DiS Does OFF Festival 2016
A festival where the crowds are simply there to have a good time»
Articles
sammymaine has written the following articles:
OFF Festival 2016: The DiS Preview
OFF we go to Poland...»
DiScover: RHAIN 'Humdrum Drivel' (Premiere)
An other-worldly Bristolian to cherish.»
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
The big drums! Heartbreak! Bangers! It's a perfect pop package.»
Tellison - Hope Fading Nightly
Tellison are stronger than ever»
My Dad's First Festival
It's 3pm and my Dad wants to do shots: "Jagerbombs, dude!"»
Girlpool - Before the World was Big
A record that will make you wanna hug your pals and never let them go»
Waxahatchee on The Walking Dead, Ivy Tripp and Avril Lavigne
"I want people to have the songs and have them mean what they mean to them." - Katie Crutchfield»
Martha - Martha (reissue)
It’s a treat to witness where it all began.»
DiS does Les Transmusicales de Rennes
With Lizzo, Kate Tempest, Courtney Barnett alongside lots of local talent, it's easy to see why it's going strong in its 36th year.»
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
Cherish every Sleater-Kinney record as if it were their last.»
Person of the Year 2014: Meredith Graves - Interview
DiS has a lengthy chat with an inspiring and incendiary force of nature: "I'm not this mysterious, misandrist, hadron drama collider."»
Alex G - DSU
DSU is an album for kids that scour the internet as they would a crate full of physical records»
Simple Things Festival 2014 - The 5 Best "Things"
DiS' Bristol columnist Sammy Maine went along to Simple Things Festival and loved this stuff.»
Deptford Goth - Songs
The kind of vulnerability that you'd associate with the likes of Sparklehorse or Elliott Smith»
FKA Twigs: Beyond the hateful hype and Prince, Aaliyah and Kate Bush comparisons
'People' want her to be this sensual, other-worldly being and then get annoyed when she turns out to be human.»
DiS meets Perfume Genius
Mike Hadreas has an in-depth chat with Sammy Maine about his fantastic new album Too Bright.»
Does my enjoyment of Blink-182 make me a bad feminist?
How can I be a feminist and still support a band that sings songs about needing a girl they can train?»
OFF Festival, Poland - The DiS Review
DiS goes OFF the grid in Poland to see the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, Belle & Sebastian, Perfume Genius, Slowdive, Earth, Hookworms, Los Campesinos, Deafheaven, Le1f, Perfect Pussy and more.»
Slow Club - Complete Surrender
Beginners, they are not.»
Howling Bells - Heartstrings
This is a band back to their best.»
Wye Oak - Shriek
Die-hard fans of Civilian may be wary but after a few listens, this will sit proudly alongside some of Wye Oak's best work.»
Sisyphus - Sisyphus
Sisyphus is almost certainly the greatest hip-hop folk-tinged electronica with a deep techno pop groove record you'll ever hear.»
Drowned in Bristol April/May 2014
Sammy Maine rounds up the best new artists, bands and releases coming out of Bristol this Spring...»
Francois and the Atlas Mountains - Piano Ombre
Dignified, confident and packed full of elevating song structures.»
Micah P Hinson - Micah P Hinson and the Nothing
While the upbeat offerings are enjoyable, it's the quieter moments where Micah P Hinson really excels.»
Howling Bells: Fourth Album is a "Moody Barrel of Songs" + New Track Premiere
DiS Exclusive - the first track from Howling Bells' 4th album. Juanita reveals all about the new record.»
Drowned in Bristol #16
All the new label news, forthcoming releases, and pick of the best forthcoming shows from our local scribe in Bristol...»
Drowned in Bristol #15
With just over a month left until the end of the year, there’s still plenty of things going on in Bristol and plenty of new releases arriving just in time for 2013.»
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
Cupid Deluxe is arguably Dev Hynes' finest work and an improvement on Blood Orange's debut release but he shouldn't be afraid to place himself centre stage instead of hiding behind guest appearances.»