Bryan Ferry: Still doing the Strand at 69
Greatness personified, or in other words, a masterclass in perfection.»
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domgourlay has written the following articles:
"We were never really up for playing the game": DiS meets Thousand Yard Stare
Having reformed earlier this year, Thousand Yard Stare give their first interview in over two decades...»
Means To An End: Peter Hook plays the entire Joy Division back catalogue
A fitting epitaph brimming with passion and one that did both Ian Curtis and Joy Division's legacies proud.»
Ten things we learned from The Great Escape
Here are ten things we learned from this year's Great Escape and five new acts that blew us away in the process.»
Dot To Dot 2015: Preview and stage times
This weekend, DiS will be in attendance at Dot To Dot festival. Here's ten acts we're looking forward to seeing as well as a full list of stage times for each city.»
"Everyone steals music": DiS meets Bobby Hecksher of The Warlocks
Dom Gourlay speaks to Bobby Hecksher, songwriter, guitarist and founder member of LA collective The Warlocks.»
The Great Escape 2015: Preview & 50 song playlist
Here's ten artists Drowned In Sound are particularly excited about seeing at this year's Great Escape festival plus a 50-song playlist to go with it.»
Nine Black Alps - Live From The Wishing Well
Endearing, if not necessarily enduring...»
Some Velvet Mixtape: 2015 so far in reverb, delay and distortion
The first edition of 2015 for Dom Gourlay's reverb, delay and distortion column.»
Grey Hairs - Colossal Downer
Middle aged angst just got its own back...»
Sonic Jesus - Neither Virtue Nor Anger
Three years after announcing their arrival in the shape of 2012's self-titled EP, Italian outfit Sonic Jesus can also lay claim to releasing one of the scene's and this year's finest collections to boot.»
Robin Guthrie & Mark Gardener - Universal Road
Although the shoegaze revival may be in full flow, Universal Road provides a timely reminder that some of its main protagonists had much more to offer than floppy fringes and extensive pedal racks.»
"It sucks that some people still think we rip off other bands": DiS meets A Place To Bury Strangers
DiS caught up with frontman Oliver Ackermann prior to their Easter Bank Holiday Monday show at Nottingham's Bodega...»
"Our tastes are more left field than our output": DiS meets The Vaccines
DiS caught up with The Vaccines singer/guitarist Justin Young and bass player Arni Arnason prior to their sold out show at Nottingham's Rock City.»
DiScover: Wolf Alice
"We've never been bothered about falling in with specific trends or genres"»
The Soft Moon - Deeper
Deeper represents an exquisite documentation of post-punk's darkest hour.»
Ride: The return of the OX4
Incredible from start to finish in every conceivable way.»
Various - The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule
One of the most concise compendiums of this or any other musical genre currently available on the market.»
Video premiere: A Place To Bury Strangers 'What We Don't See'
A two-and-a-half minute short, sharp shock to the system by way of sonic annihilation.»
"Feeder is still a massive part of my life": DiS meets Grant Nicholas
DiS caught up with Grant Nicholas. Plus the premiere of the video for 'Everyday Society'.»
The Lucid Dream - The Lucid Dream
The Lucid Dream possess a sophisticated knack of shaping reference points from the past into an exciting blueprint for the future.»
Mischievous and Magnificent: Morrissey - Live Report
A truly magnificent show befitting the occasion and well worth the wait for Nottingham's legion of adoring fans.»
"We're only just starting to work out what Spector is": DiS meets Spector
DiS caught up with vocalist Fred MacPherson and guitarist-cum-synth player Jed Cullen in a quiet pub off North London's Holloway Road one Friday afternoon.»
Charles Howl - Sir Vices
Sir Vices is a fitting document of its creators' wares not to mention providing an assured blueprint for the future.»
White Noise Sound - Like A Pyramid Of Fire
A bold attempt at challenging any pre-conceived ideas of psychedelia...»
A triumph for the underdog: The War On Drugs
Why have The War On Drugs succeeded where the likes of My Morning Jacket and Band Of Horses failed?»
Dalton - Dalton
Although not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, Dalton feels like an album that was made with the very best intentions.»
Spectres - Dying
Uneasy listening, but rewarding all the same.»
A Place To Bury Strangers - Transfixiation
Transfixiation represents another giant step forwards in A Place To Bury Strangers' continual evolution.»
Live Review: A weekend with Interpol
Last weekend, Marie Wood and Dom Gourlay headed to Camden's legendary Roundhouse venue for Interpol's first two UK shows of 2015.»