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iLiKETRAiNS - BEFORETHECURTAiNSCLOSE
iLiKETRAiNS take a glacial post-rock soundscape and spike it with just enough damning intent to maintain an interest and edge-of-seat mystery, setting them apart from the majority of their peers.»
One Big WHORE
24 bands, 3 stages, 1 day. WHORE fest, London's best all-dayer?»
Bright Eyes at London Somerset House, Mon 11 Jul
Cast across the sky like the tattoos across an emo kid's back are the most beautiful sunset clouds you've seen atop London for a long time, all around us are the people who have essentially come to their church - the clouds are the Sistine Chapel-esque ceiling to their place of worship. In front of the altar of Conor Oberst.»
Jeremy Warmsley at London Soho Push Bar, Wed 13 Jul
So often, it's easy for a singer/songwriter to play off a naturally shy nature and end up looking like everyone else who ever picked up an instrument and tried to play - lifeless, boring and seemingly talentless. Thankfully tonight, Jeremy Warmsley and his band are infallible.»
London: Advice on events
Following the horrific events of this morning, many gigs in London are to be cancelled, rescheduled or postponed.»
London Bomb Blasts
Whilst unrelated to music, people may want to check their friends of the music scene are OK by posting here. We all share a lot of friends via Drowned in Sound and together we can put our minds at ease.
Londoners must unite and the thoughts of DiS are with those who have been affected today.»
EXCLUSIVE: 65 Days of Youthmovie - Tour
Two of the best bands of their ilk hit the road this October. RESULT.»
Win! Meltdown Tickets for Tonight
We have a pair of tickets to give away for tonight at the Royal Festival Hall.»
FREE DiS Acoustique Matinee: 2nd July
Throw off the shackles of the sweaty Summer and head out for Johnathan Rice, Jeremy Warmsley, Jamie T and Emmy the Great
Absolutely free.»
Ladytron at London ICA, Tue 07 Jun
Someone once said to me that electronic musical instruments - synthesizers and the like - have no soul. Today I argue the corner of Korg, Roland and Bob Moog - instruments aren't created with emotion, the emotion is provided by the musician.»
The Murder of The Murder of
Two new bands, two different sounds. The Murder of Rosa Luxembourg diversify and regroup as Tera:Tora and Scarecrows»
Bearsuit at London Metro, Wed 18 May
By rights, Bearsuit should be the biggest band in the world, not just Norwich. For now, I sleep on the hope that one day it may actually happen.»
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
'...'A Certain Trigger' puts Maximo Park firmly above their more obvious contemporaries and pushes the oft-limited boundaries of their sub-genre by creating a record that just feels natural to them, rather than setting out to try and sound like something else specific'.»
Man dies at Club NME
Camden's KOKO was witness to the horrific death of a man in his mid-30s who fell from a balcony at the weekly Club NME event...»
Vincent Vincent & The Villains - 'Blue Boy' / 'The Boy Who Killed Time'
Every summer needs an anthem and whereas previous sunny royalty has involved budgets, haircuts and soap-opera antics, I urge you to ignore all these this year and pick this single.»
DiS & RoTa: Tearing up Notting Hill - *Now With Added Eberg*
Once again, DiS invites you to join us in revelry, debauchery, habberdashery and drunken tomfoolery at the Notting Hill Arts Club. It's free, the drink is cheap and the music? Splendid, of course!»
BANDS WE LOVE: PART 2352342
Once again proving that now is the time to be jumping up and down about new music, DiS investigate and chat to The Edmund Fitzgerald, a band on the brink of a new era, a new sound but their same indisputable passion to play music, enthral and entertain.»
DiS: All over your 'net
A brief rundown of how you can make DiS an even bigger part of your musical life.
Join our various groups and projects. Get involved. Get suggesting other things we should be a doin'.»
"Love is the bossman. Luck pulls his chariot. "
A man of few words, but perhaps some interesting ones, here's the shortest interview we've done yet. Fortunately, Willy Mason is interesting enough to get away with it...»
A Month in Records: January 2005
In a reprise of a previous short-lived regular feature, DiS gives you the ten records that aren't necessarily the best, nor the most high-profile, but arguably the LPs which have raised the most eyebrows or sent people limp with disappointment.»
Malkmus Faces the Truth
Ex-Pavement DUDE releases new record; plays SXSW.»
Park here for Maximo news - Tip for 2005!
A nice big package of Geordie Warp five-piece news for y'all to swallow.»
The Subways: Tour & Single
A big fat tour and single for all you kerazee Subways fans.»
UPDATED: Le Tourgre & Single
Fun-pumping feminist three-piece hit the UK with a tour & new single.»
DiS tips 2005: Jan Mayen
We bring you yet another band to get excited about, this time from Iceland - Jan Mayen!»
Brave New Ideas' 1st Birthday - TONIGHT!
After 11 months of consistently giving you the best new bands (including Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, Redjetson...) at one easy to digest show in our fair capital, this Thursday we hit our first anniversary of Brave New Ideas at London's 93ft. East, Brick Lane.»
Million Dead: Release & tour details
Million Dead unveil single, album and extensive UK tour details.»
Wilco: World Tour
Following last year's critically-acclaimed 'A Ghost is Born' long-player, Wilco make a welcome return to touring and they're hitting UK shores too.»
2005 will be a very good year: the ultimate album preview (part 2)
This, the second part of our lengthy list of things to look forward to in 2005, we see the records which we'll be getting a hold of in the latter part of the year.»