Obamarama: Presidential hopeful has the answers on MTV
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is set to answer all of the tough questions, in appearing on MTV's 'Ask Obama' programme on Monday evening.»
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Parts & Labor - Receivers
Receivers is their third full-length release since 2006 and, since last year's acclaimed Mapmaker, two EPs have been released. It's a move towards a less punk rock sound. Don't worry they've not gone totally wussy, it's art-rock but via various noisy experimentations. »
Tim Ten Yen - Everything Beautiful Reminds Me Of You
Dismissing Tim Ten Yen as an overly cheerful and terribly twee musical joke would be the easy thing to do and, even if there's some truth in those assertions, it'd be the wrong thing to do. »
DiSmissive: Mixing pop and politics
Music and politics aren't always easy bedfellows, but they are common ones. We're just going to have to put up with the pomposity and wait to see if anyone still remembers the words to 'I Don't Like Mondays' in 2025, then»
Koushik - Out My Window
If you're already aware of Koushik's work, this record may not be a revelation to you but if you are unfamiliar with the author, the laid-back magnificence of Out My Window is a fine place to start.»
WTF**ked Up? Canadian Punks to play 12 hour instore...
Canadian hardcore punk outfit F**ked Up are set to mark the release of their new album, The Chemistry Of Common Life, with a twelve-hour instore in NYC...»
Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir
Even being one of his shorter releases, Just A Souvenir's filled with peaks and troughs. There's still too much here which feels (and sounds) like filler, but when Jenkinson pulls it off it's as incomparably awesome as ever.»
GreATP: More super ATP concerts announced
Those brilliant and hard-working people over at All Tomorrow's Parties have announced yet another raft of superb concerts in this country's capital this Autumn/Winter.»
Cypress Hill, Iglu and Hartly, The Enemy, The Holloways, Sway and more for FS04
Californian hippety-hoppers Cypress Hill are due to headline FS04, apparently the UK's only music and snow sports festival, later next month.»
The Hold Steady cancel UK tour
Brooklyn rockers The Hold Steady, who have had to cancel their UK tour due to guitarist Tad Kubler being hospitalised with pancreatitis.»
Watch: Ra Ra Riot live
Following on from our first 'DiS likes' piece last week on Ra Ra Riot, we thought it'd be nice of us to share some shiny new(ish) video content of the very same band performing live, for your viewing pleasure.»
Friday feeling: The Take-Away Shows
Isn't the internet brilliant? La Blogotheque's brilliant Take-Away Shows is too but we hadn't come across it until today. The Francophones amongst you may know it as Concerts A Emporter. Luke Slater investigates»
Watch: Video for Flying Lotus' 'Parisian Goldfish' (definitely NSFW)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm just going to leave you with video - and possibly some fairly upsetting images burned into your brain forever more.»
Does it really Matter? New London superclub announces series of artist curated events
Brand spanking new London superclub Matter has announced This Is Not London, a new series of artist curated events beginning on October 3rd and featuring Justice, Simian Mobile Disco and James Murphy and Armand Van Helden»
The Faint follow up Fasciinatiion with UK and Ireland tour
Nebraskan dance-punk quintet, The Faint, are due to tour the UK and Ireland to follow up the release of their first album for four years, Fasciinatiion.»
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling may not induce the apprehensive anxiety of Happy Music For Happy People or even match the apocalyptic ambience of Rock Action, but when taken in isolation, even outside of the Mogwai name, it holds its own as Mogwai's first solely instrumental album. »
Giveaway: Full Time Hobby digital compilation
It might not yet be Christmas but those generous people over at Full Time Hobby are entering into the festive spirit a few months early and giving away a free digital download featuring the likes of Tuung, White Denim, Sufjan Stevens, The Hold Steady and Malcolm Middleton.»
Jeffrey Lewis at London King's Cross Scala, Thu 18 Sep
He may be thinning on top and the wrong side of 30, but Jeffrey Lewis is undoubtedly the current king of hip and quirky anti-folk»
Watch: Brian Wilson Black Cab Session
Beach Boy Brian Wilson managed to cram himself and his band into a black cab to partake in chapter 59 of the now legendary Black Cab Sessions.»
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Yup, some consolation for those of you who didn't get tickets or if you simply couldn't spare the dollar bills to jet across the pond, you can still follow ATP's New York festival, part curated by noise-mongers My Bloody Valentine. American radio sta»
Watch: Sky Larkin 'Fossil, I'
Newly signed to Wichita and rather good YYYs-meets-Metric Leeds trio, Sky Larkin, have a new video for their single 'Fossil, I', released on October 20th. Have a goosie gander... Sky Larkin: 'Fossil, I' And while we're on the issue of Sky»
Lucky Dragons - Dream Island Laughing Language
It sometimes shimmers, it sometimes sparkles, but Dream Island Laughing Language’s ideas and concepts are, sadly, just that little bit too scattered and strewn across its 22 tracks to warrant many repeated sittings.»
Download new Squarepusher LP
Get Squarepusher's new album, Just A Souvenir on digital download from bleep.com now»
Later...later: Bruni, TVOTR, Fleet Foxes, Metallica, Sway for new series of Later
Everyone's favourite boogie-woogie ivory tinkler cum presenter Jools Holland, returns to our screens tonight (16/9) with the latest series of Later...with Jools Holland»
I'm a motherf***in' headliner, bitch! of Montreal set UK release date
The weird and often wonderful of Montreal have set the release date for Skeletal Lamping, their follow-up to last year's Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer»
Metallica scale the heights; beat Glasvegas in epic chart battle
American thrash metal pioneers Metallica have rocked their way up to top-spot in the UK album charts for their Rick Rubin produced LP Death Magnetic.»
Okkervil River mark new album release with eight video Youtube series
Okkervil River are to mark the release of their forthcoming album The Stand Ins with an eight video Youtube series...»
WIN! A pair of tickets to London Airwaves
Get your mits on a pair of tickets to London Airwaves, taking place September 19.»
Ruby Suns to tour UK; release three new tracks
The Ruby Suns have announced a bunch of tour dates across this fair isle and the emerald one over the sea, this Autumn»
Bon Iver announces exclusive one-off London show
Bon Iver has announced a one-off show at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre on December 7.»