No Morning Jacket: band postpone European tour
US alt.country rockers My Morning Jacket have cancelled their upcoming European tour, which was due to call on these shores in London on November 12th»
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The fortnight that was: post-relaunch digest
From excellent mixtapes from some of our favourites to in-depth analysis of what makes a band tick, we've broadened our journalistic horizons somewhat since the relaunch. Catch up with this handy digest»
Gonna have to tell us today: Franz announce new album
They've taken their sweet time about it, but Scottish popsters Franz Ferdinand have finally announced details of their eagerly awaited third LP»
Ladytour: electro-poppers announce UK dates
Fresh from selling out (venues, not artistically) across the pond, everybody's favourite purveyors of icy electro-pop Ladytron have announced a jaunt on home soil in November»
Wave Pictures deliver "greenest record ever"
The Wave Pictures care about the planet. Yes sir. That's why they've endeavoured - and largely succeeded - to make their new EP as carbon-friendly as possible»
Get Brainwash'ed in Leeds this weekend
What's better than a festival in a great venue with a brilliant lineup? A festival with a brilliant lineup in a great venue that's all for a good cause, that's what. Say hello to the third instalment of the Brainwash Festival»
Big names hop on the African Express
It's not actually a train, but it's just as irregular as National Rail's finest: African Express, the collaborative project that sees musicians from Africa and Europe join forces, will put in an appearance at the Beeb's Electric Proms event next week»
Green Day and Björk do, Weezer don't: studio update
Are they, aren't they? Will they, won't they? Recordings. Speculation. Big names. Here's what's been going on in the studio recently with Weezer, Green Day and Björk»
Mixtape #18: No Age
No Age give us their mixtape selections ahead of DiS' Shred Yr Face tour featuring them, Los Campesinos! and Times New Viking»
In Photos: In The City 2008 (Monday)
Another day, another shedload of great photos from In The City 2008. As you'll be able to see from the below, it was certainly a busy evening for DiS snapper supreme Gary Wolstenholme»
DiSection: Long Blondes - Singles track-by-track
What comes after 'Couples'? Singles, of course. Sheffield post-pop types The Long Blondes are to release a compilation featuring tracks from their early 7"s later this month, so we thought we'd catch up with LBs bassist Reenie Hollis to find out the story behind the song(s)»
Mixtape #16: Grammatics
Another mixtape for your listening and viewing pleasure, this time from Leeds-based outfit - and longtime DiS favourites - Grammatics»
In Photos: In The City 2008 (Saturday/Sunday)
2008's In The City event kicked off yesterday in Manchester with a host of showcase gigs, pictorial evidence of which is presented here - plus Late Of The Pier's opening party set from Saturday»
Take the power back: musicians rally against labels
What do Radiohead have in common with Robbie Williams? They both want more control over the use of their music, and are joining the all-new Featured Artists' Coalition to campaign for artists' rights»
In Photos: Concrete and Glass (Friday)
More Concrete and Glass snaps for your beady eyes, including TV On The Radio's eagerly awaited (and from the looks of things, fairly sweaty) Cargo show»
In Photos: Concrete and Glass (Thursday)
The first Concrete and Glass festival kicked off last Thursday with a slew of great performances spread around the various East London venues.Here's some snaps of the action»
In The City 2008: the DiS preview
In The City is one of the places where new bands break in this country. Here are our hot tips»
In Photos: The Melvins & Lovvers
DiS' roving snapper Toby Price ought to have tinnitus, really, after this heavy double-header. In the past week he's got up close and personal with both legendary grungers The Melvins and young, noisy upstarts Lovvers»
A Month in Records: September 2008
In many respects, September is a manic time of year - students and all that - but not, it seems, in terms of records. The standout release this month was by far and away TV On The Radio's Dear Science - the only album to score above 8, in fact»
Radiohead use competition entry as official 'Reckoner' video
Radiohead have picked an entry to a video-making competition as the official promo for new single 'Reckoner'»
TV in the car park? No: C&G TVOTR show moved
TV On The Radio's Concrete and Glass show on Friday has been forced to move from Hearne Street Car Park to Cargo due to "unforeseen licensing restrictions".»
Concrete and Glass: the DiS preview
Excited about the inaugural Concrete and Glass festival? Yes? Good, us too. It's happening in East London tomorrow, so DiS thought the time was well and truly right to give you our picks and recommendations for the two-day event»
Dirty pretty split: Barât's boys bow out
Dirty Pretty Things are no more. The four-piece (Carl Barât, Didz Hammond Gary Powell and Anthony Rossomando in case you've been avoiding them) have apparently decided to call time on the band after three years»
Watch: Oasis and The View (ruffian-pop video special)
Here's a visual and aural treat for all you fans of lad-rock, or ruffian-pop as we prefer to call it: videos from Oasis and The View»
Dropping the Crick: Cass McCombs tour and single news
Wandering minstrel Cass McCombs - another perenially underrated songsmith, for sure - brings his moody folk to these shores for a rare tour in November»
Polaris-ing opinion: Caribou takes Canadian Mercury
The season for giving is almost upon us (again?!), but it looks like our Canadian friends have started early. Their equivalent of the Mercury prize (the Polaris) went to Dan Snaith, aka Caribou»
Never miss a treat: Kaisers to tour in '09
You just know a band's got absolutely massive when they announce a tour five months in advance. And that's precisely what Kaiser Chiefs - whose single DiS once put out, of course - have just gone and done»
DiS likes Chairlift, what do you think?
So by now you'll probably have heard 'Bruises'. It's on an Apple advert, and, after The Ting Tings, you're possibly a bit sceptical based on that fact. Don't be: they've chosen well this time. Chairlift are great»
In photos: Eugene McGuinness @ DiScover Sheffield
It's Fresher's Week in Sheffield, there's an entire army of new students looking for somewhere to party. So what does DiS do? We lay on a couple of acoustic-led folk acts and a one-man band (plus drummer), of course»
Smashing news: Pumpkins celebrate 20th anniversary with US tour
The Smashing Pumpkins are to embark on a long US jaunt in November to mark 20 years in the business»