Deerhunter? Free, actually: DiS favourites play in-store
If you're in London on Saturday September 13, and fancy seeing Deerhunter previewing songs from Microcastle, well, you're in luck»
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It's only rock and roll but I'll buy it: rare Bowie recording (and more) for sale
A whole host of rare rock memorabilia is going under the hammer at 5pm today as part of the The Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock And Roll»
Ben Folds Five reunite for MySpace
The Ben Folds Five are to reunite for the Myspace Front To Back series on September 18»
Photo Diary: The National's Green Man snaps
A captioned selection of The National's drummer Bryan Devendorff's Green Man festival snaps»
iForward, Russia! announce last show... for now?
iForward, Russia! will play their "only gig for the foreseeable future" at the Brainwash Festival in their hometown of Leeds on Friday October 17.»
In Photos: Future Of The Left in Sheffield
Pretty pictures from the DrownedinSound-sponsored Future Of The Left show in Sheffield on Saturday»
The shock of the new: Future Of The Left talk second album
We grabbed ten minutes with frontman Andy Falkous and bassist Kelson Mathias at the Yorkshire leg of Reading/Leeds to talk music, audience etiquette»
React: new TV On The Radio... on the radio - have your say
Zane Lowe premiered 'Golden Age', the lead single from the new TV On The Radio record earlier this evening - what did you think?»
Beautiful Future (Of The Left, in Sheffield - August 30)
When our favourite Sheffield bar/venue The Harley - host to our monthly Steel City DiScover club, remember - asked us to book some bands for their August weekender, what do you reckon we said? Clue: it wasn't 'no'»
In photos: Smokers Die Younger get DiScovered in Sheffield
A selection of lovely pictures from July's DiScover Sheffield showcase featuring Smokers Die Younger, The Bon Bon Club, Navvy and Standard Fare»
DiScover Thee SPC: Sheffield, Monday
Something a bit different at Sheffield DiScover this Monday»
Band of Horses at Sheffield Leadmill, Fri 11 Jul
When, exactly, did Band Of Horses get so popular? The last gig here we attended that was this oversubscribed: The Pigeon Detectives»
Interpol at Sheffield Academy, Wed 09 Jul
Interpol seem to be a real hit and miss live band, but tonight the NYC quartet seem almost jovial, with members even smiling when classics are requested»
William - Self In Fiction
William shouter Gavin Housley treads close to Wild Beasts-esque Marmite vocal territory - some will revel in his delivery, others will reach for the off switch»
Mind our French: DiScover Elle S'Appelle in Sheffield, Monday
We've another plum DiScover gig for you lucky Sheffield people this coming Monday (June 23)»
July Skies - The Weather Clock
July Skies' Antony Harding is presenting a concept as much as he is a collection of songs, but it's really very dull»
Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
If you took Shout Out Louds' Our Ill Wills' best moments and condensed them into an EP we'd easily be talking an eight or nine»
Sea Wolf - Get To The River Before It Runs Too Low EP
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy can get away with this sort of thing because he's a genius, but Sea Wolf isn't and, well, can't»
Cazals - What Of Our Future
Whether they like it or not, Cazals are another Holloways, just with a couple of electronic overdubs per track»
Look See Proof - Between Here And There
It's derivative to the point of parody and, even though it's still full of honesty and gusto, this is certainly a record to endure rather than enjoy»
In Photos: Nasty Fest IX
Ay-tee-what? No. The North = better, as proved by this year's DiS-sponsored Nasty Fest in Leeds featuring No Age, Yeasayer, Monotonix and more»
The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
Texan bluesy outfit The Black Angels seem to have found their niche and are happy to stick resolutely to it rather than attempt to move forward. By no means an awful record, but certainly a disappointing one»
Doing It: Clinic speak exclusively to DiS about new album
Interviews with Liverpool pop mavericks Clinic are few and far between, so this conversation with vocalist Ade Blackburn represents a rare opportunity to delve into their fascinating world»
In Photos: Grammatics @ Sheffield DiScover
Another month, another Sheffield DiScover. Grammatics headlined the second instalment of our night at The Harley, and launched their excellent 'D.I.L.E.M.M.A' / 'Polar Swelling' 10" in a packed house»
Cajun Dance Party - The Colourful Life
Annoying music is bad music, regardless of origin, and we'll be giving both Cajun Dance Party's young flesh and their music a stoically wide berth on the strength of this less than brilliant debut LP»
Blood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets
As it stands Box Of Secrets is merely a good record when it could have been a great one. At their best, Blood Red Shoes are incendiary but too often here they've a tendency to slip into their comfort zone»
Various - On The Bone Compilation Number Two
It's by no means definitive, but as a taster of the wonderfully diverse Leeds scene this second On The Bone Records comp, featuring Grammatics and This Et Al, is undoubtedly worth your pennies»
SSM - Break Your Arm For Evolution
"Deja vu, deja vu" chant SSM on one their more memorable choruses, but even for garage-rock aficionados familiar with the Detroit trio's past endeavours, there's precious little of that here»
Steel yourselves: new Sheffield DiScover shows announced
We've even more great bands lined up for you lucky Sheffield folk in the next couple of months»
Real-Life Processes: ¡Forward, Russia! on the making of their new LP
If it feels like ¡Forward, Russia! have been away for a long time that's probably because... they have. But the quality of second LP Life Processes proves their time away was well spent»