In Depth
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In Depth
Festival Guide 2010: Foreign Funtimes
Though the worsening exchange rates and general economic bad times will have put some people off shelling out for flights, accommodation and perhaps overpriced booze, there's nothing to suggest that the habits of Brits abroad have significantly moved away from experi... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #46 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Another weekly instalment in our content-themed Spotify playlist, as ever on a Friday. Featuring: The Cure, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gaggle, Stornoway, Slipknot, Slow Club, Klaxons, Cold Pumas, Rolo Tomassi and more. »
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Festival Preview
Les Eurockéennes: A Preview
Eurockéennes, or ‘Les Eurocks’ (should you wish to appear down with les Fronch) is a music festival in Belfort, near the Swiss border. Jay-Z, Missy, Fuck Buttons, Hot Chip, The XX, Janelle Monae, LCD Soundsystem, Health and Mr. Julian Casablancas will be there. Here'... »
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Interview
DiS meets Charlotte Gainsbourg
When Charlotte Gainsbourg was 12 she made her musical debut dueting with her father, Serge, on a still notorious single called ‘Lemon Incest’. As an actress, she appeared last year as the unrelentingly sexually violent lead in Lars von Trier’s ‘Antichrist »
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Interview
DiS meets Gaggle
Unless you've been living under a rock somewhere on the outskirts of Darlington its very probable you'll already be aware of Gaggle, the twenty-three strong all-girl choir whose members go by such monikers as Wunderla, Namsoo and Gusset while soundin... »
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In Depth
Drinking Red Bull with the Devil - DiS meets RBMA
Anyone with a passing knowledge of the Red Bull company could be forgiven for thinking that their raison d’être is, firstly, to sell caffeinated soft drinks and, secondly, to sell more caffeinated soft drinks. Apparently this is not the case. The Red Bull »
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Column
The Insider: In Hype and Hope – where next for the big three?
Whilst XL, Domino, 4AD, Wichita and others put new acts on the map and control the direction and priorities of the new alternative scene, the major labels look distracted and erratic in their signing policy and approach to new acts. Many of the staff realise the game... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 24/05/10
This week: a plea for more nice things [NO REALLY], whether it is worth being the sixth man on the moon and a mahoosive dose of Good Ache. Also: Giving Up On Going Out With People, But Not Getting All Boo-Hoo About It. Some good advice there. »
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Festival Review
Great Escape 2010 - The DiS Review
Rather than try to "review" all 300+ bands who played The Great Escape in Brighton last weekend, we decided to focus on the best bits. »
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In Depth
DiS meets Rolo Tomassi
Rolo Tomassi are a multi-faceted band. If it’s not the kick ass riffs that grab you then there are wistful, dream like synth interludes and lead singer Eva Spence’s vocals which switch between demonic and angelic with ease. Having released their first al »
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Festival Review
ATP Pavement: the DiS review
Ahoyhoy. Welcome to the review of the latest installment of ATP, hopefully a little trimmer, words, wise than the behemoths these things have been turning into of late. Brad Barrett and Andrzej Lukowski were the men on Butlins' newly-upholstered ground. »
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In Depth
DiS meets Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell released his third solo album, Compass, on Warp this week. DiS sat down with him at The Hoxton Hotel to discuss working with Beck and eating scabby chorizo in Barcelona »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 17/05/10
This week's dispatch is late because poor old Wend has been Unwell. And though it is not 'unwell' in the Jeffrey Bernard sense, we are going to talk about drunkeness. Also stalking, wisdom, Aladdin lamps and Zoetropes. Yay! »
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Column
My Name is Emo #2
Within the musical minefield that is DIY Hardcore and its many, many offshoots, there are quite a number of stupid genre names. Crust? That’s a thing. D-beat? That’s a thing. Screamo? Yep, that’s a thing. Power violence? As stupid as it sounds, this is al »
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Column
Drowned in Scotland #2
One nice way to nudge this column away from being purely Edinburgh-focused, as it was last time, to being a little more representative of the rest of Scotland, is to start off by talking about Sparrow & the Workshop. They get on equally well with peo »
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Festival Review
Bergenfest 2010: The DiS review
What do you know about Norway other than the price of beer is around three times the annual GDP of Togo? Well, it's cold in the winter, but the people are warm all year round. That it won last year's Eurovision Song Contest. Harald Hardrada and all that. »
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Festival Review
ATP Matt Groening: The DiS review
The honour of curating the first ATP of 2010 went to Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and despite it not being the busiest of ATPs in terms of punters, or brightest in terms of sunshine, no one can have many complaints about this year's line-up or the... »
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Tour Diary
iLiKETRAiNS Tour Diary Part 2
Ace historical themed post-rockers iLiKETRAiNS have just finished touring Europe with Editors. Having already enlightened us with Part 1 of their exploits, here is the second part of the band's tour adventures... »
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Column
Fat Cat Records' Brighton guide for The Great Escape
Brighton is quite a small place, really. You won’t need to get a bus to anywhere, or a taxi… unless you’re hammered. Here are a few places you need to know about during the Great Escape weekend. Bookmark this page in your i-phone* and impress your friends »
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Festival Review
Live at Leeds: The DiS Review
Last Saturday delivered the busiest day in the Leeds musical calendar, with the venue crawl that is Live at Leeds giving us a whopping 170 bands to choose from. »
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Artist-generated
Local Knowledge: Blood Red Shoes' Brighton City Guide
Ahead of their hometown headline show on the DiS stage at the Great Escape, DiS asked Steven from Blood Red Shoes to share his local knowledge and suggest some places to visit during the weekend's festivities. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 10/05/10
This week I am fairly sure there is something for everyone. Even if you don't like Xenomania at their most shiny, or insanely pretty indie pop, or singles that wouldn't sound out of place at Wigan Casino (even though they come from Tel Aviv). Also, someone, somewhe... »
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In Depth
DiS meets Steve Mason
We caught up with the affable Mr. Mason in the East London sunshine last week to have a natter about his new record, nostalgia and the dreaded Digital Economy Bill... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #44 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Lovely. »