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Download 2013: A preview

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"We make pop music for people who don't like people": DiS meets Eddie Argos of Art Brut

Ten years ago, Eddie Argos formed a band, Art Brut. DiS caught up with him at the band's recent 10th birthday party at London's Scala. »

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DiS Does Singles 10.06.13: Hot Chip, Poliça, Nine Inch Nails

Welcome back to a brand new edition of DiS Does Singles. This week: Nine Inch Nails have 'done a Jay-Z' and returned from retirement. Poliça have done a collaboration and hooked up with the bloke from Bon Iver and Ho... »

Interview

“Part fluke, part design” - DiS meets Chvrches

Glasgow trio, Chvrches, summoned a storm of biblical proportions when they posted their debut track ‘Lies’ - a clean squeeze of sweet and sour electro pop - online last year. Critical adulation, a support slot with Passion Pit and a nomination for ... »

Interview

"It's not arty, it's not crafty. It's genuine - DiS meets John Lydon - Part 2: The Music

If you want to have a nice time talking to John Lydon, ask him about music, sit back and listen. Music, after all, is what he's striven to make for the last four decades and he's still doing it, it would seem, against all odds. It's also the thing th... »

Interview

"I'm not just trying to ape New Order for the rest of my life": DiS meets Wild Nothing

DiS caught up with Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum after his band's recent set at Primavera Sound. »

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DiS Does Singles 03.06.13: TV Colours, Run The Jewels, Disclosure

This week we take a glance at the latest turbocharged singles from Icona Pop, Run The Jewels, Disclosure and TV Colours. Their relentless BPM-rate should send you on an energy rush that will last until precisely 4pm »

Festival Review

DiS does Primavera Sound 2013

DiS does Barca - again. »

Interview

"I wish there was a different story to tell" - Josh Homme talks to DiS

Rock musicians talk about second albums being like painful births, but rarely is it said of album number six. For Josh Homme, formidable leader of Queens of the Stone Age, however, his album six has been his toughest yet. In fact, Like Clockwork, almost didn’t happen... »

Festivals

In Photos: Alt-J @ O2 Academy, Liverpool

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Drowned in Leeds: June 2013

Our local scribe rounds up the best of what's coming up and playing out in Leeds in June.... »

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DiS Does Singles 27.05.13: Boards of Canada, Hookworms, Splashh

Hello. It's time for another DiS Does Singles and we've got some old friends to welcome back into the fold. Known to no one as 'the muso Daft Punk', Boards of Canada have returned from the ether to treat us to a brand new song that you can listen to upon the Soundcloud. »

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A Twirl, A Shy Wave: A frustrating night with Lana Del Rey in Manchester

Lana remains strangely transfixing as a presence, though not always for the right reasons. »

Interview

"More bands should split up" - Brett Anderson opens up to DiS about the return of Suede

Three eras. Three Suedes. Ten years apart. Three different bands. “There’s definitely an ‘every ten years something happens’ isn’t there?”, says Brett Anderson, Suede's singer - still handsome, snake hipped and tiny bit waspish, but very definitely not the bum... »

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Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013

Due to such enforced real-life distractions such as family commitments, holidays, Masters Applications and the likes of such things, this month’s Drowned in Manchester column is a more truncated edition than normal. But there’s still been enough time to s »

Festival Preview

DiS does Primavera 2013 - Who To See?

In order to contravene the hipster image of the festival (as always, every band mentioned in a web comic purporting to mock the P4K intelligentsia is playing this year) I’ll be referring to a colour-coded spreadsheet to bring you this preview. »