DiS meets Mark Stewart from The Pop Group
Mark Stewart has operated at the forefront of unconventional, cutting edge and occasionally confrontational music for the best part of four decades now...»
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Pop Will Eat Itself at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Wed 21 Mar
Once upon a time when people actually bought records, any independent artist obtaining a chart position in the Top 40 was seen as something as a moral victory among the alternative underground.»
"We want to challenge ourselves with every record we make:" DiS meets The Megaphonic Thrift
Norwegian four-piece The Megaphonic Thrift have taken the shoegaze and noise rock scene by storm in recent years. Hailing from the city of Bergen, The Megaphonic Thrift formed in 2007, its collective members having played in various other bands such as Low Frequency In Stereo, Casiokids and Stereo 21.»
The Lost Rivers - Sin & Lostness
Breathtaking, devastating, and utterly mindblowing from beginning to end, The Lost Rivers have created one of the most exciting debuts in recent years. »
Carter Tutti Void - Transverse
When Factory Floor's Nik Colk Void announced she would be collaborating with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti from Throbbing Gristle at last year's Mute Records curated Short Circuit festival, the sighs of baited breath from London to New York and back again were nigh on deafening.»
Spiritualized at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Fri 16 Mar
One could be forgiven for thinking they'd inadvertently stumbled into an East Midlands Oasis fan convention rather than a Spiritualized concert... »
Killing Joke, The Icarus Line at Corporation, Sheffield, Fri 09 Mar
The Killing Joke machine rolls on, thirty-four years and counting...»
Shrag, Tunabunny, Horowitz at Chameleon Gallery, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Fri 02 Mar
Brighton collective Shrag might be veterans of the DIY scene, having first emerged almost a decade ago. Nevertheless, their incendiary, occasionally shambolic, but never dull live shows have often thrown up several talking points. Such as why haven't they attained more widespread recognition by now?»
Yeti Lane - The Echo Show
Although just falling short of perfection, The Echo Show represents a significantly marked improvement on its predecessor.»
The Jezabels - Prisoner
Although not quite the timeless classic its creators had hoped for, Prisoner is a solid debut that bears all the hallmarks of a bright future for The Jezabels. »
We Are Standard - Great State
We Are Standard have somehow managed to fuse an array of ideas and influences into a genre-transgressing mix that mirrors numerous bands and artists both past and present without specifically sounding like anyone else at all. »
Maribel - Reveries
As difficult second albums go, it doesn't get much harder than trying to make that all important follow-up record only for your band to fall apart around you.»
Drowned In Nottingham #8
A new year, and with it, a little later than planned, comes the first local scene report and gig guide for Nottingham and the East Midlands from DiS' man in the city for 2012... »
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
There are some artists that evidently try too hard, some that obviously fake it, and then there's Perfume Genius.»
The Twilight Sad, Let’s Wrestle, Childhood at Stealth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Wed 15 Feb
Say what you will about the occasional inconsistencies of The Twilight Sad's recorded output but live they've always been an entirely different proposition.»
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters - Underrated Silence
Putting the Engineers moniker on the back burner for the time being, Underrated Silence is a ten song collection that further illustrates both Ulrich Schnauss' influence on Mark Peters' music while demonstrating the latter's growth as both a composer and arranger»
Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose
Sometimes Screws Get Loose becomes a little samey and repetitious, but overall, its a pleasant antidote to those cold mid-winter blues while providing Those Darlins a steady platform with which to reach a wider audience. »
The Megaphonic Thrift - The Megaphonic Thrift
The Megaphonic Thrift is a disparate mix that represents an audacious seachange, ultimately removing any doubts its creators are mere one-trick ponies. »
Still Corners, My Sad Captains at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Tue 07 Feb
It's a different, more confident Still Corners standing before us from the band that nervously played a mid-afternoon set to barely a handful of punters at last summer's Latitude...»
"Guitar music's dead? I think that's absolute bollocks!": DiS meets Feeder
Currently out on tour to promote the lead single off the forthcoming record, 'Borders', DiS caught up with Feeder guitarist and frontman Grant Nicholas post-soundcheck prior to their long sold-out show at Coventry's Kasbah venue.»
DiS meets Bryce Dessner of The Long Count & The National
Better known as one of the guitarists, songwriters and occasional producer with The National, Bryce Dessner's work doesn't just end with the heavily feted Brooklyn quintet.»
Chairlift - Something
With Something, Chairlift haven't so much redefined their sound as papered over the cracks with an added coat of emulsion for good measure.»
The Domino State, Daniel Land & The Modern Painters, SPC ECO at Camden Barfly, Camden Town, Fri 20 Jan
Playing a set mostly comprised of material from their debut, the six-piece exude a confidence and determination usually reserved for bands of a far higher status. »
All The Saints - Intro To Fractions
All The Saints ooze ambition and drive, even if the end results don't always match the audacity.»
Cardinal - Hymns
Here's hoping Richard Davies and Eric Matthews don't wait another eighteen years before pooling their collective wares. Many happy returns Cardinal, it's good to have you back. »
The Big Pink - Future This
As bold statements of intent go, they don't come much bolder than calling your album Future This.»
"Without meaning to sound arrogant, I think we've written a great record": DiS meets The Big Pink
Having spent the past twelve months taking stock, writing, and finally piecing together the follow-up to 2009's A Brief History Of Love entitled Future This, 2012 is shaping up to be something of a make or break year for The Big Pink. »
The Maccabees - Given To The Wild
Somewhat unjustifiably labelled as 'landfill indie' when such a tag is more befitting of those who followed in their wake, The Maccabees have always set their stall out as leaders rather than followers.»
Manic Street Preachers at The O2 Arena, London, Sat 17 Dec
With the promise of all 38 (THIRTY-EIGHT!) singles from their recently released collection receiving an airing this evening over the course of the next three hours, not to mention a couple of surprise guest appearances along the way, tonight's show has all the makings of being a special event. »
My Top 10 live shows of 2011 by Dom Gourlay
Having seen nearly one thousand bands throughout 2011, whittling this list down to just ten performances proved a nigh-on impossible task. However, after much deliberation and soul searching discussions with friends and acquaintances, here in no particular order (bar the first one, natch) are what I consider to be the finest ten performances these tired and weary eyes and ears have witnessed this year. »