ATP bands do the rounds
A selection of curators and performers of this year's rather delicious All Tomorrow's Parties have announced a selection of London and other UK shows around the time of the festival.»
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Pretty Girls Make new album details available
Andrea Zollo and crew reveal new details on their third and "most ambitious" album to date...»
DiScuss: Smash Hits is no more; where now for printed music press?
Once the leading bastion of pop journalism with a circulation of one million, Smash Hits is to end publication.»
Take this, sir: Placebo on tour
Brian Molko and his band of merry men return to UK duties this March and April with a string of releases and dates...»
How the West has won
Tonight, outside Brentford football club there's a longer queue than when Saturday comes. The clientele, however is somewhat different; scores of well-coiffured, undernourished teenagers line up down the road, waiting to see if they'll be lucky enough to gain entry to the Stripes bar, the Bees' adjacent-to-stadium drinking hole and now host venue to 'Way Out West'. Call it a scene, call it whatever the fuck you want, but you can't ignore a beautiful uprising and you certainly can't ignore a brilliant song.»
Chalets news-o-rama
Irish pop quintet The Chalets have exciting news and we'd like to share it with you!»
TV on the Radio tune in to London
The rather ace TV On The Radio return to the UK for a one-off show this March...»
Truck 2006: The DiS skinny
First tickets on-sale today, DiS announces programme and radio show info.»
Howling Bells tour & single info
Magnetic Australian four-piece Howling Bells deliver their debut (physical) single 'Wishing Stone' on 27th February and play a pretty hectic February tour to support it.»
Fopp Award for New Music: free showcase!
At the start of 2005, bands from Scotland and Northern Ireland were invited to send demos for consideration in the scheme and after much deliberation, four were chosen. The bands' award was a good few days in the studio, CD artwork and manufacture courtesy of Clear Sound & Vision, press by Press Counsel and being stocked in all of Fopp's UK stores. The scheme is overseen by the PRS Foundation, the charitable 'arm' of the Performing Rights Society, which is awfully nice of them.»
Test Icicles: not heading for the snip
Despite siginificantly less-than-rave reviews of their current sold-out headline tour and a seeming hatred of their own music, East London spazz-rap-metal three-piece Test Icicles are not on the verge of splitting.»
Drowned in Sound Radio No.2
Within the first week of being online, Drowned in Sound's debut radio show received over 13,000 downloads. This week we bring you tracks from established and classic artists like PJ Harvey and Elliott Smith, exciting and generally unheard new music from around the world and a brand new presenter to sink your teeth into.»
Rogue Wave at London Camden Barfly, Thu 26 Jan
Rogue Wave are the antidote to the math/prog overload that many of us have accidentally fallen into. Josh Rogue has pulled together a live performance to match the understated yet opulent-of-character records he's delivered to date.»
EXCLUSIVE: Cursive ready to record again
DiS has learned that Tim Kasher has pulled together a new line-up and the band have been demoing new tracks for a month or so, ready to go into the studio over the next few weeks.»
DiS at the Barfly: Six Tips for 2006 this Friday!
DrownedinSound.com's biggest show to date is this Friday. Six artists, six tips and perhaps even a six-drink minimum?»
Drowned in Sound Radio No. 1
We talked about it for ages, we spent another good deal of time testing, previewing and generally fretting about it, but we're proud to launch Drowned in Sound Radio.»
DiS Radio FAQ
Burning questions on Drowned in Sound Radio? Check out the facts right here.»
True story: Liars tour & release things to buy
Well, well, well. The constantly inventive and reliably immense Liars return our fair shores a little later this year for a few choice dates and to drop off some albums and singles on their way.»
WIN! The Nirvana back-catalogue!
Thanks to the team behind the rather ace Cobain biopic Last Days (you can buy it by clicking here), you can win a whole load of CDs to fulfill your Nirvana-based glory.»
EXCLUSIVE: ¡Forward, Russia! for the Top 20?
We've been delightfully informed that the kings of Leeds, ¡Forward Russia! are currently sitting in the Top 20 in the midweek charts.»
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
For now I'm more than happy to don a Northern accent and nonchalant attitude towards life for every two minutes that this song enters my life...»
A tour? What a Stellastarr idea!
Stellastarr* return this February to promote a new album and single»
Head Automatica head into the studio and head toward a new LP
Following the success and acclaim of debut LP Decadence Palumbo & co. are back at it»
Concretes + Mogis = LP; You do the maths
Sweden's pop-spectacular, The Concretes are in the studio recording with acclaimed Bright Eyes knob-twiddler Mike Mogis»
Mystery Jets land with debut LP info
West London's unpredictably joyous Mystery Jets have released details of their debut album and next single.»
Tera:Tour whilst wearing Blood Red Shoes
Two great bands on one great tour; both with great singles! It don't come much sweeter than this.»
Kula Shaker-maker return
After a tiny comeback show under a pseudonym just before Christmas, it's now official: the 'Shaker hath returned.»
Brits 2006 nominations
The Brits nomination panel have surprised the music world by nominating a really interesting and imaginative set of artists for the 2006 awards ceremony.»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs LP and single details, yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have unveiled the title of their new album, as well as the lead single from said release. The LP, entitled Show Your Bones is released through their Dress Up Records imprint on March 27th. A single preceeds it a week earlier, which goes by the moniker of 'Gold Lion'.»
Smoosh open on February Go! Team tour
Seattle's infectious near-genius teen duo, Smoosh return to the UK this February to open for The Go! Team»