Built To Tour: super indie-types confirm more UK shows
Idaho veterans Built To Spill confirm some more UK dates as part of their jaunt around Europe this May...»
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The Dears get keen for Keane
Canadian epic-popsters The Dears have been confirmed as special guests on five dates of Keane’s forthcoming arena tour...»
The Little Ones - Sing Song
Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like slick indie-pop coated with sugary songwriting as thick as treacle? The Little Ones have something for you...»
Zapped By A Million Volts - What's The Miles Per Gallon, Alan?
Bollocks to originality: this is pop music in all its hook-laden, verse-chorus-verse-chorus glory...»
Future Of The Left - Fingers Become Thumbs / The Lord Hates A Coward
If this is a glimpse of what is to come, Future of the Left are about to show us all how the true winner isn’t always the first to pass the post...»
28 Costumes, Blah Blah Blah at London The Social, Sat 13 Jan
Playing to people’s backs in an underground bar with dried flowers arranged around the place, 28 Costumes' vocalist Chris McIntosh almost looks as if he could apologise for intruding on people’s conversations with upbeat indie-rock. But he doesn’t...»
Rubbish-sounding news, literally: MySpace cut download quality
Mega media website MySpace.com cuts the download quality of mp3s from the site...»
90s Nostalgia News, or, Midget and Wojtek Godzisz release things
Midget contribute track to new mini-compilation, whilst the ex-Symposium bass man readies his debut EP for February...»
DiS Talks To Frank (Turner)
From being kissed by Paul Weller to drowning scenesters in a sack: DiS talks to Frank. But not about drugs...»
My Little Problem - All These Things
A cold evening in with only the cheaply-branded bottle of whiskey and photo album full of dead memories for company...»
Robert Gomez - Brand New Towns
Bella Union start 2007 in promising fashion...»
Home is the sailor from the (broken) sea: Campbell & Lanegan announce first shows together
The recent collaborators to hit the stage four times in January...»
Rock Me, Amadeus! Falco's Future of the Left get busy in January
The ex-Mclusky/Jarcrew types announce debut single details, confirm biggest London show yet and update us all on the forthcoming album. Killer...»
This Et Al - Baby Machine
Like dynamite with a damp fuse, something stops this from being the true explosion it probably should have been...»
Oxfam Glamour Models - 8 Cans Yeah / Book Club
A lo-fi mashup of The Rakes on a bender and Eddie Argos with the rage...»
The Sound Movement - Modern Condition/ On Your Peaceful Day
For those who remember fondly the time when the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen ruled the roost, The Sound Movement may be a pleasant reminder of days gone by...»
Richard Walters caught by Big Scary Monsters
The Oxford singer/songwriter signs on the dotted line...»
The Bronx - White Guilt
Like finding out your lifelong rolemodel secretly assaults Big Issue vendors down alleyways in Hull...»
Six Nation State - Fire!
‘Fire’’s unashamed sense of fun could sweep up all non-believers in its path and roast them alive. It’s probably best to get on the bandwagon...»
Simple Kid - Simple Kid 2
Highly personal in places but nearly cross-eyed with barmy joy in others, Simple Kid 2 is a good listen, even if its similarity to other acts can sometimes threaten to obscure your view of how talented Simple Kid actually is...»
Frank Turner at Devizes The Lamb Inn, Sat 28 Oct
Gather round, children, it’s time for Frank to tell you a tale...»
Peter Bjorn and John - Let's Call It Off
Brilliant witches or sensible life coaches? You decide...»
Animal Collective - Hollinndagain
Wherever your imagination takes you, you deserve to be taken there at least once...»
Cute Is What We Aim For - The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch
So poor that even Raz couldn’t bring himself to review it...»
The View - Superstar Tradesman
Not yet an example of the all-conquering, trailblazing band that some feel The View could become in time, 'Superstar Tradesman' is more a slice of stereotypical Indie Rock For Dummies...»
Yourcodenameis:milo make new friends, denounce print on the way...
The Newcastle quintet release collaborations album this November...»
Gus Black - Autumn Days
Despite its shortcomings in the long run, there’s very little actually ‘wrong’ with Autumn Days. Sadly, there's little that’s inspiring about it either...»
Another posthumous Hefner release..
Hefner have announced details of their posthumous live album.»
Rebus offer some 'Silence', sans expense...
Scarf-bearing indie kids Rebus are inviting you to download their new single, ‘Silence’, for free...»
Size does matter: Minotaurs enlarge debut EP
South Shields sextet Minotaurs are finally set to release their debut EP this winter...»