CHARTS! Keane, Ash, etc etc
Keane! Bloc Party! Stuff.»
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Middlesbrough Live Festival Announces Line-up
Middlesbrough Music Live Festival takes place on on May 31st. It's free! With a few bands still to be announced, the majority of the line-up is looking rather spiffing so far.»
The Return of Campag Velocet
Second album finally due...»
Save the Night and Day Café!
Top Manchester venue is threatened with closure.»
Chris T-T: Bored of the War (tour)
Chris T-T releases and single and tours solo and with his band this month and the next.»
YMSS Join HOTS Tour
Youthmovies to tour with Hope Of The States...»
Mansun: 3-CD Package Due
We can confirm Mansun's fourth album WILL be released by Parlophone later this year.»
Icarus Line: Tiny London Gig This Friday!
Icarus Line play secret-ish gig...»
Chikinki Cause Bomb Scare
Singer causes Paddington Station to shut down for two hours.»
British Sea Power, The Duke Spirit at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Thu 29 Apr
This is British Sea Power’s largest headliner to date. Fears that their intense live show won’t translate to the big stage are quickly dispelled...»
CHARTS! Goths everywhere
Both Him and The Rasmus are in the Top 10 UK singles chart this week...»
!!! - Return for London one-off
Sacramento/New York dance meisters !!! return to rock the UK in May.»
Reuben, RAW T, Do Me Bad Things... Bands Signed; People Rejoice
Bands signed; kids rejoice! Maybe.»
TITP Gets Better: BSP! Shins! Killers!
T In The Park have announced the final additions to the NME stage.»
"I’m not very sure about bands being in fashion magazines"
DiS finds out that YMSS - who've just finished recording a mini album for a certain mammal-obsessed label - are not interested in political preaching, have no desire to infiltrate the mainstream ("it's more important to create art"), and would like "no more photo shoots in front of graffiti'd walls". Oh, and how one girl's heckling changed the way they dress onstage for good...»
Introducing: The Rakes
Punk rock. London Town. There's a new gang you'll quite possibly fall in love with. They're called The Rakes and they're going to be famous. They tell DiS: "We’re all very modest about how good we are but we all think we are the best band in the world, basically."»
Eighties Matchbox: Single + Tour
Hairy Brighton chart-shagging deathpunks The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster release the second single, 'I Could Be An Angle', from their forthcoming album 'The Royal Society', on June 14th.»
CHARTS! Franz Beaten by... Marillion?!
In this week's 'shock' result, Marillion have scored their first Top 10 hit in over 17 years.»
TITP: Complete Lineup Revealed!
T In The Park festival has announced its (almost) complete lineup. Subject to change, blah blah blah. The festival takes place on July 10/11th in a big field in Balado, near Kinross in Scotland.»
Clor at London Brixton The Windmill, Fri 23 Apr
Paving the way for the Devo revival? Disco punk? Parlophone? Beer? Oh, go on then.»
Onelinedrawing - The Volunteers
One-time Far front man Jonah Matranga is one of those musicians peddling the fine line between sappy, punch-worthy emo boy martyr, and sensitive, proper singer-songwriter.»
"We want to make timeless creations, like the Mini Cooper, or the atom bomb"
With tracks from last month’s ‘Under The City’ EP having received airplay on all the ‘right’ radio stations, you might think rock ‘n’ rollers The Needles are a new band. Not true. And they're here to reveal their darkest secret to DiS...»
Home Alone
Dave Ashby, lead singer with swashbuckling rhythm 'n' blues terrorizers Ludes, has just moved into a squat. It's OK though - Macauley Culkin can look after the place. DiS talks to Dave about art rock, street heckles, publishing deals (yawn) and smoking insects (hurrah!).»
Pardon Their Freedom
The new album is, by turns, sassy, funky, dubby, druggy, spaced, funny and meaty beaty. DiS finally catches up with Warp's bi-coastal dance/rock collective for a few words.»
BRMC Leave Virgin
Black Rebel Motorcycle have left Virgin Music.»
Bloc Party - Banquet/Staying Fat
We knew they had it in them to produce something so simply brilliant as this, and they’ve delivered the goods.»
Apartment at London Camden Dublin Castle, Tue 13 Apr
And along come another bunch of fresh-faced gloomy ‘80s indie rock cherubs...»
A Wee BSP Update: Foliage Go Bye Bye
DiS catches up with British Sea Power frontman Yan for an update.»
Carling Live 24: Bondies Pull Short Straw
On May 1st in London, the omnipresent drinks giant Carling is sponsoring a 24-hour mini festival of live music.»
Killing Mr Brightside Again
Stellastarr*'s touring buddies, The Killers, re-release 'Mr Brightside' on May 24th»