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Coffee table looking a little sad these days? Lily Allen's potty mouth offending the prudes at your dinner parties? James Morrison simply too cack to even consider spinning in the company of others? Fear not, five-albums-a-year man, as Dido is back! Nearly...»
The jewel in the north-east's already sparkling musical crown, Field Music, have announced a handful of gigs for the next few months...»
Sacked Panic! At The Disco bassist Brent Wilson has taken legal action against his former band mates some three months after he was dismissed from their ranks...»
GoodBooks are to play four live dates as work continues on their debut album...»
Rough Trade Publishing turns fifteen this year, and celebrates this anniversary with a double-disc compilation record...»
We each take a breath. We each take a step back. We each feel a surge of nervousness shoot through our bodies. We each look about ourselves, at the faces similarly frightened. We each edge back a little more...»
Part Chimp are to again share a slab o' wax with their London buddies Todd, only this time on a heavy seven-inch...»
Although tinged with sadness – the title translates as ‘It’s Not Easy’ – Ok-Oyot System is a record of celebration, and deserves investigation by anyone with an appetite for discovery. »
Yup, Chris Carrabba aka Dashboard Confessional will be performing a special acoustic set on August 21 at the new Fopp in central London...»
September 30th's Let's Rock! Edinburgh event - due to be held at the Royal Highlands Centre - has been cancelled...»
Outkast's André 3000 last night called MTV News to dispell rumours that the pair had officially split...»
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Korn fan at a concert in Atlanta last month - see here for our original report on the assault...»
Compositions are allowed space to breath – hence the hefty running time – but never do they become bloated, leading to an experience that’s comparable to the likes of Pelican or even, demonic vocals aside, Isis...»
The Shins' forthcoming third album has been delayed. So much so, indeed, that it now won't hit stores the world over 'til early 2007, reports Pitchfork...»
Their music might be about as potent as tap water, but that hasn't stopped Ohio emo types Hawthorne Heights from launching an attack on Victory Records, the label they just recently walked away from...»
A Hawk And A Hacksaw - the folksy-pop-dance-something brainchild of former Neutral Milk Hotel member Jeremy Barnes - are touring the UK right now. So, if you're not up to owt, go out...»
Following news elsewhere online regarding Martha Wainwright's cancellation of three upcoming festival appearances, DiS can confirm that the Canadian singer-songwriter will still be performing a couple of times over the next few days...»
Veteran electro-pop (or something) duo Depeche Mode are to release a DVD/CD set covering the Milan show from their recent world tour...»
This collaborative effort from Billy Mahonie’s Gavin Baker and his father Dave is a charmingly traditional folk record, one that sounds like the perfect soundtrack to laidback seaside holidays, nights spent atop cliff tops stargazing from the back of a VW camper; that, or to train rides to Devon during the 1930s, the sun warming each coach to oven-like temperatures...»
Little Man Tate are promoting the forthcoming release of their 'House Party At Boothy's' single by allowing people like us - hi - to give stuff away. Little Man Tate stuff. If it wasn't, what'd be the point? Unless it was jelly. Mmmm, jelly...»
Saddle Creek-signed country-punk pair Two Gallants are to scoot on over the sea come November, for a series of UK shows...»
Survivor she ain't, but Natasha Bedingfield has nevertheless been invited to provide the theme song to the forthcoming Rocky movie...»
This week’s Tuesday DiScussion? the indie club mix-tape DiScussion. Many a DiSser can be found week in, week out, playing records (okay, CDs mainly) to assembled punters at clubs both within the M25 and beyond it. There’s more to come, too – watch this space. For today, though, we’re thinking along High Fidelity lines… what’s YOUR ideal indie club top ten... »
Two members of superstar emo-rockers My Chemical Romance were injured in a car crash late last week, according to various online sources such as AOL and Yahoo!...»
Electro-rocking pottymouth Peaches - not to be confused with the jailbait daughter of Sir Bob - is to play three - count them, on just one hand! - UK dates in October...»
Neo-jazz types plundering the archives of every impenetrably messy musician of the last decade or so, Hi Red Center’s sense of what does and doesn’t comprise an accessible composition is a little haywire to say the least...»
Buy one for dad and one for yourself, because if you watch Pulse once before handing it over you’ll be bugging the old man for a loan before long...»
At least fifteen gig-goers were injured on Saturday night (August 5) at a Tool gig in San Diego, according to reports from across the pond...»
Got a single on the way? Know those things called shops? Wicked...»
Recommended for anyone previously into Small Brown Bike, or that ever had any affection for Burning Airlines or Jawbreaker...»
