silvers, Slow Club all added to Latitude Fest
It's that time of year again where the myriad of festivals across the country start regularly adding bands, artists and the odd comedian to their bills. This is exactly what Latitude have done.»
Spektor, Bon Iver and Tindersticks for Hyde Park Serpentine Sessions
Folky-faves Regina Spektor, Bon Iver and Notts-rockers Tindersticks are headlining the new-for-this-year Serpentine Sessions.»
Squarepusher, BLK JKS @ Royal Festival Hall, Fri 24 Apr
There's always something not quite right about Squarepusher shows. Whether it's the bizarre mix of people, or the sight of a bearded, middle-aged Essex man making an unholy racket in such a peculiar manner, there are very few artists to rival this man.»
Somerset House announce summer treats: Mars Volta, SFA, Grace Jones, Bat For Lashes and more
Summer is on its way, honest, and - as much in celebration as in hope - Somerset House have announced their Summer Series line-up for 2009 with The Mars Volta, Super Furry Animals, Bat For Lashes all finding their way onto the bill.»
Here Comes Your Band: Pixies to release super-duper back-catalogue box-set
The bad news: all that discussion about Pixies releasing a new album was garbage. The good news: the legendary Bostonian indie-rockers are releasing all their studio albums in a box set, in June.»