In Depth
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Interview
Gone but not forgotten: DiS meets Chapterhouse
Home counties based quintet Chapterhouse were one of the leading lights of the first wave of shoegaze. Initially formed in Reading back in 1987, they went on to release a clutch of critically acclaimed EPs not to mention the excellent Whirlpool»
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In Depth
Rufus Wainwright's Prima Donna
How Rufus Wainwright jumped in at the deep end and wrote an opera about... opera. »
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Takeover
Where to start with... Rufus Wainwright
To celebrate the release of Rufus Wainwright's new album, All Days Are Night: Songs For Lulu, we got some DiS writers to guide you through a selection of their favourites from Rufus' back catalogue. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 05/04/10
Dammantle & Darwin Deez come in for some fulsome (and some might say turgid) prose praise this week. Also: some 'scatalogical grime' - should you be in the mood for labelling a new genre drawer. »
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In Depth
DiS meets The Libertines
Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed Libertines that had been away. But what brings them back? Money? Ego? Music? Love? »
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Staff-generated
Drowned in 2010: Q1 in a 101 song playlist
The first quarter of 2010 digested into a 101 track playlist, hand-picked by DiS' editor. »
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In Depth
Singles of the Year: 1st Quarter 2010!
A Spotify playlist of all the best singles? As in, them things that were hactually released - proper singles - not just common-or-garden 'songs'? Oh, go on then. »
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In Depth
armchair dancefloor 018 incl Klimek mix
The March electronic releases it's most worth taking a byte out of. (Sorry.) Featuring an exclusive mix from Klimek spanning drum & bass, post-punk, C86 indie, shoegaze, dub-house and baggy. »
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Interview
DiS meets Joel Gibb of The Hidden Cameras
Canadian singer-songwriter Joel Gibb hasn't earned the reputation as one of the most outspoken men in music by chance. As the main mouthpiece of The Hidden Cameras, he's been writing about controversial subjects for a decade, spanning five albums of ... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 29/03/10
Beach House and Django Django win the red rosettes this week, while some predictably harsh words are doled out to Scouting For Girls and any band who decide to ruin Animal Collective's 'My Girls'. Is this what the end of the world sounds like? Don't be silly, everyo... »
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Interview
Revisiting the past: DiS meets Black Tambourine
Washington DC based quartet Black Tambourine may only have existed for two years. They released only a handful of singles and, yet, twenty years later, their influence lives on. »
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First Listen
First listen: LCD Soundsystem's untitled third album
DiS' Chris Power gets a first listen to LCD Soundsystem's forthcoming untitled album. »
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Interview
DiS meets Autechre
From their origins as b-boys making pause-button tape mixes in late-Eighties Rochdale, Autechre’s Sean Booth and Rob Brown have evolved into the quintessential Warp Records act. Over the years Autechre’s apparent wish to let the music speak for itsel... »
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Interview
DiS meets MGMT...
Brooklyn's MGMT were undoubtedly one of the success stories of 2008. Their first long player, Oracular Spectacular, was released to widespread critical acclaim and eventually shifted over a million copies worldwide. »
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Column
My Name is Emo #1
My name is David and I like emo. Yes, emo. It’s a much-maligned genre, one that’s very misunderstood by the masses. This column is supposed to cover current goings on within the DIY niche that is emo, hardcore and other genres ending in either –mo or –core. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 22/03/10
No pre-amblage from me this week - because when there is this much good stuff to tawk about, we need to be getting on. »
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Column
Articulate Silences, Ambient Sounds #2
Welcome to to the second regular installment from Joe Marshall, focusing on the very best of ambient, drone and other assorted outsider transmissions. »
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Festival Review
Bloc Weekender, Butlins, Minehead, 12-14 March
I want to effect a turn of phrase that gets across exactly how wonderful the Bloc Weekender is. Once again, the three-day jaunt sold out its 5,000-ticket allocation, but if you didn’t go, you NEED to know why you missed out. »
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Artist-generated
The Rings of Saturn on Your Fingers: Metric's Emily Haines on Mark Linkous
Emily Haines wrote us a few words on her friend Mark Linkous... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #38 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
The 38th weekly instalment in our content-related Spotify playlist, featuring Big Star, White Stripes, Jonna Lee, Broken Bells, Shy Child, White Hinterland and MANY MORE. »
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Column
Drowned In Leeds #1
Our first local scene report, gig guide and DiScover mixtape of bands to check out from our DiSser in Leeds... »
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Column
Drowned In Newcastle #1
Our first local scene report, gig guide and DiScover mixtape of bands to check out from our DiSser in Newcastle... »
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Column
Oslo and E8: The Brainlove Column #3
Jamie Stewart's bottomless intensity becomes more thorny and difficult to understand with every addition to the Xiu Xiu oeuvre, but his work is always compelling, often to the point of being hypnotic. Squalls of terrifying noise mingle with near-silences in which the... »
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Interview
DiS meets Girls
If 2009 was an eye-opener of a year for San Francisco's Girls, 2010 promises to be something of a non-stop exercise in avoiding travel sickness... »