2008 to date: our favourites on their favourites
Six of DiS's featured twelve responsible for our Essential Dozen albums of 2008 to date give us their favourite acts and records of the year so far»
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Watch: new video from Primal Scream
'Can't Go Back' is released on July 14, its parent LP Beautiful Future following on July 21; a DiS feature on the band will run soon»
Mystery Jets announce October tour dates
Eel Pie Island's most-famous sons Mystery Jets are to take the sounds of their second LP Twenty One on the road in October»
Pure Groove update: instores aplenty at London record emporium
Pure Groove - their store is located at 6-7 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JX - have announced a number of decent in-store performances for July»
An Emergency's final dates: your last chance to see excellent Exeter rockers
Exeter/Brighton-based dance-rock trio An Emergency have announced three dates which may be their final shows ever»
Frightened Rabbit announce T in the Park warm-up shows
Jolly indie-pop Scots Frightened Rabbit are to play two dates ahead of their appearance at this year's T in the Park festival»
McFly to follow Prince, release album with The Mail On Sunday
Perky pop sorts McFly are to follow in Prince's footsteps and release their new album via The Mail On Sunday»
The Verve confirm album title and release date
The Verve's brand-new album is to be called Forth (it is their fourth) and it will be released on August 18»
Radiohead deliver the hits at second London show
Radiohead delivered the hits last night in London, at their second show at Hackney's Victoria Park»
An Epic best-of: Finley Quaye collection out next month
A best-of from the disputed uncle of Tricky - sure to be a best-seller by our reckoning»
Trail Of Dead launch their own label
Texan noisemongers ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are to launch their own record label, Richter Scale»
You Could Be Fined... and so much more: GN'R leaker is quizzed by FBI
The guy responsible for leaking early versions of Chinese Democracy tracks has been interviewed by the FBI»
An Essential Dozen: 2008's best albums, so far
Part three of three finds us diving deep to dredge for treasures from 2008 to date that your average chain store employee probably hasn't heard of»
Unreleased Weezer track appears on YouTube
An unreleased track by Weezer - perhaps recorded during the sessions for their latest 'red' album - has appeared on YouTube»
Track-by-Track: Hot Club de Paris' Live At Dead Lake
Out of the blue via their trusty PR, Liverpool trio Hot Club de Paris have delivered a Track-by-Track guide to their recommended second LP, Live At Dead Lake»
End of the Road's 'Chosen Ten' revealed
The End of the Road Festival has revealed its 'Chosen Ten' - ten new bands selected from a virtual mailbag of over 800 acts to play the annual festival»
Green Man 2008: full line-up and running order here
The full line-up for this summer's Green Man Festival - held August 15-17 in Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons - has been revealed»
Watch: new video from Vampire Weekend
Indie-poppers Vampire Weekend have finally released a video to last month's 'Oxford Comma' single»
Radiohead, Bat For Lashes at London Victoria Park, Tue 24 Jun
Thom Yorke is, by his own admission, terrified. All eyes are on the hunched Radiohead frontman as his fingers go to work on ‘Cymbal Rush’»
WIN! Tickets for this summer's Field Day festival, London
DiS has a pair of tickets to give away to Field Day - an all-dayer featuring Foals (pictured), Efterklang, The Field, Les Savy Fav, of Montreal, The Mae Shi and many others»
WIN! Tickets to this summer's Wireless Festival in London
Good news, city-locked Londoners wanting some festival action this summer: DiS has two tickets to give away to each day of this year's O2 Wireless Festival»
Elbow announce October tour
Manchester's Elbow are to promote their 9/10-rated The Seldom Seen Kid album with a tour in October»
Busted rhymes: DMX banged up again
Rapper DMX - real name Earl Simmons - is again in trouble with the law stateside, after a warrant was released for his arrest for not having a valid driving license»
"The duet will fuckin' blow everyone away": Kasabian talk up their new album
Always good for a quality soundbite or two, Kasabian pair Serge Pizzorno and Tom Meighan have been talking up their forthcoming album»
Carl Barat promises Glasto-goers Dirty Pretty Things will play
Ex-Libertine Carl Barat has promised those heading to Glastonbury this weekend that his current combo Dirty Pretty Things will play the festival»
An Essential Dozen: 2008's best albums, so far
Part two of three sees the less mainstream artists to have most impressed DiS over the last six months begin to make themselves heard»
Ben Kweller comes December calling: tour announced
Ben Kweller is to tour Europe in the winter, and has confirmed a number of domestic shows»
Micah P Hinson: new album, new live dates
Micah P Hinson's new LP, Micah P Hinson And The Red Empire Orchestra, is set for release on July 14. Hinson will tour in support of the album, too»
The Chemical Brothers get the greatest hits treatment, September
The Chemical Brothers will release a best-of record on September 1, Brotherhood»
Kings Of Leon confirm fourth LP release
Nashville foursome Kings Of Leon - set to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage this weekend - have announced details of their fourth album»