Tour news: Deerhunter and Wild Beasts plot 2009 DiS dates
Two great bands, two tours, two months... two DiS shows! We're super excited to announce that we've bagged dates in the North next year with both Deerhunter and Wild Beasts»
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DiSection: Idlewild Hope Is Important track-by-track
Idlewild are one of those bands that many of us grew up with, and as 2008 draws to a close the Scottish rockers are giving fans a chance to relive their youth by perfoming all the albums in full. DiS caught up with singer Roddy Woomble for a track-by-track retrospective on their first, 1998's Hope Is Important»
Totally Bone: DiS-affiliated all-dayer lands in Leeds
The date? Saturday December 6th. The place? The Brudenell Social Club (aka God's own venue) in Leeds. The event? Bone Fest. »
Mixtape #29: Isis
The Nightmare Before Christmas countdown... Isis' guitarist Aaron Turner (who also heads his own Hydra Head Records imprint) picks a bunch of tracks that are currently doing the business for him. As you'd probably expect, there's a bunch of metal but also an eclectic range of other stuff. His band play ATP's Melvins/Mike Patton-curated Nightmare Before Christmas event on December 5/6/7 at Butlin's, Minehead»
Mixtape #28: Soulsavers
The Nightmare Before Christmas countdown... Rich Machin of Soulsavers talks us through his mixtape selections. The band (along with Mark Lanegan, with whom they recorded 2007's It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land) play ATP's Melvins/Mike Patton-curated Nightmare Before Christmas event on December 5/6/7 at Butlin's, Minehead.»
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It was a while ago that DiS declared Dananananaykroyd to be the "best live band in the UK right now", and on Monday night's evidence that's a mantle they've kept with aplomb ever since»
2009: Ten Writers' Tips
So we're a bit early, but let's face it, there's not much else to do at this time of year other than think about which acts we're going to be celebrating come 2009, is there?»
Welcome to the North: DiScover gigs ahoy!
Another round of Northern DiScover shows for you, and they just keep getting better and better. We've got Dananananaykroyd headlining in Sheffield this Monday (November 17th) and Gentle Friendly in Manchester a week Tuesday...»
Tour Diary: Friendly Fires
It's no secret that DiS has long admired St. Albans trio Friendly Fires - they've made one of our albums of the year for sure - so when they set out on a UK tour last month we asked them to scribble some words about life on the road. Here's what they came up with...»
In good HEALTH: LA noiseniks talk about new album Get Color
When we heard there was a new HEALTH album in the works, we got pretty excited. Then we got straight on the email and fired the band's John Famiglietti a few questions about Get Color»
Thinking in LA: Maximo Park discuss third record
All told, the north of England isn't too pleasant a place to be this time of year, so who can blame Maximo Park for decamping to Los Angeles for the recording of their third album? Not us, particularly when they were afforded the chance to work with one Nick Launay
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Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste reveals Yellow House follow-up
Grizzly Bear are a band much admired by DiS readers and staffers alike, so imagine our joy at hearing they wanted to give us an exclusive about their new record»
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Welcome to our 2009 premature preview week. To kick things off we grabbed a quick chat with Franz Ferdinand's Nick McCarthy to quiz him about the recording of the band's third album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, due January 26th on Domino»
Mixtape #26: Wild Beasts
A stellar selection here from DiS favourites (and Pluto Prize nominees) Wild Beasts, who've even written their own little introduction
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OMFG: Manics make Richey record with Albini!
Manic Street Preachers have announced a new release, and it's a bit special: they've use lyrics left by Richey Edwards and collaborated with Steve Albini on a new LP due early next year»
Mixtape #25: DiSsers' US election special
A bit of topical fun now, given that it's impossible to get away from the 'E' word at the moment (no, not that one): songs associated with the US elections, suggested by the DiS boards
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A Month in Records: October 2008
The cream really did rise to the top last month. These five records stood head and shoulders above the rest of the stuff reviewed by DiS.»
Mixtape #24: Tilly And The Wall
Omaha pop troupe Tilly And The Wall (recently on tour with Moshi Moshi labelmates Slow Club) take us through the tracks that are currently rocking their world»
In Photos: Fleet Foxes @ Sheffield Foundry
Fleet Foxes, then: pretty damn popular thanks to all that broadsheet loving. Their Sheffield date last night was certainly a hot ticket»
Mixtape #22: Laura Marling
2008 has been quite a year for Laura Marling. Her debut album Alas I Cannot Swim was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and received resounding praise from critics and fans alike. Here's some of the tracks that inspire her art»
In Photos: The Week That Was @ DiScover Sheffield
Ouch, it hurts. Last night Sheffield celebrated DiS' Eighth Birthday with probably our strongest DiScover bill yet»
It's still great when you're 8: Northern DiSsers rejoice!
As DiS' Eighth Birthday month draws to a close, we'd like to invite you Northern folk to party with us one last time in Sheffield and Manchester this coming Monday and Tuesday»
Brits abroad: watch Pulled Apart By Horses take Spain by storm
Leeds-based punk rock nutcases Pulled Apart By Horses set themselves loose in Spain recently, and took a video camera with them»
In Photos: Vampire Weekend @ Sheffield Academy
DiS' Mr Prolific Gary Wolstenholme took in the sights and sounds of Vampire Weekend at Sheffield's brand spanking new Academy venue last night»
Magic eye: Animal Collective unveil album artwork
DiSclaimer: blame Baltimore psycho-trance mentalists Animal Collective if the following image causes any distress»
In Photos: ¡Forward Russia! & Rolo Tomassi @ Brainwash Festival
The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds was a pretty emotional place to be on Friday night, with local heroes and longtime DiS favourites ¡Forward Russia! playing their last show "for the foreseeable future"»
A twelve hour set? A cameo from Moby?! That's just F*ed Up
F*ed Up have been winning a lot of plaudits lately but, really, did anyone expect pretty much every credible musician on the planet to turn up and collaborate with the Toronto hardcore-punks at their twelve hour in-store performance in New York recently?»
In Photos: Of Montreal @ London Koko
Of Montreal have got to be one of the best - and most flamboyant - live bands on the planet, haven't they? DiS thinks so, which is why we dispatched a snapper to their Koko gig last night with some urgency»
Shred Yr Face in-stores: details inside
Remember we told you about those special Shred Yr Face in-stores taking place across London on October 19th? Here are the full details»
In Photos: Blood Red Shoes @ Manchester Academy 3
DiS snapper Paul Gregory got up close and personal with pop-rocking two-piece Blood Red Shoes at Manchester Academy 3 last night. Here's what he came back with»