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According to an email sent to fansite SimplyPaz.com, Zwan bassist Paz Lenchantin has left the band to work with fellow Zwan member David Pajo on his Papa M project. The band are currently recording under the name Djali Zwan having cancelled their Euro»
Ooh, hark at the filth on this one! Brian opens his "ashtray heart" with this tawdry tale of kinky sex which may or may not be based on James Dean's alleged perversions. Remember kids, it's not easy being the life and soul of th»
When Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode to form Yazoo back in the early '80s, it seemed to leave the band dead in the water. Luckily, Martin Gore - the only remaining musical member - took up the songwriting duties and turned the cheesy ga»
Dig out the Max Factor and get all your ghoulfriends together, the tingliest wart on the face of America is back to SHOCK you and ROCK you like it's 1935. That's right, folks, Marilyn Manson's ditched his 'Rhyming Dictionary For Church-Bashers' and sought refuge in Hitler's Berlin for what he likes »
Oxford's finest guitar twangers-turned-knob twiddlers have announced a string of UK dates to push new album 'Hail To The Thief'. On their second trek around the UK (the first being those Sold Out in hours 'intimate shows') since last album »
The 90s Alice Cooper unveils his 'Golden Age Of Grotesque' with a series of RealAudio snippets. Brian Warner and his spooky kids are set to unleash their latest opus, their first without bassist Twiggy Ramirez, and to give you a reason to cough up your notes, they've decided to let you have a sneaky»
Unless you've been hidden away with Iraq's supposed stash of nuclear weapons for the past few years, you'll know everything there is to know about the history and genesis of Zwan. 'Mary, Star Of The Sea' is the product of 2 years of writing, road testing and getting in touch with what it is about mu»
The God of F**k meets 'Home Alone' star behind the bike sheds; learns how to handle his B&H. In the most unlikely tale of role reversal, Web site PageSix.com reports that Macaulay Culkin taught Marilyn Manson how to smoke on the set of forthcoming flick »
The world's still a vampire, but he's vegetarian and has a thing for pastels if Zwan are anything to go by... Psychadelia-tinged pop rockers Zwan have given their Zwan.com site a massive (and colourful) overhau»
Debut single from band featuring ex-Pumpkins frontman Billy available on the Internet. 'Honestly', the debut single from Zwan is available as Windows Media and QuickTime streams from the official Web site. Click here now to have »
Second heart-wrenching effort from internationally anonymous, flamboyant New York quintet. Rock lore tells us so much of the supposedly difficult second album. If a band cocks up the first one, the second is their only chance of survival. If they get it right, the weight of expectation is unbearably heavy »
Ex-Pumpkin Billy Corgan and pals set to "Reprise" their positions in the alt.rock pantheon As if the Soundgarden / Rage Against the Machine supergroup wasn't enough, news has filtered into DiS that the first album from rock monsters Zwan »
With a name that could be culled from one of Harry Potter's adventures and a sound fresher than a Harpic factory, newcomers Phoenix Down are already shaping up to be the ones to watch. Thanks to winning Nottingham Rock City's Battle of the Bands, »
Audioslave - the band comprised of Chris Cornell and 3/4s of Rage Against The Machine - have announced the details of their debut album. Preceded by the single 'Cochise' and released November 18 on Epic Records, the album will contain the »
Music is a drug. We keep telling you. We'll keep on telling you until you wake up to the fact. From the sugar-coated soma that is the pop happy pill, to the downward spiral of nu metal smack addiction, everything you listen to is having an effect on your personality, your outlook, the way you look to those around»
Welcome to the world, 2002: House prices are so high that none of us are likely to have our own place when we're old n' sagging. In the shadow of September 11, the leader of the most powerful nation on earth is declaring war on anything that doesn't kiss his arse. The most stimulating piece of television this year feat»
Unsigned DiS favourites get Satan in their lives, everyone wants their signatures in blood. The video for Thoria's I Got Satan seems to be propelling the Coventry boys into the big time. As well as screaming up the Kerrang! TV chart and»
The year is 2054. The murder rate in the US capital has been reduced to virtually nothing thanks to Pre-Crime -- an experimental police unit who combine the foreseer-like powers of the Pre-Cogs (pre-cognitives, or psychics to you and me) with hi-technology and old-fashioned detective work. Al»
Complaint rock, wrist slitter music, alt.mope, whiney bollocks... the Counting Crows have had a hard rap. Possibly not helped by frontman Adam Duritz's pained poet lyrical posing in down-on-my-luck bar room confessionals. Well sure, in many ways they get what they deserve. Despite this, their excellent deb»
Britain's secret weapon against posing fakers and over-polished corporate funded misery release another DIY double A-side. Music's so fucking dull these days, I really find it hard to get excited about anything. Evidenced by the distinct lack of reviews on my part. Oh sure, I listen to all sorts of m»
Every so often, a man -- with cheekbones that could split coconuts and a voice that would have the Seraphim shyly blushing as they teeter off -- decides to pick up a guitar, form a band and break the hearts of teenage girls everywhere. If Jimmy Gnecco's record company had spent a bit more money, it could well have been»
Q: What do Backstreet Boys, Steps, Five, Gabrielle, Abba, Eddi Grant, The Corrs and All Saints have in common? A: They're all fucking rubbish and are ripping us off with new Greatest Hits compilations. Of all of them, only Abba and perhaps E»
Critically under-appreciated teen icon decides third album needs less twee songs with Godawful lyrics and more mature, edgy backing tracks. Enlists highly regarded production team, raids Prince's lists of discarded song titles and finally realises that whiney is out. Yes, thanks in a very large part to »
Bowing out with Machina / The Machines of God and the Internet only companion Machina II / Friends and Enemies of Modern Music, it's now almost a year since we said goodbye to one of 90s America's most successful rock bands, Smashing Pumpkins. Well, the time has come for fans to stop mourning»
While that Love-less old tramp ensures she squeezes as much as possible from the Nirvana legacy, Coventry-based Thoria are forging ahead with tracks which suggest that the spirit of the band (circa Bleach) never died. Their latest single -- Keep 'Em in the Attic -- might steal t»
Chuck Palahniuk, author of DIS favourite Fight Club, has announced that Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor keenly approached him to work on the soundtrack to the film adaptation of his second novel, Survivor. Natch. Speaking at a recent book signing, Palahniuk shed new»
Despite their untimely demise last year, Yank rockers The Smashing Pumpkins have a few new releases on the cards. Speaking at a concert held in tribute to the band at Chicago's Metro club over the weekend, bald frontman Billy Corgan told fans they could expect 2 new albums and 2 DVDs from the»
If the bumph is to be believed, Tuesdays are the new Sundays. Or something.
House, DnB and a smattering of breaks your thang? Test out the Tuesday-tastic theory with a slightly chilled session at Undo... details straight from the horses mouth:
Undo @ Public Life
Tuesday 3rd July»
Seeing your favourite band change in what you perceive to be a negative way is quite a test of faith. Having waited impatiently for what seemed like forever, last year's Kid A was, to me, a slight disappointment. Kid A lovers are quick to say "Oh, that's because it hasn't got guitars!" but it wasn'»
Craig David, who was recently voted Most Annoying Twat, Worst Wearer of Jumpers and Most Ridiculous Facial Hair Sporting Pop Muppet 2001 has scooped more silverware... this time at the Ivor Novello awards and not in a pub conversation. Craig, probably dressed in a rubbish jumper»
