In Depth
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Interview
"We think of ourselves in terms of what we’re doing, as opposed to who we are" – DiS talks to Sparks
I spoke to Ron from Sparks on the telephone because he’s touring again, with brother Russell. Just to be clear, Ron is the one you probably think of when you think of Sparks. That’s right, the super intense one with the Hitler moustache that became a Jon »
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Interview
Going solo & 10 years of Turn On The Bright Lights with Paul Banks of Interpol
Currently on a whistle stop world tour of promotional engagements; today's brief sojourn in England being his sixth country in seven days; DiS caught up with Interpol's Paul Banks in a central London hotel. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles 22.10.12: Everything Everything, Jessie Ware feat. Wild Beasts, Villagers
Single of the Week! Everything Everything - ‘Cough Cough’ (Columbia) Forced to choose a concept whose importance supercedes all others when it comes to the creation of pop music, I would definitely settle upon 'effort'. I mean, I could care les »
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Festival Review
Corona Capital Festival: DiS does Mexico City
Last weekend (13th & 14th October), DiS made the long journey to Mexico City via New York for the third annual Corona Capital music festival since its conception in 2010. Featuring a mixture of internationally acclaimed acts such as Suede, New Order, Franz Ferdin... »
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Column
Drowned In Manchester #11
The eleventh installment of our local scene guide to Manchester.... »
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Interview
"No one dare mention they were friendly with us let alone influenced by us!": 5 minutes with The Str
No strangers to controversy, or indeed extended periods at the top of the hit parade when it was a requirement to sell at least one hundred thousand records to gatecrash the top ten, The Stranglers have seen and done the lot. »
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Column
Drowned In Manchester #12
Drowned In Manchester is dead! Long live Drowned In Manchester. »
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Interview
"Sometimes a great record is temporary." - 90mins with Johnny Jewel (Part 2)
"...I find that in pop culture that the best records are the most disposable…not trash but…like the first Justice album is not disposable. It’s not a great record all the way through but the strong moments are incredibly strong and the less strong moments are still r... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles 15.10.12: Anna Meredith, Susanne Sundfør, Liars, Hooded Fang
Single of the Week! Anna Meredith - 'Nautilus' from ‘Black Prince Fury’ EP (Moshi Moshi) Because the best fifty pence I ever spent was on Philip Glass and Aphex Twin's deliriously wonderful 'Donkey Rhubarb' EP, I am naturally inclined tward 'Naut »
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Festival Review
POP Montreal: The DiS review
Is Montreal really the new Brooklyn? How did a French-speaking city become a North American musical colossus? »
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Interview
"I've got a couple of pubes showing... what's the problem?" DiS meets Bat For Lashes
In the two years since that Two Suns, Bat For Lashes moved back from NYC to Brighton and spent some time getting to know herself away from life on the road. She spent hours recording on her own in her flat in-between visiting her old tutor a... »
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Festival Preview
Supersonic 2012: the DiS preview
On October 19-21, Birmingham’s deliciously named Custard Factory will again host the annual Supersonic Festival. Organisers Capsule will be celebrating the ten year anniversary of the event with a line-up showcasing both old friends and emerging contemporary artists.... »
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Interview
Impending marriage, the power of Pledgemusic & Tunisian film scores: Lone Wolf bares all
Last month, DiS caught up with Paul Marshall aka Lone Wolf in a field at the Leeds Festival. Here's what he had to say... »
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Column
DiS Does Pop Interviews: Marina and the Diamonds, Jessie Ware and Ruby Goe
It's DiS Does Pop's very first birthday and we decided to celebrate by interviewing three of our favourite popstars: Marina and the Diamonds, Jessie Ware and Ruby Goe. We chatted about why Fiona Apple can’t cheer up a bit, the perils of living around crack addicts an... »
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In Depth
“I imagined I was astral projecting, seeing things no one had seen before” - DiS meets Flying Lotus
The electronic frontiersman's new album is a cosmos-straddling epic. But beyond its sci-fi scale lies a more human tale of depression and growing up, discovers Al Horner. »
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Column
The Insider: Doing it for the kids? How Radio One needs to get over its obsession with youth
Prior to the appointment of ‘Grimmy’ (never was a nickname more appropriate to a situation) the controller of BBC Radio One, the 42 year old Ben Cooper, essentially told anyone over 30 who listened to his station to ‘do one’. These festival dads were not the people h... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles 8.10.12: AlunaGeorge, Standard Fare, Keane, Melt Yourself Down
Single of the Week! AlunaGeorge - ‘Your Drums, Your Love’ (Island) When you have a longheld, irrational hatred of a particular band, it doesn’t taint or falter. In the same way that the embarrassments of youth do not dispel or wane after time - »
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Interview
"Not for one minute do I think that I’m a confessional artist" - DiS meets Tori Amos
Ahead of her full orchestral show at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this week, DiS got to sit down for a cup of tea with the legendary songstress Tori Amos to talk about what still drives her creatively as an artist, her hatred of the term "confessional", and the anni... »
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Column
Drowned in the North East #4
Hello October. The month where we (well, I) reluctantly dust off the big coat, resign ourselves to the nights drawing in and savour the first faint whiffs of gunpowder in the air. Fortunately, to keep us warm we’ve got an especially bumper crop of fantastic new North... »
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Interview
90 Mins with Johnny Jewel Part 1: Chromatics' live show, torture and EDM
An extended chat about, The Man, The Music, The Label, The Drive soundtrack, and one of the albums of 2012_ Kill for Love. »
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In Depth
Drowned in Scotland: October 2012
News from north of the border, with a look at Oxjam, new releases from the likes of Randolph's Leap, and introducing We Came From Wolves. »
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Interview
Band Of Horses on Mirage Rock, legendary producers and stealing the Kings Of Leon's fanbase.
Last month saw the release of Band Of Horses fourth album, Mirage Rock. On tour once more from now until the early part of next year, DiS caught up with frontman and founder member Ben Bridwell during a rare break from playing live. »
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Festival Preview
Ether 2012: The DiS Preview (+ Playlist)
Alongside the Meltdown Festival, Ether is an undeniable highlight of the Southbank Centre's calendar. An annual celebration of inventive, genre-hurdling music, it's previously yielded the sort of unmissable results that range from Jonny Greenwood an... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles 1.10.12: Alt-J, Pollens, Richard Hawley, Tilly & The Wall, Allo Darlin'
Single of the Week! Pollens - ‘Helping Hand’ (Tapete Records) ‘Helping Hands’ is a sound collage in the ma-ma-manner of Laurie Anderson’s earlier work - though I should point out; there are no benevolent Art Nutbags doing voiceovers on it. Instead »