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Now comes the turn of Felix White from The Maccabees. The Brighton-based lads (who you may have caught way back in 2006 at DiS' 6 Tips for 2006?!) have had one helluva year, riding a wave a critical acclaim for their darker, grander and some might say might Arcade Fiery-er, second album Wall of Arms. Yet, things haven't even peaked for them with this record as they'll be headlining the NME tour in Jan/Feb 2010. »
Marina Diamandis' favourite five albums of 2009...»
Christopher Owens from Girls tells us his favourite five albums of 2009.»
Before we get stuck into TELLING you what THE BEST record of the year is (that's coming next week), we thought we might find out what some of our favourite acts' favourite records of the year were. Over the coming days, in the lead up to the end of the year, we've asked some of our acts of the year and some of our the acts who have records due in 2010, to tell us what excited and inspired them in 2009. »
Before we get stuck into TELLING you what THE BEST record of the year is (that's coming next week), we thought we might find out what some of our favourite acts' favourite records of the year were. Here, Finn Andrews, the lead singer, songwriter and driving force behind New Zealand's The Veils, reveals his favourite five of 2009... »
Is it the end of the year already? Must be time for some summing up the year in list formats. Before we get stuck in with TELLING you what THE BEST record of the year is, we thought we might find out what some of our favourite acts' favourite records of the year were. Kicking things off is not just one of the greatest drummers of all-time...»
The girls wanna kiss her, the boys wanna be a fifth as cool as her. Onlookers gaze at the spiky leather jacket atop Japanese cloth and neon danglies. We look on in awe at her yoga poses whilst deep-throatin' a mic. Meanwhile, the blow-up eyes sway and the flutter-flying clouds of confetti stick to sweaty backs 'n' necks 'n' faces. Your usual Monday night out, this is not.»
Rumblings have been occurring for a while about a film documenting the rise of one of the most important band's in British music history. My Sunday morning stumble around the internet led me to Blur.co.uk where you can see this:»
DiS chats with James Murphy about the forthcoming LCD album, Free Energy and a soundtrack he's been working on.»
Welcome to the weekend, it has landed or somesuch e-talking nonsense. This playlist was made with a hangover and it probably shows.»
This is the sound of regression, desperately seeking the Ferris Bueller days off, sitting on our Spiderman bedspreads, playing Prince of Persia, Double Dragon and/or Starfox, wearing Karate Kid peejays. This is escapism, going down the Warioland pipe and into a rabbit hole of hazy days which began with bonus levels before breakfast. »
Alt-pop band of the year and Emo phenomena Paramore have a new video and have provided DiS with a sneak peak of it.»
Ah, another cold and misty week in London is nearly over and amid end of list year list compiling and finishing off some exciting new features, the record releasing and music news hasn't relented. Anyhoo, here's our weekly Spotify playlist to accompany the content this week on DiS.»
As you've hopefully come to expect, DiS ends each week with a little audio interpretation of what was on the site this week. Some say it's a little like a website cover mount, whilst others have been heard asking whether we have shares in Spotify or something (no but considering 2million+ people are using it, we wish we did!). »
Hip Hop pioneers Public Enemy are striking back at people who say the internet is killing the music business and asking fans to invest in their new record.»
The blogfluential Parisian label Ed Banger Records premièred the new video from the self-proclaimed "hot chick" Uffie. Her forever delayed debut album - the everso Uffily titled Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans - has finally been confirmed for release in early 2010»
A few weeks back, just before Muse played two huge homecoming shows (discussed here) and released their hugely successful new album The Resistance (reviewed here), DiS had a chat with their drummer Dominic Howard. Seeing as you've now had time to get your teeth into the album, here's what he had to say about it... »
News has just reached DiS that has us bouncing off the walls like a kid whose Ritalin has been swapped for LSD. Shins frontman James Mercer (technically, he actually is The Shins) hinted a while back that he has a new band, tentatively named Broken Bells. But wait for it, he's formed it with Mr Danger Mouse. »
Music industry trade magazine Music Week is today reporting that Paramore look rather likely to have their first number album this coming Sunday. »
DiS' founder and current editor Sean Adams compiles a playlist of songs that could be heard in the year 2000 (a rough theme we've set for you to build a Spotifriday playlist around - more details here) when this very website was in its embryonic stages. First, a bit of prologue...»
Hesitance is rarely considered a virtue, but when you've been drunkenly dragged around the block as much as I have, you soon learn not to fall in love too easy. You learn that a great song does not a hit summer album make and that a well received record does not mean that you've got a band of the year on your hands. But not every band HAS to be the best of the best because sometimes - just sometimes - better than the rest is enough. Not every band has to save your life and untangle your knotted heartstrings. »
Following several weeks of voting, you have picked the winner of the Neptune Music Prize.»
Today is your last chance to vote in the Neptune Music Prize.»
Drowned in Sound reviews the new Muse album The Resistance in a first listen, track-by-track commentary stylee...»
DiS caught up with Muse to discuss their special hometown comeback in Teignmouth which takes place this coming Friday and Saturday (see below for details of how to win tickets to this instantly sold out gig!). »
DiS was very excited to get a first listen to the forthcoming album brand new eyes by 2-million records selling female-fronted emo/rock band Paramore. »
Day two of Reading begins with that smudged, slightly hungover feeling. Everyone seems quite happy, despite the hiding sun and the wind which has died down a little from last night's cut-through-you brrr-ness.»
DiS is onsite at both Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend and through a haze of dust, here's DiS' editor with a quick rundown of Day One at Reading...»
Yesterday, DiS caught up with Muse to discuss their new album but Dom let slip details of the live show for their forthcoming tour...»
So, in no particular order, here are the twenty acts DiS' editor is most looking forward to seeing this weekend. »
