Well ‘Fit...'? The Streets Unveil Video For New Single
Plus new album 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' release date & tracklisting and Streets tour dates»
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Wham! Bam! Thank You, M'am! Courtney Goes Loco
Courtney Love has flashed her breasts at David Letterman before clattering some poor punter with a mic stand.»
Alright! Supergrass Announce Anniversary Tour
Hirsuite Oxford foursome announce lengthy UK tour to coincide with release of 'Greatest Hits' CD & DVD.»
The Fiery Furnaces - Tropical Ice-Land
A cartoonish song of love in the frozen North which will brighten up the dullest of days.»
My Red Cell - Knock Me Down
Will the Welsh four piece deliver a, er, knock out punch? Find out here!»
Street Regal at London Bull and Gate, Thu 26 Feb
Bruising, boisterous, brilliant and a little bit scary too - welcome to the Street Regal live experience.»
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me On Tour! Andre Announces Dates
Andre announces UK tour as girlfriend Jordan launches pop career. Oh. My. God.»
The Dawn Parade at Cambridge The Portland Arms, Sun 22 Feb
Commenting on The Dawn Parade's split last year, enigmatic frontman Greg McDonald claims they "lost six arms, six legs and two brains in an horrific road traffic accident". The truth is somewhat more mundane...»
Houston 500 Split
Saffron Walden rockers Houston 500 have split, barely five months after signing a deal with Global Warming.»
Eastern Lane - Saffron
Their 2003 debut album 'Shades Of Black' was trumpeted as "simply stunning" by this very site but will Eastern Lane's new single 'Saffron' be as inspiring? Find out here.»
Earth The Californian Love Dream - In The Garden
Boasting the unwieldy moniker Earth The Californian Love Dream, this Nottingham foursome (who include Six By Seven’s Sam Hempton among their number) don’t ascribe to the old adage ‘Less is more’. For them substance rules over style, and subtlety is not a strong point.»
Catching up with Keane
DiS predicted Keane were going to be huge and it seems our prediciton is coming true. So, we rolled up at Northampton's Soundhaus to meet songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley for a chat about how the band got together, found out what excactly ace new single 'Somewhere Only We Know' is all about, their perceived not very rock 'n' roll image, got some songwriting tips and discovered frontman Tom Chaplin's secret Freddy Mercury obsession. Bismallah! No! Etc.»
Monster Magnet - Unbroken (Hotel Baby)
In America, during the early 1990s, Monster Magnet were big news as red necked males bought the albums ‘Dopes To Infinity’ and ‘Powertrip’ by the bucket load. 2001s ‘God Says No’ fared less well but Monster Magnet retain a cult following and are an undoubted influence on the likes of Blink 182, Green Day, Sum 41 et al. Whether that’s something to be proud is open to question.»
The Von Bondies, The Rapture, Funeral For A Friend, Franz Ferdinand at Academy, Birmingham, Tue 27 Jan
If the annual NME Tour is the musical equivalent of 'Friends', then this is the episode we're calling 'The One Before Matt Davies' Got Flu'. Shame he didn't give something nasty to Franz Ferdinand though...»
Jarcrew at Northampton Soundhaus, Fri 23 Jan
During a frenetic 'Sad French Death Metal', Jarcrew frontman Kelson Mathias, jerks spasmodically off stage into a gaggle of bemused punters who seem unsure whether to form a conga line behind him or offer him some loose change and hope he goes away.»
Cambridge Boat Race Closure: The Music Community Speaks Out
"A disaster". As The Boat Race, Cambridge faces closure, the city's musical community speaks out.»
Cambridge Boat Race to Close
One of Britain's oldest music venues, The Cambridge Boat Race, is to close.»
Praise Be! The Broken Family Band's 'Jesus Songs' Album Revealed!
Dogs, dying, duelling guitars, and a choir are just some of the treats in store on ‘Jesus Songs’, the new mini album from Cambridge country punk heroes The Broken Family Band. Frontman Steven Adams (he’s the one on the right in the photo with the scary beard) emailed DiS to tell us all about it...»
All Aboard! British Sea Power Announce New Dates
The bird watching, branch brandishing collective British Sea Power have announced yet another UK tour.»
Reach For The '...Skies'! The Dawn Parade Return!
DiS can exclusively reveal that The Dawn Parade are back together with a new line up and new songs.»
Hell Is For Heroes, The Lucky Nine at Birmingham Academy 2, Wed 10 Dec
Four songs in and Justin Schlosberg is crowdsurfing already, and thrown back on stage where he will try to climb the sweat drenched walls before giving up, and hammering the floor in frustration. Intense? You better believe it...»
The Retro Spankees - The Retro Spankees 'Eggs Are Fragile: Handle With Care'
Live, Northampton's The Retro Spankees - Charlie, Josh, Jo and Robert and their mascot Old Mac Monkey the White Sock Monkey - make a kind of racket which isn't so much Rival Schools as 'Remedial Schools', playing gigs to a devoted fanbase known as The Retro Soldiers. So then, what to make of the 'Eggs Are Fragile: Handle With Care' demo?»
Houston 500 - Queen Of The Crackwhores
Sadly, 'Queen Of The Crackwhores' isn't Sir Cliff Richard's new festive single but instead is the debut single from new Global Warming signings Houston 500.»
Ozzy: Four By Floored
Ozzy Osbourne has fallen off his quad bike and hurt himself - badly. According to BBC news, Osbourne broke his collarbone, eight ribs and a neck vertebrae in the accident.»
BSP Bassist Comes a Copper (sic)
British Sea Power were forced to cancel Monday night's show at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University after bassist Hamilton fell out of a tree!»
British Sea Power at Lincoln Bivouac @ Duke of Wellington, Fri 21 Nov
The Bivouac Club, held in a tiny upstairs room at The Duke Of Wellington, is rammed. The crush for the bar is ugly, there’s broken glass everywhere, and condensation is cascading down the windows. Into the anarchic atmosphere, stride British Sea Power...»
Interview: Street Regal
On the way home from Manchester's 'In The City', I got this text message: "Don’t forget to put in the bit when Trev wiped his nut sack and rubbed it on my lips. Increase the peace. Ben." Let me explain...»
Jane's Addiction at London Brixton Academy, Fri 31 Oct
After a 10 year hiatus, Jane’s Addiction (the band The Red Hot Chili Peppers nicked all their moves from) return to the kind of reception normally reserved for the second coming of Jesus Christ (either that or Duran Duran). Something in the air says this gig is going to be a bit special. Maybe it’s because it’s Halloween, it might have something to with the near naked riot girls or is it indeed it that everyone here seems to be absolutely hammered.»
Mínus, Houston 500 at Cambridge Boat Race, Fri 24 Oct
Tonight’s packed Boat Race gig is something of a celebration for Saffron Walden’s Houston 500, who have just inked a deal with Global Warming, signed shortly after a couple of stunning gigs at ‘In The City’. In attendance are a selection of skinheads, skaters, punks, and foreign exchange students lured by the presence of Icelandic rockers Mínus or perhaps by the chance to broaden their vocabulary thanks to a song called ‘Queen Of The Crackwhores’ (more about that later...).»
Snow Patrol at Cambridge Boat Race, Wed 29 Oct
The Boat Race is rammed full of excitable people to see Snow Patrol, a band who would previously have struggled to fill a large garden shed. This isn’t lost on Gary Lightbody who is encouraging everyone to spread the good vibes by kissing the person next to them. Nice idea but there’s no way this correspondent is snogging his brother...»