Funeral For A Tour
Welshie eMo kids do biggest tour to date...»
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Mtv Launches Independent Music Culture Show on Tues
I Want My In-diy Tv. Mtv gets down to business?»
Rufus Wainwright: Graces the UK in May
Sinatra meets Opera meets Ryan Adams in a dark alleyway wonderkid comes to the UK this may...»
DiS Guide to March '04
Here’s a brief overview of the best bits coming out and coming your way this March... including the brilliant new record from The Shins (pictured), our second Brave New Ideas night and lots of great tours. Feel free to post what you're looking forward to as a comment on this article.»
The Shins: Shower the UK in April
The Shins! The Shins! The Shins! Love them, cherish them, buy their album...»
The Charlatans: The Return
Indie kids and Burgess lovers rejoice, the soul-survivors of brit-pop are back with a new album and a tour...»
Triptych 04: Line-Up Announced; Franz, Múm, Four Tet, Explosions...
Triptych expands to 5-days and has a bill that includes Franz, Mum and Explosions in the Sky...»
Brave New Ideas #2: Thurs 4th March
Following on from the success of the launch night, DiS and 93 Live present the second, 1st Thursday of the month collaboration evening of great new music.
#2 opens with Oxford's answer to Busted and Ash DiveDive, followed by viola and piano driven avant-pop from Cardiff's Red Pony, topped off with the epic stylings of new DiS label signing Redjetson (album due in September).
Entry is £3 to all DiS readers. Night starts at 7:30 @ 93ft East on Brick Lane, East London. The accompanying 'Brave New Ideas' compilation is due in May...»
Snow Patrol, Jet at London Islington Academy, Fri 27 Feb
So, the New Kings of Rock’n’Roll, what a novel concept for a Channel 4 series. But why are Snow Patrol here? And are Jet really a rock'n'roll band? So many questions and so little soberness...»
Ash Release Digital Single - Get it Here
Ash are back at full volume...»
Múm: Icelandic Stars Make Good; Tour UK, New LP
Put lazily, Múm are an earthier and slightly folkier diversion from the Sigur Rós path and they have a new album and some uk dates...»
Blonde Redhead: Powercut, Reschedule Show from Garage to Scala (17/2 London)
Due to a powercut at the Garage, last night's sold out Blonde Redhead gig was postponed and will now be taking place tonight at the Scala.»
DiS Gets 4/5 in the Sunday Times
Fame, I wanna live forever...»
Statistics - Leave Your Name
‘Leave Your Name’ is the debut from Statistics, the project Denver Dalley of Desaparecidos kingpin and friend to Conor Oberst. Blah. Blah.
For Fans of: Mercury Rev, Remy Zero, The Cure, Bright Eyes and The Stills.»
February 2004, the Month of the Pale Young Indie Cherub
Bands in the key of love and heart break. Check out these audio tracks, videos and live dates from Azure Ray, The Stills, Keane, Thirteen Senses... then use our comments board to recommend your current lovesome favourites and records which will be making your Valentines extra special...»
Flu for a Friend: Matt Davies in Bed, Rather than in Sheffield
Flucore? Dodgy headlines aside, this is news for anyone going to the New Music Express tour in Sheffield tonight...»
Brave New Ideas Launch + Stills Album Playback (London)
"Thursday is the new Friday!"
...DiS and 93 Live have announced plans for a monthly night at 93 Feet East and Bi-Annual Compilations. It kicks off in an eclectica fashion on Thursday Feb 5th. The night begins with a Stills album playback (plus giveaways) from 7pm in the 93 Feet East Bar.
Entry is just £3 to all DiS Readers. Come, discover some great new music...
Due to their recording schedule Tenderfoot have just pulled out. New headliner is Karmakops!»
DiS Label: Brave New Ideas Night/Compilation + Signings News
A new year, a new night and some new signings. Boy oh boy have we been busy.»
Ash To Play Comeback Shows
Ash are back... with some smaller than usual dates»
Ryan Adams Forced to Postpone Dates
Broken arm forces Ed-Scissorhand-haired rock'n'folkster to postpone shows...»
Things Which Need to Happen in The UK if 2004 is Going to be a Great Year for Music
This is not a manifesto. It’s more a warning shot and an opportunity to outline some things we believe, from our point of view, that need to change for things to really happen in 2004. There’s a lot of things we believe new bands reading our site should consider, as it’s a mad world out there…»
Glastonbury/V04 Rumour Round-Up: James Brown, McCartney , Pixies, Prince...
Festival Line-Up Rumours! Festival Line-Up Rumours! Festival Line-Up Rumours! Festival Line-Up Rumours!»
Span Tour Hits the Road + Bloc Party + Kill Kenada
Oh what a tour!
It ends in London tonight with another utterly sold out show. Spans debut album 'Mass Distraction' was released this week.
Have you been to any of the dates, what did you think of the show? Comment on this article...»
Seafood: Sign to Cooking Vinyl + Comeback Tour
Sonic Youth and Pavement fans wake up; Seafood are back, with a full UK tour and a new record deal...»
Big in '04 VI - The Boxer Rebellion: On Tour
We told you to vote for them to play the new bands tent at Glastonbury, and they won, we said they were the best unsigned band in Britian, and then Alan McGee signed them up to Poptones. And we're predicting The Boxer Rebellions popped-up-tabourinebashing-discordance, which blends Charlatans and Cooper Temple Clauseness, will be big in 2004!»
On-The-Ball, Opinionated, Creative, Music Commentators Wanted
We're still receiving an amazing response to this, almost too amazing (seriously, we're talking several hundred), if you're waiting for a response you will hear from us in the next few days as we continue go through and pick out the very best of the bunch.
Writers Wanted!
We Want Your Soul!
If your dreams involve something similar to 'Almost Famous' and you can list like 'High Fidelity', read on...»
Sex Pistol John Lydon to Star in 'I'm a Celebrity...'?!!?
Weirdness! 2004 is such an odd year, and Johnny Rotten shoving Peter Andre down Ant's throat sounds like it'll be potential a highlight...»
The Stills - Lola Stars And Stripes
SINGLE OF THE WEEK: If you need another reason why 2004 is the year indie officially returns and leaps back into the shark-filled waters of the mainstream, then Canada's The Stills are well and truly it...»
Hope of the States: Guitarist Found Hung - Police Make Statement
Hope of the States guitarist has hung himself.»