DiScover: Jay Reatard
From the poodle hair to the Flying V guitar and the hurtling, glam-punk crunch of their sound, everything about Jay Reatard screams ‘punk as f**k’»
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Flying Lotus at The Lightbox, London, Thu 02 Apr
Like Saturday Night Fever transposed to a walk-in wardrobe, Vauxhall’s Lightbox is the perfect venue for California DJ and producer Steven Ellison (aka Flying Lotus) to bask in the glory of a job well done.»
Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
While more forethought wouldn’t go amiss, Ice Cream Spiritual shows it's best to give the baby the rattle and shake well before consuming»
Hove Festival 2008: DiS's final word(s)
While some did Glasto, a handful of adventurous sorts headed to Norway's Hove Festival. Here: DiS's final thoughts, plus exclusive interviews»
Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day two
It's day two at Hove Festival, and DiS brings word of Stars: the Canadians will never play Norway again, as too many people are having sex»
My Bloody Valentine at London ICA, Fri 13 Jun
It isn’t easy typing when you’re having to pick your jaw up off the keys every few minutes. My Bloody Valentine, back, loudly»
Singles Round-up (16/06/08)
Complex rhymes and beats versus glitter Kraut? There's only one winner: Subtle have crafted our Single of the Week»
Chart round-up: departed members
The top ten’s duller than a dead man’s cock this week»
DiScover: My Brightest Diamond
My Brightest Diamond is the solo project of New Yorker Shara Worden. With new LP A Thousand Shark's Teeth out now, we DiScover a phenomenal talent»
You could have it so much later: Franz album delayed
Franz Ferdinand have put back the release of their 's as-yet-untitled third album until 2009.»
Chart round-up: loony tunes
The charts look like a lunatic's i-Pod set to shuffle this week, read more here»
Sunset Rubdown at London Kilburn The Luminaire, Thu 22 May
Tossing up words like incantations into a surging maelstrom where complexity meets bluster, all's most definitely well in the court of Spencer Krug this evening»
Lykke Li - Youth Novels
Lykke Li's Youth Novels is a twinkle-toed debut that dares to leave us in the rarely-enjoyed position of actually wanting more»
Hove Festival 2008 line-up completed
A raft of new additions including Lupe Fiasco, Hercules & Love Affair, Vampire Weekend and Panic At The Disco have completed the line-up for this year’s Hove Festival»
Fuzzy Logic: Times New Viking turned up to eleven
With their felt-tip apocalypse Rip It Off Times New Viking have turned in one of the year's best records, no bones made - DiS cuts through its noise»
CSS' second album: a first listen
The jury's out on CSS' second album Donkey»
Stars pay tribute to Bo Diddley
Stars have been queuing up to pay tribute to legendary guitarist Bo Diddley who died yesterday (June 2) of a heart failure.»
Watch: New Tricky video
Watch the video for Tricky's new single 'Council Estate'»
Singles Round-up (02/06/08)
A pretty bog-standard bunch redeemed entirely by Mystery Jets' summer bombshell 'Two Doors Down, our superb SINGLE OF THE WEEK»
Chart round-up: smug shadow folk
Rihanna’s dull ballad ‘Take A Bow’ sees off competition from Ting Tings for the number one spot, while Duffy indulges in a spot of rearguard action up 4 places to 3 with ‘Warwick Avenue’»
Wild Beasts - Limbo, Panto
A striking debut to be savoured, in terms of range and depth of ambition there’s no new band in the UK can hold a candle to Wild Beasts right now»
A Month In Records: May 2008
Among the fine selection of spring lambs to emerge in May, we've been bleating on about LPs from No Age, Bon Iver and The Futureheads»
Melvins and Mike Patton to curate Xmas ATP
Melvins and former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton have been announced as joint curators of ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas Event in December.»
Winehouse plays Mandela charity bash
Amy Winehouse will perform at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday bash at London's Hyde Park next month»
Liars check in, freak out
LA noiseniks Liars release their Freak Out EP on May 26 and return to the UK and Ireland for a series of dates in June»
I Was A Cub Scout show love for the old school: new single on cassette
I Was A Cub Scout are to release a new single in June as they embark on a UK tour.»
Oxford Collapse announce fourth LP
Oxford Collapse have announced details of their fourth album»
Vice Tour kicks off tonight
Get yourself down to the Vice and Fly53 tour, kicking off this very eve in Newcastle.»
Harsh but fair: Jarv disses Blunt
James Blunt’s popular chart hit ‘You’re Beautiful’ is ‘a lie’, according former Pulp singer and solo artist Jarvis Cocker.»
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light
Lie Down… unfolds with an easy charm not readily associated with this most ponderous of artists, but it retains the understated depth»