In Depth
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Mixtape
Mixtapes #6 & #7: Bumblebeez & Muscles
As professional life-and-souls of the party Bumblebeez and Muscles are more than well-equipped to provide us with playlists for the weekend: here's their lists of ten tracks to get the juices flowing »
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DiScover
In Photos: Grammatics @ Sheffield DiScover
Another month, another Sheffield DiScover. Grammatics headlined the second instalment of our night at The Harley, and launched their excellent 'D.I.L.E.M.M.A' / 'Polar Swelling' 10" in a packed house »
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DiSection
Track By Track: Islands on Arm's Way
Sprawling Canadian indie-poppers Islands are back with second album, Arm's Way, next month. It's dark, proggy and a lot to get your head round - here's the band to ease your worries »
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DiScover
DiScover: Lykke Li
DiS scrambles through London's murk and drizzle to locate Swedish singer Lykke Li, currently the talk of A&R Town following her excellent 'Little Bit' single. We find out why she's such a talent to take notice of »
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DiScover
DiScover: The Accidental
The Accidental are a new outfit formed of familiar faces, with members from acts including Tunng and The Memory Band. DiS questions founders Sam and Stephen about their debut album, There Were Wolves »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: print press problems and industry repercussions
Maybe it’s obvious for DiS to suggest the printed critical (musical) word is dying, yet there’re certain facts to back up the idea. But is it? Dwindling readerships aren't entirely indicative of a universal decline »
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DiScover
DiScover: This Will Destroy You
Texan instrumentalists This Will Destroy You have been attracting admirers home and abroad since their formation in 2005. We DiScover more about their past and, more pertinently, future »
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DiScover
DiScover: MySpace Trail #4
Welcome our fourth MySpace Trail. This one belongs to April. Hi, April! On the horizon, new sounds for open ears from the likes of Exit Calm, Glissando and Mint Ive. Our starting point: iLiKETRAiNS »
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DiSection
Track-by-Track: Blood Red Shoes reveal their Box Of Secrets
Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes reveal the scenes and stories behind their debut album, Box Of Secrets, released on April 14. In the melting pot: heartache, headaches, hired hands and Hot Snakes »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: has Glastonbury's bubble burst?
For the first time in aaages, the Glastonbury Festival didn't sell out in approximately thirteen seconds. So, what's gone wrong? Nothing? Something? Rapping? Let's DiScuss, yeah »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: no more (local) heroes anymore?
Arctic Monkeys made it on their terms, refusing to hit London in pursuit of fame. So why do so many bands continue to pile into the capital? DiS asks readers to support their own scenes by revealing the local heroes »
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DiScover
DiScover Monthly: March 2008
Another month, more new music on MySpace pages, absorbed by the DiS ranks. Here is a selection of new bands, five in all, we’ve been enjoying across the Easter bank holiday, and throughout the month of March »
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DiScover
DiScover: Kyte
While they're uncertain of the categories that've come their way since the release of their mini-album - 'neo-shoegaze', 'ethereal post-rock' - Leicester's Kyte are a breaking-through British band certainly worth DiScover-ing »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: wearing your tastes and the trouble it brings
As the recent case of Sophie Lancaster and developments in Mexico's current anti-emo movement show, wearing your music tastes on your sleeves can be a risky business. DiS asks for your stories of experienced prejudice »
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DiScover
In photos: DiScover Sheffield launch party
What did you get up to on Easter Monday? Us? We launched our monthly DiScover club in Sheffield with Johnny Foreigner and Fury Of The Headteachers. Much fun was had »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: Shall we party like it's 1997 again?
We seem to be in a second summer of love for all those acts who defined our fun times over a decade ago. DiS wonders if this a good thing, and whether we should be reassessing the '90s already »
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DiScover
DiScover: Beestung Lips
Quite probably the UK's most exciting new punk band, Beestung Lips take their incendiary riot-rock on the road later this year, and play our own DiScover Club on March 29. For now: some Q&A action »
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DiScover
DiScover: MySpace Trail #3
From Youthmovies to the demented LA dance duo Captain Ahab in but a few easy MySpace steps? It can only be number three in our series of Trails, DiScovering the unknown (or kinda known this time out) at random. Click, dip, lick »
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: South By Southwest in focus (and our tips)
It can’t have escaped attentions that there’s a shindig going down stateside: the yearly South By Southwest conference starts today. DiS wants to know your thoughts on the world's biggest music festival. Plus, check out some of our tips »
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DiScover
DiScover: John & Jehn
Opening our DiS gig at the Water Rats, London, this Friday, John & Jehn are a pair of non-Parisians whose take on stripped-back blues-gaze and modern British swearing is rather ace. If London is a "sh*t place to live", why'd they come? Answers »
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DiScover
DiScover: The Ruby Suns
With their second album Sea Lion attracting critical acclaim, DiS introduces readers to The Ruby Suns, a New Zealand outfit with one finger on the experimentation button and another switching summertime melodies on and off »
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DiScover
DiScover Monthly: February '08
New music, new feature. DiS(cover) begins its round-up articles collecting together artists that we’re absolutely killing the MySpace pages of with Dinosaur Pile-Up, Invisible Conga People, Teengirl Fantasy, Who Owns Death TV and
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DiScussion
The Weekly DiScussion: when did post-rock jump the shark?
Post-rock's prefixing with 'much maligned' doesn't necessarily seem unfair in a climate of so many Mogwai rippers, but who is pushing the genre in new directions? And just when did post-rock 'jump the shark'? DiS has answers, and more questions »
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DiScover
DiScover: el Guincho
DiS introduces its readers to el Guincho, a.k.a. Barcelona-based Pablo Diaz-Reixa, whose debut album Alegranza is described by the man himself as "a space age-exotica kind of record". True, too, as it's thrillingly rooted in the work of tropicali... »