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It's a Sunday night and you'd think everyone would be feeling lazy and in the mood for some super-atmospheric rock, hypnotic rhythms and all that (post?)jazz. But no! I mean, well yes... Anyway, all that came after the intense-mesmerising-catchiness-yes of Polaris. I know nothing about this band other tha»
Yes that's right, here in front of your very eyes you have a DiS approved tour, recommended heartily by me and the rest o' the gang, in the guise of a Swedish band otherwise known as Jeniferever. Think Last Days Of April vs Bluetip vs The Appleseed Cast in an angular swooping w»
Running around all day a prerequisite because not only are you here to smell great and taste good (cheers for the baby wipe advice Gen m'dear), but hey! there's music here too, what a treat. So, if we're starting on Friday (which I guess we are unless you're slack and haven't got a ticket), the Miranda rule is one band»
That's right folks. Try to forget how long you've been waiting to witness the Long Island boys alone or for longer than a measly 30 minute slot before shudder Soulfly because October 11th sees the day you'll all be queueing up outside the glorious Garage (that's in Highb»
By now you must have heard of The BellRays. Or at least the term ‘Stooges fronted by Tina Turner’ which is annoying to say the least. If you’ve seen them live, the words ferocious, passionate and ever so fucking loud come to mind, and that’s all that should matter. Add to the mix an uncompromising air of »
If only to make the (London) week following Reading any pant-wettingly better, Cave In are playing the Camden Barfly on August 29th!!
Just to remind you, this leaves the Week Of Beauty standing at:
August
26th Electric Ballroom - Saves The Day, Dashboard Confe»
Even when it wasn’t as hot and sticky as these blessed days we are currently enduring, I still love this song. It is simply beautiful. Or, beautifully simple, it works both ways. Whilst there is not a single unexpected note, there is nothing lacking in this song, seemingly the culmination of Coldplay’s previous »
Before their Underworld show back in not-so-sunny June, I had the pleasure to interview burgeoning stars Stza and Ezra, the respective singer and guitarist of Leftover Crack. For those of you for whom this name rings no bells, I’ll fill you in; if you have to listen to one sk’hardcore band this sid»
It's been confirmed that 4/5ths of Grade have split up ... implying that everyone, apart from their hip-thrusting, pirouetting front-man Kyle Bishop, has left the band. Those 4/5ths are already in a band called Heirs to the throne and it's unknown whether Kyle'll continue alone. »
No Idea's Small Brown Bike are (yes, seriously) coming over to the UK this autumn, with support from Scuttle and maybe even Jason Farrell's new band Retisonic!
October
Fri 11th - Derby Vic Inn
Sat 12th - Leeds Josephs wells
Sun 13th - Dundee (venue tbc)<»
Are you in? Well, are you? In on this stupid pseudo laid-back-funk-but-no-funk nonsense and partying with the ‘Bus boys, being “in” as the (heavily MTV2 rotated) video suggests? (don’t answer that last question. I know what you’re thinking. But lets all spare a moment for the model who gets Mike Einziger»
I was blown away by Twofold tonight. Which is no mean feat considering I witnessed the mighty Twelve Hour Turn yesterday, and thought I had no room left for amazement. 4-way vocals, super riffage, snappy everything with hooks a-plenty, there isn’t really anything not to like about them. And it’s really ni»
For the first time ever, the mighty Dischordians Q and not U will be hitting our shores in the autumn. Can you feel the excitement?! Supporting their forthcoming album (out in October), keep these dates free in your diaries folks:
November
4th - Leeds
5th - Glasgow
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Andrew Ferris of Jetplane Landing is everything you want the singer of a band you love to be. Passionate, articulate, friendly, exuberant and funny, he has informed and personal views on pretty much anything you throw his way. Here are a few of them for your reading pleasure… What are your views»
The Get Up Kids have annouced a London gig at the Astoria on Tuesday August 27th which comes just after the Reading and Leeds festivals. Yay!! Tickets can be bought from Way Ahead»
