Watch: the new video from Lykke Li
Swedish singer Lykke Li - DiScovered here - will release her third UK single on August 25»
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Cold War Kids: second LP due in September
California foursome Cold War Kids will release their second album, Loyalty To Loyalty, via Mercury on September 22»
ATP confirms Nightmare Before Christmas additions
ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas weekender - scheduled for December 5-7 at Minehead's Butlins holiday camp - has seen its bill swell again»
Grammatics: live dates, free download
Leeds-based epic-indie sorts Grammatics are releasing a free download on Monday, and tour in August»
Saucy: Aidan Moffat offers sex advice
Literally what it says above: Aidan Moffat, former Arab Strap man fond of sweary words, has contributed his first sex-advice column to DiS-associated site theQuietus.com»
Mystery Jets cancel festival appearances
Mystery Jets have announced that they will not be playing at a number of festivals over the coming weeks, due to illness»
Jay-Z reveals new LP details
Superstar rapper Jay-Z has said that either Kanye West or Timbaland could be involved with his next album»
The odds favour the unknown: Burial favourite for Mercury
After a week of betting, bookmakers William Hill have revealed that their favourite to take this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize is Burial's second album, Untrue (pictured)»
AC/DC reveal tour plans and new album
Stadium rockers AC/DC have announced that they will set off on an 18-month world tour later this year, starting in October»
Summer Sundae 2008: the DiS (stage) preview
The annual Summer Sundae weekender takes place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester, on August 8-10. Here's the DiS preview»
Cool, kids: Black Cab Sessions celebrates 50th instalment
The Black Cab Sessions - profiled on DiS here - has reached its 50th session»
A Month In Records: July 2008
While newscasters went into a dizzy spin over somebody’s trip to Europe, DiS was in its bunker listening to the best music July had to offer»
Shake, rattle, rock and roll: LA quake could've claimed Black Kids
The earthquake that struck Los Angeles two days ago - it measured 5.4 on the Richter scale - could have claimed itself some musical victims»
Jay Reatard - Singles 06-07
It doesn’t take long to suss that Jay Reatard might not take his music – lo-fi garage rock dripping with catchy hooks – completely seriously»
Watch: trailer for Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul
A trailer for Oasis' forthcoming Dig Out Your Soul album, due for release October 8, has been uploaded to YouTube»
Jack White to duet with Alicia Keys on Bond theme
Jack White - of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs - is to duet with R'n'B star Alicia Keys on the new James Bond theme»
Metallica to release deluxe versions of classic albums
Universal Music is to re-issue Metallica's seminal Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets albums on August 4, on deluxe vinyl»
Watch: a small dog playing a theremin
This morning, while pointing our cursors the way of Capsule's blog (they put together the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham every summer), we saw this»
WIN! Tickets to the DiS-sponsored Green Man Festival - last day!
DiS has two pairs of tickets to give away to this summer's Green Man Festival, held in the stunning Brecon Beacons, Wales, on August 15-17»
Glasvegas confirm biggest UK tour to date
With 'Daddy's Gone' earning a re-release on August 25, ahead of their debut self-titled album (September 8), Glasvegas are to head off on their biggest UK tour to date»
DiS's Pluto Prize: get voting now!
Voting for the first-ever Pluto Prize, celebrating the British acts whose albums missed the Mercury Prize cut, is open now. So get voting»
Bob Dylan to release new Bootleg Series album in October
The eighth installment of Bob Dylan's celebrated Bootleg Series of LPs will be released on October 6»
Jubilee: massive tour, new single
LA's Jubilee - featuring ex-Icarus Liner Aaron North and members of Wires On Fire and Queens of the Stone Age - hit the UK next month for some serious touring»
BBC Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds: line-up revealed
The BBC Introducing Stage visits the Reading and Leeds festivals for the first time next month, and here's who will perform across the three days of the August Bank Holiday weekend»
Errors announce October dates
Awesome Scottish bleep-rockers Errors - their It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever debut LP is out now via Rock Action - have confirmed a series of live dates for October»
Andrew W.K.: lectures hard
Michigan-raised party rocker Andrew W.K. will 'play' at London's Madame JoJo's venue on September 19»
The Dodos announce September dates
San Francisco duo The Dodos will support the recent domestic release (via Wichita) of their excellent Visiter LP (review) with some September tour dates»
Stones rolling: group leaves EMI for Universal
The Rolling Stones have left EMI, their long-term home, to sign a new deal with major-label rival Universal»
Ash promising "diabolical inventions" - new material update
Ash's Tim Wheeler has told the BBC's Newsbeat show that his band's new material features some “diabolical inventions”»
Clipse name new LP
Virginia Beach crack-hoppers Clipse have announced that their third LP, due for release in November at present, will be titled Till The Casket Drops»