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With quashed rumours of Blur splitting up, their guitarist blokey who likes to release weird and wonderful stuff, GRAHAM COXON, announces details of his new album.. 'THE KISS OF MORNING' is set for release on 21st October through his very own Transcopic label. It is said to be "Graham's most acco»
The infamous NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS have announced details of a new album on Mute in 2003. The currently untitled 12th album was recorded at Singsing studios in Melbourne by The Bad Seeds line up of: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and»
Those space-folkers SIMIAN are going out on tour with style-mag nu yawkians INTERPOL! Interpol who recently released their debut album 'Turn on the Bright Lights' are taking their show out on the road with »
Electrelane, who were joint dis-staff album of the year with the Strokes last year are back! The girls have been away writing a new album which they're set to record with the infamous Steve Albini soon, but not before touring with Death in Vegas and playing Wire magazines 20th Birthday in Paris on»
The bands with the best names in Britian get their arty-noises out of the Oxford ghetto's and around the country a little bit. Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia that band who's debut release 'Indian Ink' was released to»
This is a new idea, we (a bunch of dissers) bung together all the good tours happening this month, SEPTEMBER 2002! or whats left of it.. with a few descriptions so you have a rough idea what the band sound like, what they're releasing and any other assorted gossip. Also means you can stop buying that apparent new-music»
If you’ve not seen this film already and you are Christian, stop reading, pop along and hide sheepishly behind your bible print stained fingers throughout. Remember, it’s only a movie. It’s also a good movie if you want to justify your religion, your fortunate place in the world and maybe throw popcorn all over »
Some days I just want to leap on my head, bounce around and leave the world behind in my testosterone fuelled catharsis. Other days, I just want to lie with beauty in my arms and ears, in the dark, the sounds glowing all around me. “Let it rush over me, but be gentle with me please” By now, you may »
The man that is Beck is back with a new album titled 'Seachange'. It's out on September 23rd, and it's being streamed for your sampling pleasure over @ seachangealbum.co.uk. Check it out and comment below. Sounds pretty damn ace to me! But wha»
So, this bunch of punkrags Miss Black America, with their ranty frontman, personal politicks, travis slanderneering, endless touring (including one last October for Drowned in Sound), endless dis pet-band-ness, being a recent NME 'discovery' and all that.. You must know who they are by now. Check their profile d»
Rival magazine KERRANG! are putting on one helluva rock festival...3 days, 3 bands, no under 18s... no tents, chalets.. It takes place @ Camber Sands Holiday Centre (New Lydd Road, Camber, Nr. Rye, East Sussex.) home of All Tomorrows parties on 4th - 6th October 2002. Tickets are available f»
Dee Dee Ramone, of the Ramones (real name: Douglas Glenn Colvin) died in June, and yesterday the post-mortem revealed that his death was caused by a "lethal amount" of heroin in his body causing him to overdose. His autobiography 'Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones' tells his story of struggle with dr»
There's nothing like a week of chaos to keep you on your toes. But at the end of it, this Sunday, Drowned in Sound will bring Manchester (full of the music industry) one helluva FREE rock show to remember. In the City is an annual event ran by Tony Wilson of »
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D - F r a g # 22 : London Gig Previews
...by Sean www.drownedinsoun»
DiS loves Miss Black America. You either rate or hate Miss Black America. Their albums out on Monday and they start another mammouth tour tomorrow, so do your bit and pop along... This time last year we were gearing up for a Drowned in Sound ROCKtober tour with some punkrag upstarts called Miss Black Am»
Some say rock is dead. Some say rock is back. WE SAY IT NEVER WENT AWAY!!! Dis-faves Biffy Clyro take their foo fightersy, american college'ish math-rock out on the road in October, on tour in support of old-skool-deftones-flavoured grunge-kidz Vex Red. It's good to see two bands from the UK »
Matt Hales, the man from 90s under-acheivers RUTH, then THE 45s and now, he's on the veedub ad and after a bit of a battle, called AQUALUNG! A ruckus? Damn right So the singles called 'Strange and Beautiful', it's the song Coldplay could of written in a Radiohead-daze. You've prolly heard it, it's a»
Turin Brakes, are back (ish) with an acoustic tour at the end of September... Those swoonfully boootiful blue-boys who stole our hearts with their timeless pop gems during the apparent, new accoustic movement, ebbing like the waves of change from their dusty debut »
People either love or hate ska.
People either love or hate [spunge].
Simple as…
[SPUNGE] no idea why they have those brackets either, but they’re the UK’s most active live band, probably (if you know of any who plays more please ring the men in white coats). Skanking from 32-date to»
The sticker reads “It’s cheap. It’s good. Buy it before the world ends.” But isn’t even the debased noughties version of punk meant to help save the world? Maybe they’ve given up, what with majors buying up their bands or at least trying to and NoFx playing corporate festivals. I dunno. They prolly dunno and don»
One for those about to dress in leather and faded black, sleeveless, 1989 tour tee's... The press release says "The world's greatest live band return to the UK in October." And that'd be biker-poprags Motorhead this October, supported by Anthrax, and further acts to be announced (oooh!»
CARLING WEEKENDER: NEW BAND TENT REVIEWS
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST at THE READING FESTIVAL
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST at THE LEEDS FESTIVAL
BOBBY CONN:
I came back for Bobby Conn, amazing little man with a high voice and deba»
Have you noticed that the nights are beginning to draw in already? After reading it seems like the summer dies. But not everything falls to the ground. ROCKtober is coming and I’m pretty confident it’ll bear the fruits of a great few years for rock (which even the Times tell the world is back!). So, with the sun grinni»
Hello outthere,
You rocking? Good, good. I just rediscovered 'Relationship of Command' buried amongst my cd collection and i think i need new speakers (or ears!). Just about to wander off to interview =Reuben= and see them playing the barfly with Kinesis and ThisGIRL. Ace night, shame that some magazine kel»
"52 percent of Britons oppose military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein." - NOP, compilers of polls. Theoretically, in a few weeks from now, we could be about to witness a War of the Worlds. We could all be waiting to see which dictator can press their special red, nuclear spaceweapon but»
So, that was Reading/Leeds/Glasgow 2002... Ben from the Coopers rushed to A&E? Ikara Colt riot then don't play Leeds? Derby lad dead? Riots? Rain? It really was a great weekend, lil bit of rain, a lot of sun and a full (and we mean FULL) review's due any day now. It wasn't without a bit of chaos tho. »
Life is Loud! Rock is Back! Poodle Perms! Eddie (Nerd-)Temple-Morris! Rawk! Professional Drunks! Liggers! Rock Stars! Some Awards! Lastnight, at the glitzy, spinning doors, red-carpeted, champagne-laden, Hilton Hotel in London's Park Lane; rock rag Kerrang!»
Alice had her looking glass but I just need a speaker stack and to wash my face with cold water, to rinse away the strife of everyday life. Deep breath. In to the icy water I go… I open my eyes, expecting just the gentle burn of chlorine but WOAH!!! Into a brave never-neverland I tumble. The journey through a world of»
As previously reported those shockingly-not-got-a-proper-deal-yet rock urchins =REUBEN= are set to tour again, this time supporting the ace, riotous Mclusky (SING IT!) in September... So, Mclusky, promoting a new Ep 'A»
With Reading nearly upon us select members of the dis team, have selected 3 bands each that you musn't miss.
Name: Sean (aka the Boss)
1. New Bands Tent: REIND»
