Supersonic 2014: the DiS preview
Do you require something a little more remarkable and challenging from your music festivals? Well then mate, you want to get yourself to Birmingham’s Supersonic.»
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U2 vs Coldplay - Battle of the Blands
DiS determines which group is worse. Officially.»
Live at Leeds 2014: the DiS review
Live at Leeds is an ambitious, sprawling and fairly overwhelming multi-venue affair that sees 200 bands performing across 20 of the city’s different stages.»
DiS meets The Birds of Satan: "Absolutely indulging myself in every way, shape and form"
If you had any doubts that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had substituted his hedonistic lifestyle for one of mature domestic stability, just try interviewing him over the phone...»
Kelis - Food
As the foulmouthed kitchen fascist Gordon Ramsay might have put it, Kelis’ Food is 'completely fucking delicious'.»
Messy Lesson: How Liars are setting the blueprint for electro transformation
Mess is loaded with what Miley Cyrus and her ethnically-sourced homies might deem “bangerz”.»
Bong - Stoner Rock
Stoner Rock probably sounds how Sleep’s Dopesmoker sounds to people who don’t like, understand, or have the patience for Sleep’s Dopesmoker.»
Sunn O))), Ulver - Terrestrials, Sunn O))), Ulver - Terrestrials
Once you’ve been infected by the Sunn O))) virus, the whole world starts to look and sound a lot more Sunn O)))-tinted.»
Lady GaGa - ARTPOP
At least Koons sells his bad artworks to the crass collectors who are wealthy and gullible enough to afford them.»
Sonic Baptism: DiS meets The Icarus Line
"We are a loud rock ‘n’ throb group that has embraced chaos and named it." - Joe Cardamone»
Lou Reed: An Eu-lulu-ogy
He was among the most cantankerous, single-minded “popular” musicians who ever walked the Earth says J.R. Moores.»
Dead Meadow - Warble Womb
If cynics can make it through to the second half of Warble Womb’s mammoth 70+ minute running time, they’ll find Dead Meadow to be more embracing of THE HEAVY in the album’s latter stages.»
4AD week - In Praise of The Breeders Title TK
To mark the release of Martin Aston's book, Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, DiS celebrates one of our favourite labels with a series of pieces exploring the label's history. Here, J.R. Moores extols the virtues of The Breeders'Title TK.»
DiS Obituary #2: The Crimea "Stay away from drugs, women, and major labels."
"I became worried when we split, that people will consider us selfish, that the tattoos of our lyrics and my face will get covered up by dolphins, but from the reactions of the fans I can now see that (touch wood) we will live on in their memories."»
The Crimea - Square Moon
Those poverty-stricken orphans sure need Davey MacManus more than I, but my own selfish, needy, heart can’t help hoping we haven’t heard the last of The Crimea.»
The Icarus Line - Slave Vows
Easily the finest guitar album The Icarus Line have produced since Aaron North precariously sprinted across a row of trembling amps to crash out the window and join Nine Inch Nails in 2005.»
Black Sabbath - 13
Pint-swigging oldies in faded black jeans who reckon that music peaked circa 1975 will dig 13. Sports-shy pubescents forging a vaguely alternative identity from their mainstream peers by buying Kerrang! once a week will dig it. Most folk in between will nod along acceptingly.»
The Fall - Re-Mit
Re-Mit might not be the Fall record on which Mark E Smith finally relinquishes language altogether in favour of communicating in only a dry-mouthed hangover gargle, but it’s close.»
Primal Scream - More Light
With Bobby Gillespie partly muted, experimentation back on the agenda, and a guru knob-twiddler at the helm, Primal Scream are back on form.»
The Flowers of Hell - Odes
Odes is not a flying success. Nor is it a disaster. With a covers album, that might be the best one can hope for.»
The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
There is something strangely life affirming about The Haxan Cloak.»
Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving
While preserving his natural nonchalant charm, Thurston sounds more vigorous, bellicose, twitchy and forceful than he has in years.»
Greg Boring - Heavy Syrup
No. of tracks on Greg Boring’s debut album (Heavy Syrup) that are genuinely boring: 0»
Ducktails - The Flower Lane
What is the future of music journalism?»
Lost 12 of 2012: Glacial On Jones Beach
2012: The Year Bagpipes Broke?»
Mount Eerie - Clear Moon/Ocean Roar
Phil Elverum is a **ing genius.»
Oneida - A List of the Burning Mountains
A List of the Burning Mountains resembles a small, amputated segment of one of Oneida’s mammoth Ocropolis jams, although not necessarily the best bit(s). The overall impression is that the improvisation was more enjoyable to perform or to witness at the time than to listen to after the fact.»
Supersonic 2012: the DiS review
DiS does Birmingham's numero uno avant-garde music festival; things get a bit stream of consciousness.»
Fontanelle - Vitamin F
Fontanelle’s guitarist Rex Ritter has toured and recorded with Anderson’s hooded drone merchants Sunn O))), producer Randall Dunn has worked with the likes of Sunn O))) and Wolves in the Throne Room and, yes, Vitamin F’s cover is indeed largely black. It’s a pleasant surprise, then, to discover that the music contained within it is quite so much fun.»
Supersonic 2012: the DiS preview
On October 19-21, Birmingham’s deliciously named Custard Factory will again host the annual Supersonic Festival. Organisers Capsule will be celebrating the ten year anniversary of the event with a line-up showcasing both old friends and emerging contemporary artists. Here are some of the treats they have in store.»