In Depth
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DiSection
DiSsection: Future Of The Left Travels With Myself And Another track-by-track
ndy Falkous talks us through their new album Travels With Myself And Another (9/10 Review here), which is out now. »
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Festival Review
Rockness Festival - The DiS review
I've been hearing people talking up Rockness as better than T In The Park. One cursory look at the line-ups for both festivals will tell you this isn't true, at least in the quantity and sheer size of artists playing, but what Rockness can boast is an atmosphere to m... »
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Festival Review
Ornette Coleman's Meltdown: the DiS review
Using a combination of lies, subterfuge, occasional guestlist and frequently our own money, DiS has spent the last week fluttering about London excitedly soaking up the once in a lifetime thrills of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre. We stil... »
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Interview
Guitar Hero Fail: DiS meets J Mascis
This month sees the release Farm by Dinosaur Jr, and we tracked down the band's infamously laconic frontman and general indie rock deity J Mascis to a west London hotel lobby in an attempt to ask some questions that might garner more than a ... »
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Column
armchair dancefloor 007
Welcome to Chris Power's regular wander around the world of all kinds of pixelated sounds. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 22/06/2009
This week we are transmitting not-quite-live from North Norfolk, where across the plains of the caravan park I can hear the strains of Fleetwood Mac trying to make themselves heard through a tinny radio. I have also been fortunate enough to catch a very spirited rend... »
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Staff-generated
Spotifriday #8 - This Week on DiS as a Playlist
The eighth weekly edition of Spotifriday for your listening pleasure sees big hitters like Blur and Pixies up against the relative minnows of Tiny Masters Of Today and erm...new boys Copy Haho. Get stuck in to a musical feast via the medium of »
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Interview
From The Basement On A Television: DiS talks to Nigel Godrich
You've probably heard of Nigel Godrich. He's been recording bands in studios for a number of years (his C.V., of course, includes Radiohead, Air, Beck, Paul McCartney, Pavement and R.E.M.), but you might not be so familiar with his "hobby", ... »
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Festival Preview
Glastonbury 2009: DiS briefly shuts up, bands have their say
As you're doubtless getting bored/angry with the reams of subjective blather DiS has been throwing up over the UK's flagship festival, our mini Glastonbury preview week today hands the metaphorical mic to a selection of people who, er, know how to use a real one. All... »
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Interview
Nicky Wire on the Manic Street Preachers' return: Part One
Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire discusses Journal for Plague Lovers, backstage at The Roundhouse in Camden - part 1. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 15/06/2009
This week I am choosing to ignore obvious comparisons with prior hits, building a Tech House from double dutch and am introduced to some cats who can do harmonies a tiny bit like James Mercer. For sure it is a mixed bag, but one which hopefully offers a sweet treat f... »
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In Depth
Black Hole Fun: DiS speaks to Friendly Fires ahead of Pitch Black
It may not seem like the most sensible way to play to 200 people, but Friendly Fires are performing a show on Monday in complete darkness. Too many questions arise from this. Is there a risk of a g... »
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Column
armchair dancefloor 006
Chris Power's fortnightly column about all things electronic. »
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Tour Diary
Johnny Foreigner Tour Diary '09 - Part 5
Madly-touring, power-driven, noise-pop trio Johnny Foreigner have been documenting their travels and tribulations throughout the country in both video and written word format for you. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 08/06/2009
This week we are heavy on strummers and very thin on massively hyped dancetypethings. This is good, because I have managed to locate a favourite new band from under a rock in Oxford. And they are very, very clever indeed. »
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Artist 'n' Artist
Artist 'n' Artist: Frederick Blood-Royale meets The Mars Volta
For the third instalment of our Artist 'n' Artist feature, former Les Incompétents and current Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man Frederick Blood-Royale of meets former At The Drive-In and current Mars Volta spearhead, Cedric Bixler Zavala»
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Mixtape
Spotifriday #6 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Plenty of goodness to choose from this week, we've had a whole raft of albums reviews, mostly well received records and then the Brand Neu! compilation. Phoenix and Future Of The Left both scored 9s, as did Camera Obscura»
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Drowned-Up
The circle unbroken: a guide to the works of Loop
"I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over'. Wise words from Hal the murderously monotone super-computer at the heart of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. These words bookend s... »
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DiScussion
DiScuss: Is this News? - Yours Truly, Indie Mob
So here is the DiScussion: should the indie online press – who I’d imagine to a person consider themselves morally above the gossip pages, tabloid rags and freesheets that cover equivalent events to the Wavves meltdown in the ‘real world’ – feel any sort of respo... »
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DiScover
DiScover: The Northwestern, Sad Day For Puppets, Oskar
DiS brings you our regular new music fix, and three fresh musical DiScoveries. »
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In Depth
A Month in Records: May 2009
We really have been spoilt for choice in May. I know, we (I) may have expressed very similar sentiments back for this same feature in April but that was over-enthusiasm at a decent-ish month for music. This month, however, has genuinely been filled with fant... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 01/06/2009
Faced with an embarrassment of riches in this week's singles sack, we have cheated and chosen two favourites. »
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Takeover
Grizzly Bear week: Ed's Top 11 Animated Gifs
"Gifs are highly important. Chris Bear and I often find we can have fully realized conversations just by sending random emoticons and animated Gifs to one another. Here are my favorite 11, #1 being really perfect for almost any occasion." - Edward Droste. »
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DiSection
DiSection: Grizzly Bear Veckatimest track-by-track
As we near the end of Grizzly Bear week we asked the band to take part in our regular DiSection feature. The idea is a little like a director's commentary you get on a DVD, where we ask a band to dissect their new album, track by track. »