In Depth
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Interview
"A lot of people have grown up with us" - DiS meets Deftones
Ahead of their sold-out headline show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, DiS meets Deftones’ Frank Delgado (electronics) and Sergio Vega (bass). »
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Festival Review
V Festival 2011: The DiS Review
Mention the words V Festival on the forum boards of DiS and you're likely to get a barbaric savaging of verbal abuse from all and sundry. If you're lucky that is. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 29/08/11 Raffertie, Katy B, The Vaccines
Having played The Proclaimers marvellous second album with concomitant and obvious accordance to Musical Law (Thou Shalt Play Side One, Track Six, Ten Times, Before Thou Playest Any Of The Other Songs), it is hard to enjoy this week’s selection without the following ... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #105 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. St. Vincent, Beirut, Guided By Voices
This week's content-themed Spotify playlist featuring a variety of music from the likes of Butcher Boy, Summer Camp, Guided By Voices, St. Vincent and a few more other such wonderful acts. »
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Festival Review
La Route Du Rock 2011, Saint-Malo - The DiS Review
DiS’s journey to La Route Du Rock 2011 begins aboard a ferry out of Portsmouth, where it’s roughly 2am, and I’m trying my absolute best to grab a precious ounce of sleep. Unfortunately, what with the fellow sat opposite me working overtime to see if he can s... »
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Column
Drowned in Chicago #4
There's a lot to sink your teeth into for Drowned In Chicago #4: a recap of the summer festival action (all photos below courtesy of Nicole White & Eleonora Collini); a rumination on DIY venues by way of the Way Out Weird showcase; a quickie interview with ambien... »
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Interview
'Part of the wallpaper in a capitalist system' - DiS meets Stephen Malkmus
“I don’t feel like there’s much to be gained by admitting that you’re part of the wallpaper in a capitalist system that you help propagate.” Stephen Malkmus is lying on a sofa in the book-lined lobby of a self-consciously upmarket hotel in Soho. The erstw »
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Festival Preview
Leeds & Reading 2011: The DiS preview
With 2011's summer festival season drawing to a close, the August Bank Holiday double header at Leeds' Bramham Park and Reading's Richfield Arena acts as the traditional curtain closer save for Bestival's more intimate finale in a fortnight... »
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Column
Articulate Silences, Ambient Sounds #10
It seems only appropriate that I begin this month’s column with Lost In The Glare, the latest record by Barn Owl and quite possibly the pinnacle of the San Franciscan’s already burgeoning discography. Following swiftly on the heels of the excellent Shadow »
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Festival Review
Big Chill 2011: the DiS review
It remains a great weekend with a plethora of superb, diverse music. »
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Festival Review
Summer Sundae 2011: The DiS review
After a week that's seen widespread panic on the streets of London and beyond, thanks to the despicable actions of a thoughtless few thousands, it's good to know that some things never change. The Summer Sundae Weekender in the grounds of Leicester's De Montfort Hall... »
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Festival Review
Øya 2011, Norway - The DiS review Part I
We report on the first two days of Oslo's Øyafestival, featuring Matthew Dear, Destroyer, Kanye West, Pantha Du Prince, Explosions In The Sky and a ton more. »
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Column
Drowned In Sheffield #4
Only a few weeks ago the city was fit to burst for the third Tramlines festival. Embracing the mainstream, the up and coming and a whole host of local music acts, while brandishing the tag ‘free for everyone’ it seems no one missed out on the excitement. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 22/08/11 Fruit Bats, AlunaGeorge, Jonti, Noel Gallagher
Reviewing music is, of course, inherently ridiculous and often it feels as if one is being expected to stand beneath a tightrope walker and silently will them to fall (with your arms folded). Even so, I cannot help being still more disappointed that we li »
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Column
Drowned in Bristol #6
Over the past few months there’s been some excellent DIY music videos produced by Bristol musicians, this edition DiB draws on a few of these, plus a round-up of this coming up in the city. »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #104 - This Week on DiS as a playlist ft. Toddla T, Grandaddy, Oneida + more
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring delights from the likes of Toddla T, Razika, Grandaddy, Darren Hayman, Oneida and then some more. »
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Interview
DiS meets JB Townsend of Crystal Stilts
Now, on a rare and extremely brief visit to the UK that will see them play literally a handful of shows, DiS caught up with guitarist and songwriter JB Campbell prior to their storming set at this year's Indietracks Festival. »
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Interview
Home of Metal Part Two - DiS meets Tony Iommi: The Hand of Doom
"...and he's such a nice bloke." I'm eavesdropping a conversation in the morning, about how lovely Tony Iommi is. He'll need to be, I think. He's about to get asked when Sabbath are reforming twenty times in a row. Another thing I overhear sticks in ... »
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Festival Preview
V Festival 2011: A DiS preview...
This weekend (August 20th & 21st), the 2011 edition of V opens its doors and also features a number of artists we're getting excited about seeing across its dual sites of Weston Park in Staffordshire and Hylands Park, Chelmsford. Here's 10 we recommend you to che... »
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Festival Review
Poland's OFF 2011: the DiS review
DiS returns to the Primavera of the east. »
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Interview
DiS meets Butcher Boy
Despite being active on the Glaswegian live circuit since the tail end of the 1990s whilst having recorded arguably two of the most understated albums of the following decade in 2007's Profit In Your Poetry two years later, React Or Die, But... »
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Interview
"I'd much rather listen to good music than complain about bad music": DiS Meets Mogwai (again)
To discuss these recent developments, DiS caught up with guitarist Stewart Braithwaite at his hotel room in Italy (at this contributor’s expense, I might add), following the band’s performance at Sicily’s Ypsigrock festival. Although his answers may be brief, they ar... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 15/08/11 Battles, Darren Hayman, Toro Y Moi, Danger Mouse
Single of the Week! Battles feat. Gary Numan - ‘My Machines’ (Warp) ‘Welcome to the sound of now,’ sings Gary, even if he does say ‘toe’ for ‘to’ and ‘mashaynes’ for ‘machines’ on the chorus in the singular way only he knows how. And it is S »
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Interview
Chill-rave and leaving behind ChristianAIDS: DiS meets Stay +
Stay Plus (+), Manchester's latest most-likely-to's, deal in what you could describe as 'fictional dance', or 'hologram rave' if you can swallow it. It's not exactly nostalgia as such, rather dance music is the object and what remains is Stay +, the light echoes of a... »