Gold Blade: gigs, lots of
On tour again...»
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Ludes - Radio
The first of their singles not to be hidden away on limited edition vinyl and the first with a production that actually does the band justice. It’s also their first single in a year.»
Chris T-T, Shuffle, Thomas Truax, Sergeant Buzfuz at London Spitz, Thu 25 Nov
Thomas Truax is the meanest Hornicator player around...»
LONDON! The DiS winter warmer BBQ 2004
Dec 12th at Brixton Windmill, 6 bands + free food all for £4. We spoil you, we do.
MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE + KILLING MOON + THE V.Cs + PROZAK + HICKS MILLIGAN-PROPHECY + HANDBAGS AT DAWN»
[The Real] Tuesday Weld - Bathtime In Clerkenwell
'..Surely not only to be heard on the Lucozade advert but potentially on a hundred TV programmes and trailers. Yes, one of THOSE tunes.'»
Since I Was A Little Girl - Good Morning Sunshine... And Goodnight
If you like your music a little more personal than normal, this album has everything. It has the multi textures of Maximilian Hecker and the warm vocals and building soundscapes of a more lo-fi Elbow.»
Jim Bob - Angelstrike!
It has all the disco-punk-pop moments and acoustic balladry which made Carter USM so popular in the first place.»
Misty's Big Adventure - The Solar Hi-Fi System
If there’s one thing anyone who’s seen Birmingham’s Misty’s Big Adventure can agree on, it’s that they’re, well, weird, the ultimate party band. They have a man who dances around in a red suit covered in puffed out, blue rubber gloves.»
The Immediate, Kari Kleiv at London ICA, Fri 29 Oct
Another fierce panda shindig hits the capital.»
Reviews From The Demo Mountain (issue 1)
Demos. We get loads. 99% of them don't get reviewed, so in an attempt to Sort That Out, here's the first in a brand! new! series! Six picks from the pile...»
The Pipettes at London Camberwell Crypt, Sat 04 Sep
Erm... your new favourite band?»
Mystery Jets at London Lock 17, Tue 12 Oct
Mystery Jets are, let’s face it, a bit bloody weird. This is the sound of psychedelia and prog being properly booted up the bottom into the 21st century.»
Rhesus, S*M*A*S*H at London Amersham Arms, Wed 13 Oct
Once upon a time – a decade ago, to be precise - there were some music journalists who got bored in some London pub and decided to invent a name for a new scene. That was called New Wave Of New Wave (or NWONW, if you like), and SMASH were its gods...»
Bad stuff - Death Cab pull dates, HHH guitarist quits
Illness causes cancellations.»
Drinking Hennessey with Morrissey: Art Brut release second single
Follow-up to the notorious Formed A Band gets a release date and a new label...»
DiS London: local rock'n'roll action comes to thee
Another night in sunny South London with a trio of local talent... General Khaki, The Red Kites, and My Sad Captains (ex-Great Shark Hunt) are here to entertain you this time. For only £3!»
Razorlight guests revealed...
Big support. Big tour. New single!»
The Needles hit the highlands
Bubblegum garage punks go on a short tour...»
Birdhouse in your tour: TMBG return to the UK
Rejoice! They Might Be Giants are back for four gigs.»
Bring it on. Oceansize tour in October
Big tour in October plus new EP on the way...»
Amityville, The Paddingtons, The Go! Team at Camden Dublin Castle, Camden Town, Tue 10 Aug
Riding the wave of the newly revitalised London scene - despite being from, um, Hull - The Paddingtons are rocking to full houses of female admirers, while Amityville and The Go! Team are both in different worlds of their own...»
Aconite Thrill join Scottish alldayer of rock
Rawk alldayer a'happen' in the granite city.»
Bikini Atoll tonight! In London! Cor!
A varied bill for the open-minded: Bella Union's marvellous Bikini Atoll headline, with a supporting cast of the country punk rock of The Grand Rose Band and London's anthemic Primary.
See you there, mmm?»
Silver Sun: shock horror - album #3 gets release date
Their first release in six years. SIX.»
Joyfest: your band, their stage
Well, Ocean's stage...»
The Boyfriends at London Metro, Thu 15 Jul
... this is lovely indie schmindie pop music after all and when they’re not ripping off moody gits from Manchester they’re ripping off The Smiths… oh, hang on a minute…»
A&R men get busy: bands signed, champagne is drunk
There’s been a rash of signings over the last couple of weeks.»
Smalltown America announce charity alldayer
And it's a bloody good lineup too.»
The Rocks at London Camden Barfly, Fri 16 Jul
Chris has his leg in a plaster: being sick of telling everyone what happened, he's printed business cards saying "I fell off a wall. Yes, it does hurt."»