eurydice has written the following articles:
This week, London based quintet Fiction release their debut album The Big Other, produced by Ash Workman and James Ford. We got the band to talk us through the ten tracks of 80s inflected, spidery guitar lines and poly-rhythm madness...»
This week sees the release of a glorious new Tim Hardin tribute album Reason To Believe, collecting specially recorded cover versions from the likes of Screaming Trees legend Mark Lanegan, Smoke Fairies, Hannah Peel, Okkervil River and many more. We got some of the artists involved to talk about their first encounter with Tim Hardin's songs and what his music means to them... »
To celebrate the re-release of Fleetwood Mac’s most successful album, Rumours, the band are inviting people to recreate the cover image.»
Adam Green first came to prominence as one-half of the Moldy Peaches, before embarking on a solo career. Binki Shapiro was one-third of Little Joy, the Brazilian-accented Los Angeles trio formed with Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) and Rodrigo Amarante that won many fans with its critically acclaimed self-titled 2008 album. Binki and Adam's self-titled album of original duets is released on January 28th via Decca.»
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, James Yuill talks us through his love affair with MIDI...»
It’s been 3 years since the release of their debut album Wave If You’re Really There. The follow up, Pollen, was created in the eaves of St Brides Church in Liverpool. Here, Tim Bruzon and Lexxx (co-Producer) talk us through Pollen, track by track.»
A songwriting masterclass with Conor from Villagers...»
With Christmas just around the corner, some of DiS' favourite artists - including The Shins, Andrew Bird, Calexico, Rufus Wainwright, and Sharon Van Etten - have got involved in a brand spanking new compilation of seasonal songs called 'Christmas Rules'.»
DiS is proud to premiere the video for Tracey Thorn's brand spanking new single 'Joy'. The video was filmed in Lille, Northern France and is taken from her Christmas solo album, Tinsel and Lights.»
Following on from his interview with Marc Burrows, DiS is proud to premiere the brand new video for 'Drop Anchor', taken from from Martin Rossiter's astonishingly beautiful debut solo album, The Defenestration of St Martin.»
Following on from last week's foray into the Fifty Shades phenomenon, DiS gets all 'literary' again as Buck 65 writes an exclusive piece for us about Anais Nin.»
Following hot on the heels of our "Manics Monday", which featured a wealth of Generation Terrorists-related writings and ramblings to celebrate the 20th anniversary reissue, today we bring you the premiere of the brand new film for the spookily prescient track 'Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds'.»
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its release, the Manic Street Preachers are re-issuing their legendary 18 track debut album Generation Terrorists this week. And you could win yourself a copy.»
Now that you've hopefully had time to pick up a copy of the album and sink your ears into it, we turn your attention over to Mr Banks, who has written this guide to the album.... »
Ahead of her full orchestral show at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this week, DiS got to sit down for a cup of tea with the legendary songstress Tori Amos to talk about what still drives her creatively as an artist, her hatred of the term "confessional", and the anniversary of her debut album, Little Earthquakes.»
Butch Vig, best known as the drummer of Garbage and producer of albums such as Nirvana’s Nevermind, has a new project – The Emperor’s of Wyoming. Here, Vig talks us through The Emperor's recording gear....»
Mike Lindsay’s love affair with Iceland began in 2006. It involved a girl, Harpa, and an unforgettable New Year’s Eve party. In 2011, Lindsay – best known as the frontman of Tunng – took to Iceland to rekindle that romance, and to record a bewitching new album under the name Cheek Mountain Thief inspired by the landscape and the people of Iceland. We asked him to document a day in the life of his new Rejkjavik-based existence...»
DiS has an exclusive look-see at the brand new video 'Flavor' from flame-haired goddess Tori Amos...»
Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, talks us through the gadgets and synths that make up her touring armoury...»
To mark the release of Outsider / In: The Collection, a compilation of recordings by Luke Haines, we asked the man himself for some brief thoughts on his favourite "outsider" music. He sent us this missive instead...»
Eddie Barcan is the Manager including Artistic Director of Cambridge Folk Festival, one of the longest running and most famous folk festivals in the world, renowned for its eclectic mix of music and unique atmosphere. Here, he talks about the future of folk and what it may hold....»
Electronic musician Enjoyed, talks us through his weird and wonderful world of harps, whistles and fruity percussion...»
Gareth Los Campesinos! talks to Paul Heaton from The Beautiful South about his new 'soul opera' The 8th...»
Joan Wasser and Andrew Batt share their thoughts on the lasting legacy of Sandy Denny...»
Green Gartside from Scritti Politti talks about the lasting legacy of Sandy Denny...»
Benjamin Schoos has cooked up this wonderful list of the best new sounds that are coming out of France at the moment...»
Following the successful recent reissues of McCartney, McCartney II, and this year's Grammy winner for Best Historical Album Band On The Run, RAM is the latest album from Paul’s iconic back catalogue to get the deluxe Paul McCartney Archive Collection treatment. The deluxe re-issue includes never before seen film content, including the original music videos for 'Heart Of The Country' and '3 Legs'.»
Watch a preview of the "RAMMING" documentary taken from the forthcoming deluxe re-issue of Paul & Linda McCartney's RAM»
Listen to a stream of the reissue of Paul & Linda McCartney's 1971 album, RAM.»
I'll Be Your Mirror acts as a sister event to the ATP Festivals and is named after the b-side to The Velvet Underground's original All Tomorrow's Parties 7" single. We asked some of the artists performing to tell us their favourite b-sides and 7" singles.»
