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As one of the official partners of Reading & Leeds Festival, the BBC will be recording and broadcasting various bits of the festival live. Here are all the details of what they will be broadcasting live and which shows they're hosting live from the site. There will be much more available online (the best bits of which we'll be featuring on DiS).»
'Ding! 'Ding! As part of DiS' Reading Festival preview, we've made a mixtape of the festival's greatest hits but first, a little prologue from DiS' editor.... »
From the archive... We spent the last week or more previewing, digesting and sharing Drowned in Sound's experience of Reading and Leeds Festival 2008. Here's all our content, in case you missed anything... now with added Friendly Fires live clip and a report of Day Three»
Sunday has various songs written about it and dedicated to it but almost all of them are downbeat dreamy affairs. Strangely Sunday has nowhere near as many songs written about it as Saturday but maybe that's because those who've already written songs about Sunday have pretty much nailed it? Most of this playlist touches on things you might do on a Sunday but it's mostly songs that give me the Sunday feeling. »
Putting together this playlist we were taken aback by how many songs feature Saturday in the title and strangely, how many of them are pretty great. In fact, there are so many songs that had Saturday in the title that we didn't really bother (with a few exceptions) to find other things which sound-like or sum up this day of youthful exuberance, barbecues and birthday bashes. »
DiS is still mulling over the decade that was and pondering who the most important acts were, what the best gig was and which labels/events/moments really truly mattered. To soundtrack my thought process, I've compiled this playlist of my favourite songs of the decade and thought I'd join the opensource revolution and share this playlist with you all.»
Yeah, THANK GOD/DOG/F*CK IT'S FRIDAY! It certainly was the easiest day to pick random tracks for which feature the name of the day in the title. In fact just searching for 'Friday Night' brings up a whole array of interpretations of "party night". Hopefully this playlist goes some way to summing up and soundtracking at least one part of your Friday night frolicking and if not, what says Friday to you? (comment below)»
DiS likes to think of Thursday as the day before festivals start or the night most of the best gigs take place in London. Thursday of course has a popular emo band named after it and is yet another day that Bowie has put in a song title. Of course, 'Thursday Afternoon' is one of those wondrous must-listen pieces of magic which Mr Eno put together. Is it better than Music for Airports? We can't decide but it's certainly as lush and lovely to drift off to, especially after the odd adventure that is 'My Sister = My Clock'. »
On Monday night, Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show heralded the return of the Arctic Monkeys, with them doing a live set in the small tiny studio where everyone from Pulp to The Pixies recorded sets for John Peel. And probably much bigger bands like Pink Floyd and wotnot too.»
What can we say about Wednesday? Not a lot. It's the middle of the week yet it's more like the week has half started, rather half over. »
This Spotify playlist starts with the obvious "Monday Morning Anthems", moves into blissful half-awake territory, has a mid-morning doze before the guttural screams of WAKE UP! to catch anyone who might have drifted off at their desk. The second hour is an eclectic hodge-podge of requests and Monday-ishness. »
Following last year's festival feast of Howling Bells, Fuck Buttons, Noah and the Whale, Youthmovies and The Mae Shi, DiS returns to Leicester this weekend to host the Rising Stage at Summer Sundae.»
Artist 'n' Artist: Örvar from múm meets Sócrates. Thinking about the idea of interviewing another musician made me shudder. I generally get very bored of interviews with my colleagues and I always feel sorry for people who are forced to read interviews»
As part of their takeover, DiS asked múm to pick a theme and make a mixtape for DiS. Here's what Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason has created for you.»
DiS was really curious how the duet between Liam Frost and Martha Wainwright came about, what with her being on our label and all. So in his own words, Liam explains how it happened...»
The Falls Music & Arts Festival is a three day soirée from December 29, 2009 – 1 January 2010, which takes place in two gorgeous natural amphitheatres along the coastlines of Marion Bay, Tasmania and Lorne, Victoria; featuring around 60 performers, comedians, The Falls Arts Village, films, spectacular scenery and FREE CAMPING!»
Hopefully you know the deal with these track-by-track's by now - essentially it's the band walking us through their album in a director's commentary kinda style. As part of our special Múm week on DiS, we asked them to talk us through their forthcoming album Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know.»
Rather popular rock/emo band Paramore have revealed details of their third album. Rather popular and DiS guilty pleasure rock/emo band Paramore have revealed details of their third album.»
Ahead of its release, DiS got a first listen to the forthcoming Arctic Monkeys' album Humbug, co-produced by Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and James Ford. »
To kick off a special week of content from the skittering electronic Icelandic folks Múm, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason suggests three new acts from their home town that you should check out. »
No Age hit London, Dublin, Oslo and Berlin.»
Think of Sigur Rós. Then imagine the girl of your dreams reaching in to kiss you, and just as your lips bump she spews in your mouth. Imagine an angel flying over and dumping white goo on you, seagull-style. Think beauty and the bleak thud of military drums. Listen hard enough and you'll hear clouds of soot pounce like black kittens before warping like storm clouds into puffs of dragon breath. »
DiS met Mastodon, asked them questions and captured it on video. »
The (nominees were announced on DiS yesterday](http://drownedinsound.com/news/4137495-dis-alternative-music-prize--the-neptune-nominees-announced) but before you rate the albums, we thought you might like to listen to all of them. You've got until 8th of September to vote so take your time, form your opinion and then score them out of 10. »
After your rampant enthusiasm last year for DiS ' Pluto Prize (our reader voted alternative to the Mercury Music Prize) we're doing it all over again for 2009 with a new name: The Neptune Music Prize. DiS' award highlights 12 out of this world albums that we felt missed the Mercury cut go head to head for the alternative title of best album of 2009.»
DiS is very excited to reveal the stage-times for Field Day Festival which takes this Saturday, followed by the DiS after-party at the Old Blue Last.»
'Mon the the road! Hello video!»
DrownedinSound.com presents the Official Field Day After Party featuring two of DiS' tips for 2010: Gold Panda and worriedaboutsatan plus DJ sets from DrownedinSound, British Males, Mike Diver and more to be announced.»
DiS likes to end the week with Spotifriday. It's a weekly Spotify playlist which linkedly runs down the best bits from this week on DiS. This is the 11th time we've done it and you simply download the free Spotify software and then click here to listen whilst reading the below stuff or doing whatever you please. »
Yesterday, The Omaha World-Herald, spoke to Robb Nansel, who runs Bright Eyes' label, Saddle Creek and he made this grand confirmation about a final Bright Eyes album. »
