DiScover: Beestung Lips
Quite probably the UK's most exciting new punk band, Beestung Lips take their incendiary riot-rock on the road later this year, and play our own DiScover Club on March 29. For now: some Q&A action»
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Bjork reveals "Tibet, Tibet" fuss frustrations
Björk has revealed that she's no political spokesperson after the controversy kicked up by this little twin-finger salute to China's government»
Rocket From The Crypt - R.I.P.
While Rocket From The Crypt's farewell live LP isn't quite Thunder Down Under, it's full of irresistible energy and is a fitting epitaph for a band who lived and died on the stage, rather than in the charts»
Go Gringo, go: Bilge Pump and Lords to tour; take in Rolo Tomassi, Youthmovies along the way
Nottingham blues-rockers Lords are to team up with Gringo Records labelmates Bilge Pump for a series of dates later this month»
Youthmovies: ICA show news, plus WIN records for words
Youthmovies to play special ICA show in support of new album Good Nature - win swag in exchange for your view on the album, plus tickets to this awesome end-of-tour gig»
Chart round-up: Merciless songstress conquers all; Nickelback remain a mystery to DiS
Nickelback: WTF? Their shit-rock rolls on, collecting new idiots along the way, but still they can't topple Duffy, whose Welsh tones tickle the top end of both the albums and singles charts this week»
Singles Round-up (17/03/08)
It's a week of big-name releases - Panic At The Disco, Moby, Utah Saints - but DiS is most impressed by a talented newcomer from Ipswich who's mates with Hot Chip's Joe Goddard. Dels' 'Lazy' is our Single of the Week»
DiScover: MySpace Trail #3
From Youthmovies to the demented LA dance duo Captain Ahab in but a few easy MySpace steps? It can only be number three in our series of Trails, DiScovering the unknown (or kinda known this time out) at random. Click, dip, lick»
Broken Records at London Soho Revue, Tue 11 Mar
Despite the heavy A&R presence, Edinburgh’s Broken Records rightly receive a warm reception at their first-ever London show; indeed, the septet leave the stage after a short set to calls for an encore»
Watch: anime-inspired new Britney video
The third single to be taken from Britney Spears' latest album, Blackout, does not feature the singer in its anime-style promo video»
First impressions: Panic At The Disco's Pretty. Odd.
DiS scampered down to Atlantic Records HQ for an almost private audience with the new Panic At The Disco album, Pretty. Odd.. Ahead of our interview with the band we here bring you our initial thoughts on one of 2008's biggest records»
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
What state would rock music be in without the affecting additions to its repertoire from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds? It doesn’t really bear thinking about. So: less pondering, more purchasing»
Hove Festival confirms Jay-Z as headliner; DiS to sponsor Norway five-dayer
Jay-Z has been confirmed to headline this year’s Hove festival, held on the idyllic island of Tromøya, near Arendal, in Norway. As last summer, this year’s event will be supported by DiS – expect daily updates from the festival throughout its duration, June 23-27»
The Weekly DiScussion: South By Southwest in focus (and our tips)
It can’t have escaped attentions that there’s a shindig going down stateside: the yearly South By Southwest conference starts today. DiS wants to know your thoughts on the world's biggest music festival. Plus, check out some of our tips»
Doherty, drugs, children: must be a Channel 4 show
Channel 4 have approached Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty to make a television programme about druggie teens, according to The Daily Star and, subsequently, NME.com»
Rapper out the clink, gaol over: The Game walks
The Game - "I'd just pick the ball up and kick the shit out of the stadium, game over" - has been released from Los Angeles' Twin Towers prison after serving eight of 60 days for a firearms offence»
Jimmy Eat World answer your questions
Jimmy Eat World's Tom and Jim sit down with DiS to answer some of your questions. What is that on the cover of Static Prevails? Just what did it feel like to have Capitol come crawling to them after they heard Bleed American? These, and more»
Broken Records announce debut single, tour dates
Edinburgh seven-piece Broken Records, much championed by DiS these past few months, are to release their debut single proper on April 14. 'If The News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It' is released via Young Turks»
Enablers come to town: win tickets to special DiS show and more
Enablers are one of the most thrilling live acts you will ever see, and they're calling in at London's Monto Water Rats next week for a special DiS show. Win tickets here, or simply click through to buy»
Why? - Alopecia
Why?'s third LP requires early assessment based on a series of recognisable precedents; beyond that, analysis reveals one of the year's finest, and most truly unique, albums from a creative powerhouse»
Electric feelers out: MGMT mysticise the UK
Brooklyn's MGMT have prepped for the release of their debut album by winning over UK crowds with a series of stunning sets and a neat slot on Jools Holland. With Oracular Spectacular on the horizon, DiS discovers what's what with their 'mystic bullsh*t'»
Yeasayer tour continues; DiS @ London's ICA tonight
Brooklyn poppy oddities Yeasayer - a dash of the Mac, a sprinkle of the way out - continue their DiS-sponsored UK tour tonight with the first of two nights at London's ICA»
In Persson: The Cardigans on Best Of business
With the band's Best Of album in stores now, DiS catches up with The Cardigans' vocalist Nina Persson to talk unexpected hiatuses, the modern commercial landscape for professional musicians, and, erm, nakedness. Sort of. Ooh err»
Tapes 'n Tapes preview new material in London
DrownedinSound was at The Old Blue Last in London last night for a low-key comeback performance from Minneapolis quartet Tapes ‘n Tapes»
In photos: The Kills in Nottingham
DrownedinSound rocked on down to the Art Organisation in Nottingham to catch The Kills previewing material from their forthcoming LP, Midnight Boom»
Kelley Stoltz - Circular Sounds
With nods to The Kinks, McCartney and Buffalo Springfield in terms of texture and tone, Kelley Stoltz's Circular Sounds is a mass-appeal album floating lonely in waters so rarely visited by tourists plentiful»
The Dillinger Escape Plan at Astoria 2 formerly Mean Fiddler, London, Sat 23 Feb
If this represents the last time The Dillinger Escape Plan will play London, then the New Jersey pioneers certainly blast out on a considerable high. Yet there's little feeling of finality to a show best summarised as As good as it gets»
A Month In Records: February 2008
Cripes! One minute we’re all “Yay Spurs” and loving the Beautiful Game; the next we’re ducking chimney stacks as Britain rocks to some Richter Scale madness. Bonkers. Still, the jolts have stirred DiS into collecting February’s key releases»
DiScover Monthly: February '08
New music, new feature. DiS(cover) begins its round-up articles collecting together artists that we’re absolutely killing the MySpace pages of with Dinosaur Pile-Up, Invisible Conga People, Teengirl Fantasy, Who Owns Death TV and Gindrinker»
Menomena - Rotten Hell
A cheery-of-mood (if not lyric) piano-led number, single three from last year’s Friend Or Foe album might not be Menomena at their most immediate, but ‘Rotten Hell’ will nevertheless open fresh ears given a concentrated listen»