In Depth
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Interview
DiS meets Christopher Owens: "All the ones in yellow are reggae"
Without hearing a note of A New Testament, the photo of Christopher Owens putting on a cowboy hat gives you a good clue about what to expect... »
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Artist-generated
How do you define "Psych" in 2014?
The Vacant Lots, Spectres, Younghusband and The Early Years try to answer that very question. »
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Mixtape
Psych Fest Mixtape: From The 60s To Now
Former Fields guitarist Jamie Putnam has compiled psych playlist ahead of his DJ slot tomorrow night at Liverpool Psych Fest. »
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In Depth
Goodbye, The Cockpit - A Collection of Tributes
Kaiser Chiefs, Pulled Apart by Horses, iLikeTrains, DiS staff and more pay tribute to the legendary Leeds venue. »
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Interview
"We'll carry on making music until we die": DiS meets Allah-Las
Allah-Las released their second LP 'Worship The Sun' last week to a cavalcade of critical acclaim... »
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Playlist
Label Sampler: DiS does Transgressive
With their label turning ten next week, DiS compiles a playlist of their best bits. »
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Mixtape
Transgressive Records' 12 Unearthed Classics From Their Vault
Ahead of the label's 10th anniversary show at the Barbican, we asked Transgressive's founders to guide us through their lesser known tracks. »
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Mixtape
10 Bands Transgressive Records Wish They Had Signed
For part two of their mixtape, the decade-old label founders talk of the ones that got away... »
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Interview
In the studio with Marika Hackman
A full LP from the once-labelled 'anti folk' songstress seems long overdue... »
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Festival Preview
Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2014: Preview & Playlist
Dom Gourlay runs through his twelve must-see acts at this year's Psych Fest... »
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Artist-generated
Allison from The Pierces on overcoming writer's block
Writer's block? That it is merely the fear of writing something "bad"... »
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Column
This Week's Singles: Perfume Genius, Hookworms, Woman's Hour (22/9/14)
If you thought Perfume Genius' ‘Queen’ was confrontational, then wait until the heaving wails of ‘Grid’ catch you off-guard. »
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Interview
DiS meets Perfume Genius
Mike Hadreas has an in-depth chat with Sammy Maine about his fantastic new album Too Bright. »
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Festival Review
Reverence: The DiS review
Rather than solely concentrating on current buzz bands from the psych genre, Reverence has compiled a line-up tracing the lineage of psychedelia... »
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Interview
DiS Meets Interpol's Paul Banks: 'One has to suffer for one’s art. But not that much'
Rob Leedham chats about 'El Pintor' with the New York band's frontman... »
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In Depth
The Best Scottish Songs Of All-Time... Ever
We pick our favourite tracks from Belle and Sebastian, Arab Strap, Hue & Cry, and many, many others »
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Interview
DiS meets The Phantom Band: 'Are we still saying that we don’t have a view on it?'
For a lot of Scottish bands, there’s only been one topic of discussion over recent months... »
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Artist 'n' Artist
Soundtrack Chat: Tara Busch meets Clint Mansell
Pop With Eat Itself's Clint Mansell has soundtracked Moon, Stoker, Black Swan and more. Musician Tara Busch, who's not a stranger to soundtracks herself, caught up with Mansell for a chat. »
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Column
Reformations, eh? - Falco on the slight-return of mclusky and being a lifer
‘mclusky were big, right?’. Only in our living rooms, only on our imagined balconies. »
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Column
U2, The Replacements and 'The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)' - DiS Does Singles 15.09.14
What's the point of hero worship? »
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Column
Champion Sound #21 - 20 years on: Notorious B.I.G’s 'Ready to Die'
Sam Willis revisits "Ready To Die" - an album that single-handedly changed the shape of hip hop and created a legend of gargantuan proportions... »
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Interview
DiS meets Jenny Lewis: "I wish we could push the ‘Beck Button’ on more of my songs"
“Are we taking a shower together?” asks Jenny Lewis. We’re in a bathroom, just the two of us, the only place apparently suitable to do an interview... »
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Interview
DiS meets Ólafur Arnalds - "There is no real music business there... You can’t get famous"
Ólafur speaks to Erin Martin about his forthcoming collaborations and what makes Iceland so ripe for musical genius... »
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Festival Review
Sziget Festival 2014: five things we learned
Five talking points from the 2014 edition of Hungary's premiere festival »