DiScover Club this weekend: The Monroe Transfer replaced by Fireworks Night
The Monroe Transfer have been forced to cancel their set at tomorrow’s DiScover Club at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club (April 5) as their drummer Ed is unwell»
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Operator Please - Yes Yes Vindictive
You could accept Operator Please's limited musicianship limitations and end on a "potential for sure", but with these vocals they're are never likely to crack a smile on a critical face, let alone the mainstream market»
D.I.Y. mobilising: Envy & Other Sins bite corporate bullets for their art
You'd think winning mobileAct Unsigned would set odd-poppers Envy & Other Sins up for success, but DiS discovers that's not the case as we go behind the scenes of Channel 4's battle of the bands»
Supersonic 2008: tickets on sale now
Tickets for this summer's DiS-sponsored Supersonic Festival are on sale now»
The Weekly DiScussion: no more (local) heroes anymore?
Arctic Monkeys made it on their terms, refusing to hit London in pursuit of fame. So why do so many bands continue to pile into the capital? DiS asks readers to support their own scenes by revealing the local heroes»
OFF: The View NOT to headline secret London show tonight
The View's performance tonight at the Dirty Boots Club in London, announced three hours ago, has been cancelled over security fears»
Vessels tour loads ahead of debut album release
Leeds-based experimental post-rocking sorts Vessels are to tour their socks off ahead of the release of their debut album this summer»
The Ruby Suns announce UK tour
The Ruby Suns are making the epic journey from their New Zealand homes to tour the UK and Ireland next month, in support of their wonderful second album, Sea Lion»
Third and foremost: Portishead on their belated comeback (pt 2)
Portishead’s period of hibernation lasted some 11 years from their self-titled to this month's Third. Geoff Barrow reveals his love of Charlie Brooker and why he's accepted illegal downloading»
Portishead discuss Third
Portishead’s period of hibernation lasted a long time - eleven years from their self-titled to this month's Third. Founder Geoff Barrow explains the gap between records and how The Coral helped stoke his creative fires»
"There was nothing burning my brain off": Portishead's Geoff explains 11-year wait for Third
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has spoken to DiS about the gulf between studio albums two and three, 1997’s self-titled effort and Third, released at the end of April via Island»
April first tomfooler: Death Cab singer reveals jazzin' side-project
Very silly Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard has revealed details of his side-project, Just Jazzin'»
Captains Of Industry call time on record releasing
Indie label of some repute Captains Of Industry is closing its doors today after five years in the business»
Beck - Odelay (Deluxe Edition)
Re-issued in deluxe packaging and featuring a second disc of b-sides and remixes, Beck's 1996 classic Odelay stands up brilliantly when compared to other critical hits of its era, as well as today's indie eccentrics»
Radiohead on In Rainbows repercussions; bless DiS readers
DiS has been talking with Radiohead drummer Phil Selway about the industry reaction to last year's download-for-nowt long-player In Rainbows, and its impact on the music industry»
mobileFacts: TV winners Envy & Other Sins on post-show 'success'
mobileAct Unsigned winners Envy & Other Sins have spoken to DiS about how they’ve found their post-success fortunes, or misfortunes, with major label A&M/Universal on board and their debut album, We Leave At Dawn, released today»
Singles round-up (31/03/08)
This week's winning 45 might seem obvious, but with the singles pile largely comprised of meh releases Radiohead's latest shines brightly as the best. 'Nude' (as heard on E4, et cetera) is our Single of the Week»
DiScover Monthly: March 2008
Another month, more new music on MySpace pages, absorbed by the DiS ranks. Here is a selection of new bands, five in all, we’ve been enjoying across the Easter bank holiday, and throughout the month of March»
A Month in Records: March 2008
We’ve enjoyed a veritable banquet of beauties in March - whittling our favourites down to ten was tough work. Expect to see a number of these LPs in December’s end-of-year best-of list, so good is March’s crop»
Bleedin' lucky: Leona Lewis tastes stateside success
Former X Factor winner and recent number one artist on these shores Leona Lewis has become the first UK artist since 1987 to top the US Billboard Top 100»
The Most Serene Republic - Population
Ontario's The Most Serene Republic haven’t forgotten the pop to balance their more out-there tendencies on Population, the superb follow-up to 2006’s equally recommended debut Underwater Cinematographer»
DiScover Club double: this weekend and next in London, plus future dates
Roll up, rock down: the DiScover Club is back in London these next two weekends, and we’ve two cracking bills for y’all, for free. Featuring: Beestung Lips, Let's Wrestle, Sky Larkin, Broken Records, Jonquil and more»
The Apes - Ghost Games
Apes aren’t about to crack that ‘til now ignorant mainstream with their fourth Lp Ghost Games, but established acolytes and curious newcomers will find much indeed to be super-stoked about»
This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You
EITS, and high-profile peers, take note: relative newcomers they may be, but on the evidence of this debut This Will Destroy You are can’t-fail successors to the crowns that now rest so unsurely on your brows»
The Weekly DiScussion: wearing your tastes and the trouble it brings
As the recent case of Sophie Lancaster and developments in Mexico's current anti-emo movement show, wearing your music tastes on your sleeves can be a risky business. DiS asks for your stories of experienced prejudice»
Supersonic 2008: additions, tickets on sale in April
Supersonic organisers Capsule have confirmed new names for 2008's three-day festival in Birmingham, held on July 11-13»
DiS and Vice present exclusive YACHT show in London
DiS is pleased to announce details of a special YACHT show, taking place at London’s Old Blue Last this summer»
Chart round-up: bite-size Bank Holiday edition
You stop work, but the charts keep rolling. Yesterday's movers, shakers, fakers and crap, here»
First Impressions: Portishead's Third
DiS gets a sneak live preview of Portishead's new material at an exclusive radio session in Berlin; here, we reveal what to expect from the band's forthcoming comeback album, Third»
Panic At The Disco: an overnight success years in the making
DiS meets one of the biggest rock bands in the world, Panic At The Disco, to look back at the act's successful debut and its imminent follow-up, Pretty. Odd.. Pigeonhole them at your peril»