When it comes to the Get Up Kids you probably already know whether or not you’re going to buy the album. Either way, with the current musical climate; the increasing appetite for melodic punk or ‘emo’, there is now a larger audience, outside of the constant faithful, who are potentially open to this release; jus»
Tim Kasher from Cursive and The Good Life has suffered from a collapsed lung. Cursive's remaining US tour dates have been cancelled. The Japan dates are still tentative at this point. Tim will be having surgery tomorrow. Anyone wanting to send cards, well wishes, or donations to help with Ti»
Not to be mistaken with Londoners The Capes, Nottingham-based Cape Canaveral deal in a completely different kettle of fish. On this, their first EP for Seismic Records, they demonstrate their ability to create beautifully layered emotional rock songs, cou»
There isn’t really much to say about openers Magic Dirt. The band takes the term ‘dull’ and runs away with it, taking it to new and unseen depths of … dullness. Female-fronted plodding grungesque rock. Pioneers of dullcore, perhaps. Fair enough, any band following that would seem alive in comparison, but w»
‘People don’t stay in the same job their whole life, they chop and change; when you start your first job at 18, you don’t stay in that job forever!’ And so we find Jim Ward in the beginning stages of his second job, with Sparta. You might have heard of his last one, he worked in the raw, chao»
Dislocate Promotions is currently embarking on a mini tour in the UK, showcasing amazing talent and taking bands to areas they would not normally play in. This whole shebang, sponsored by Death Skateboards includes Huddersfield ska punkers Mr Shiraz who have toured with the likes of Reel B»
Tubes are crap. You get north Londoners complaining about our trains, mocking them even. But have they seen the state of the Circle line on a Saturday afternoon? Eeexactly. So, after two and a half hours of meandering across the city in some sort of drunken daze, we happened upon Subterania a littl»
With the At The Drive-In split (sorry, hiatus) there were no two ways about it; if you were a hardcore fan (is there any other way to be with ATD-I?), you had already decided whose side you were on. Many will try and dissuade you of this fact, but listen carefully and you’ll hear them mutter something dep»
It has just been announced that Autechre are to be the curators of All Tomorrow's Parties 2003. The festival will again be held at Camber Sands over two consecutive weekends. According to the organisers, the line up that is to be announced soon is looking so good. Yay! The dates »
Saturday 20th April heralds the launch of Burnout entertainment, in the form of an all-dayer to be held at Subterania, next to Playstation skate park. Featuring Mouthwash, Skirtbox, Twofold, Route 215, Fire Apple Red, My Dad Joe, Million Dead,»
Apart from having, quite possibly, the coolest band name ever to grace my CD collection (from A Night In An Indian Restaurant, of course. It’s a concept about all living things having a set routine or cycle in its life-span, by the way), And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots are also amazing. Achingly»
This being my first foray into the land of Jerry-Built, I was impressed with what I heard. Ultra melodic, two singers feeding off each other, slightly vicious sounding guitars … I like it. There’s also evidence of a large fanbase who fill up the room nicely, which I’m not gonna argue with. I wasn’t going to ment»
Terrashima are alright. I thought they were better at first but it’s not their fault the bands they’re followed by don’t leave much memory-space for what went before. To their credit they create a nice wall of sound (bordering on illegally) reminiscent of current noise terrorist dahlings the Icarus Lin»
Joe Roberts from Earthtone 9 has issued a statement basically saying that after the forthcoming April headline tour, the band are to be no more. Stating that: "the future of earthtone 9 has been hanging in the balance for a while" he admits that they were "not all pulling in a unified direction w»
Despite melodic punk band du jour Alkaline Trio headlining, an almost indecent portion of tonight’s upgraded-to-Astoria crowd are here to see punk legends Face To Face. Fact. They haven’t ventured to our shores for many moons (that’s nearly 10 years to you and me), and boy can you tell! Outside the»
