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Yeah, lets get what we know out of the way. The band are formed with part of the remminance of The Yo-Yo's and are signed to Changes One. But did you know they have made one of the best little rocking 6 track (7 actually but we will get to that later) mini-albums released in the past few years? I didn't t»
The much touted Audio Bullys are in the capital and they have bought some company! The band will play as part of 'Carny' @ Herbal, 12-14 Kingsland Rd. Shoreditch on Thursday August 15th along with Agent Sumo. For the un-initiated, the 2 bands will be downstairs while chart raiding Richard »
Before I go any further I would like to state that previous to this single, I had never even heard of Rosco and although I had heard of the Spaceman 3, I was never a massive fan. Now, with that cleared up... Roscos' latest incarnation is as Sterling Roswell and if this debut single is an indi»
You musta heard of them by now, surely! The Icelandic 4 some are hailing as one of the 'most likely to succeed' (I hear they even got reviewed in Smash Hits!) and this is their new single. With more then a passing flirtation with Richard Ashcroft's classic 'A Song For The Lovers', I can see 'Catc»
Much hyped Essex rock band InMe are back on the road have a new single forthcoming and their debut album set for release to boot! Titled 'FireFly', the new single is due for release on September 16th. Following hot on the heels of their debut single 'UnderDose' the new single will be r»
If you are like me you always look for a bargain CD. Not necessarily the strictly limited edition 3-track 1" fan club only single for sale at your back street CD store, but bands you loved despite their kitch factor and as for other people... well, they kinda missed the point. Apart from the obvious places like charity»
Pop-rock faves Feeder are back with a new single and album due for release in the next month or so. The new single is titled 'Come Back Around' and will be released on 30th September 2002 closely follwed by the new 11 track album, 'Comfort In Sound', which will be released on 21st October 200»
On the 17th April, 1999 a large void became part of my life. On this day in history, indie rock gods, Cable, decided to call it a day. The void has now been filled and it is by Kinesis. I know the bands are not EXACTLY similar but neither are they to The Pixies, the mostly widely branded comp»
Well, a lot of people are taking to Ben Kweller now he is post-Radish and his new sound (well, compared to Radish anyway) but when I first heard his stuff I thought I had heard something similar before, and I had in the form of the Ben Folds Five. 'Forever & Ever Amen' was the follow u»
The Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival will go ahead at the Temple Newsam Park site following the granting of the festival licence at today's Magistrates Court hearing. Organisers the Mean Fiddler appealed against the original decision to deny the licence by Leeds City Council, made at a meeting on 18th Jun»
New York 4 piece punk band The Liars are here to storm the UK and have one of the uk's hottest properties in tow. The band are to play just 8 UK dates and have got drownedinsound faves Miss Black America & Sonic Mook Experiment as their support. The dates are as follows :- Aug»
The purveyors of dance punk, Death In Vegas, are to release a new 12" VINYL ONLY single within the fortnight!
Titled 'Leather Girls' it is due to be released on July 22nd on Concrete Records and is the first single to be lifted from the bands forthcoming al»
The indie community of Colchester are out in force and with good reason... Roddy is in town! Idlewild are playing this special warm-up show for Glastonbury in what many would consider a small venue, especially by their standards. From 7.30 there were cues around the block and although there were the obviou»
Black Rebel Motorcyle Club are to play a one off gig and is expected to be their last non-festival apperance until around October! The gig is on Thursday 4th July 2002 @Camden Underworld and tickets are £15. The catch is they are only on sale on the day of the gig and you are restricted to 2 ti»
The attempt at world domination by Kitty Yo has picked up even more momentum with this, the latest single from Peaches (who recently signed to Sony - ed). 'Set It Off' shows the lady in the light she deserves to be seen in... a class apart. Coming on like Moloko, it does »
German label Kitty-Yo are letting a few selected titles go for a VERY cheap price. For just 8.50 euros (known as £5.47 to us) you can choose from one of the below 6 titles and the, as if that was not enough, the price INCLUDES p&p.»
N.B - This article was written by the joint efforts of Dis writers Colin Weston & Sara Lovejoy. Colins' views are in blue and Saras' in pink…. We both hope you don't hate it TOO much… thank you! It's 11.30, the skies are looking ominous and I am wearing yellow tinted 'geek rock' sun»
Nottingham & the UK's primary electro-metal act, Pitchshifter, have a new single on the way.
Released on Sanctuary Records, the track 'Shutdown' will be available on two formats on June 17th. The tracks listings are as follows :-
CD 1:
1 – Shutdown
2 – Leave »
DiS faves Starcrasher (formally Ampersand Theory) have completed their new EP. The 4 piece Orange County outfit, who were interviewed last Autumn have completed the mastering of their new 6 track CD which is to be released on June »
The line up for this years Fleadh Festival at Finsbury Park in London has now been finalised.
The one day event that is to be held on June 8th is set to be a belter with 2 stages filled with popular, and a fair few cult, acts being confimed. A few suprises were in store w»
Yeah, so the EP was released a little while ago but I didn't recieve it until recently as I hadn't even heard of Melaton before I saw them supporting Seafood. This, the band's debut commercial EP (the previous being a limited edition website release), just emphasises what I saw live from this Dublin»
It's like the nineties never happened with a selection of the top 80's rock acts all on the road in the forthcoming months. First up are Vince Neil (singer with Motley Crue), Jackyl and Skid Row on the 'Rock Never Stops Tour'. To date it seems to be a US only tour but any»
Indie rockers Idlewild are to play a one off warm up gig before the Glastonbury Festival. Roddy Woomble's men are to play the Colchester Arts Centre on Thursday June 27th and tickets cost £11. Support hasn't been confirmed yet but as soon as we know, it will be on this site. Doors open»
I had heard, prior to arriving at the gig, that tickets hadn't sold for this gig very well. As I arrived 30 minutes before the doors opened, there were 9 people... it didn't look promising. By the time the first band came on stage, there were almost 300 in the venue... thank heaven for small mercies. Openers»
Going to London is not a regular excursion for me. I live out in the sticks (theoretically (sic) Essex but only 30 minutes from Ipswich in Suffolk) so I make the most of these little mini adventures. I left at 10 A.M. and was on a train by 10.20. I was occupied enough for the journey as I had received the new album»
Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl is to take time out from working on the Foo's new album to temporarily return to Queens Of The Stone Age as a drummer. Grohl did most of the drumming on 'Songs For The Deaf', the forthcoming album from QOTSA, and has decided to go on the road for the»
Point Break... you remember them? They were a boy band who died on their collective ass a few years back. Well, former member Ollie is back with his new project! His new band Velvetstone are described as a rock band and have been compared to Bon Jovi, Savage Garden and Heart! Th»
Following on from our earlier article, Courtney Love has managed to avoid a psychiatric test after a judge blocked the move. Judge Robert Alsdorf has said that the test would "serve no purpose other than to contribute a circus-like a»
Yet another member of the posse known as So Solid Crew is facing a jail sentence. Following on from bandmate Asher D - real name Ashley Walters - who is serving 18 months in a young offenders institute for possessing a loaded gun, 23 year old Jason Moore - aka Face»
Chester Bennington, singer with nu-metal outfit Linkin Park, is now a father. His wife Samantha gave birth to a baby boy on April 19 with both baby and mother reportedly doing fine. When asked how this will affect him and the band, Bennington announced that the whole family will join him on the next Lin»
