See The Cure For Only Two Grand
A pair of tickets for The Cure's gig at the tiny Camden Barfly (Mar 5th) have sold on eBay for £1,800.»
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Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters go to prove that the Americans generally continue to outshine British pop bands in terms of style, glamour, and inventiveness. You shouldn’t need to feel that liking them is a guilty secret»
The 44s - The Haunted Fairground... and other tales
We’ve seen many “core” genres go by but nobody expected “Big Band Core” quoted in a biog. Believe it or not, that is what Glasgow’s The 44s claim to be... and they're something with that little extra special twist.»
In The City 2004: Submit Your Demos
The closing date is "late June", but In The City music convention is already asking for submissions.»
T in the Park: Fancy a Gig, Pal? T Break 2004 Launches
In a band in Scotland? Want to play at T in the Park festival this year?»
Muse Sellout Gig in Five Minutes
Muse have arranged some last-minute gigs in Belfast and Dublin, to make up for the fact they haven't played there in so long.»
On the Road With Jim Bob
Ex Carter USM singer Jim Bob is going out on another UK tour in May. He's also secured a publishing deal for his autobiog, 'Goodnight Jim Bob - On The Road With Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine'.»
"This is actually the end of the line. We’re gonna call it quits"
DiS caught up with THE band of the moment to find out what makes these 'cute' Canadians so darn special. The album 'Logic Will Break Your Heart' is out on now, now, now!»
Death Cab For Cutie, Youthmovies, The Cribs at London ULU, Thu 12 Feb
Death Cab For Cutie are a revelation. If there was ever a band whose time is right now, it’s theirs.»
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
If there’s only one thing you know about Keane, it’s that they don’t have a guitarist. No, Keane! Bad, Keane! The other thing you’ll know is that they have a cherub-faced singer with a soaring, pitch-perfect voice. If, however, you’ve already heard this song, you’ll have made your mind up about them already.»
Coldplay and Outkast Win Top Grammy Awards
Coldplay have scooped the "record of the year" award at the US Grammy Awards»
Supermarket Sweep
Now fully signed up to V2 Records, Dogs Die In Hot Cars have their debut release for the label on the horizon. It’s the follow-up to last year’s ‘I Love You ‘Cause I Have To’ (Radiate), and taster of what’s to come from their debut album in the summer. DiS grabbed a few words off frontman Craig Macintosh.»
"We like to bitch a lot..."
Grammy nominations... an infuriatingly catchy single with an already notorious video... first UK gigs in years... erm, "ass parties"??! Welcome back, Fountains of Wayne.»
Pixies (them again) Confirm T
T in the Park's organisers confirmed today that the Pixies will be playing the festival this summer.»
Cayto on Tour-o
Eclectic Scots weirdos Cayto are touring England this month and the start of next.»
The Needs - Sylvia/Tarts
The continuing adventures of London’s seedy underbelly. The increasingly deadly live shows. The affected cool...»
Easyworld - Kill The Last Romantic
Poor Easyworld still haven’t got the hang of this albums lark. In a nutshell, ‘Kill the Last Romantic’ is a steaming pile of donkey droppings.»
Fightstar: A Couple of Lovely Gigs
Newcomers Fightstar have played a couple of 'secret' gigs this month but are now letting themselves loose around, erm, London! Yes.»
Mos Def: An Out-of-Work Actor From Guildford
Somewhat oddly, hip hopper Mos Def is set to play Ford Prefect in the movie version of 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.»
Brett Anderson & Bernard Butler Recording Together Again...
Indie dies... then rises from the dead straight afterwards.»
Fonda 500 - Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds
Fonda 500 are the work of a twisted mastermind, intent on gathering up the people who go on Pop Idol/Popstars as “a bit of a joke,” and forcing them in a band together. In Hull. To record in their bedrooms. Nice.»
Fountains of Wayne: London Show Upgraded!
FoW show upgraded...»
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
1970s influences dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century, by four Top of the Pops-gatecrashing, dapper 20-somethings. Best of all, this is only the beginning and it’s a bloody good start. It is finally released this week. Are you ready to dance?»
Divine Comedy: An 'Absent' March
The Divine Comedy release a new album, 'Absent Friends', on March 29th.»
Ryan Adams Comes a Cropper
Ryan Adams fell off the stage during 'Shadowlands' at his Liverpool gig.»
Atomic Kitten in Matching Hairstyles Horror (And Other Fickle Pop Goss From the Frontline)
We love the tabloids, we do, and we especially love 'Heat' (we just don't normally admit it in public).»
YMSS: new Album + Tour
Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies have a lot of stuff 'going' 'down' right now, as it were, with a new single, new mini album (which doesn't look that mini - especially the title) and tour with 65 Days Of Static coming up.»
The Rakes, The Basics at London Metro, Wed 21 Jan
“This song is for my ex-girlfriend, who dumped me last week before my birthday. We’re still friends. It’s called ‘I Hope You Die in Hell, Bitch’”»
Franz Ferdinand Chart In Top 5
Franz Ferdinand have scored the biggest new-entry in the UK singles chart this week.»
The Vessels Split
Surrey popsters The Vessels have sadly called it a day.»