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brighton pier
24 votes
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by Mike Diver

Look! It’s Wednesday! Which means tomorrow is Thursday and, more pertinently, Thursday May 15, which means… it’s time for The Great Escape. Here we present our top ten must-see acts at the seaside festival…


Explosions in the Sky
13 votes
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by Ben Patashnik

This weekend, May 16-18, Explosions In The Sky curate the second ATP of the year. The band tell DiS about the background to their festival stewardship…


flight of the conchords
31 votes
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by Alex Denney

Bret McKenzie takes time out from writing a new series of hit comedy Flight Of The Conchords to talk Beck and biros with DiS…


waited up johnny foreigner
20 votes
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by Alexei J-Fo

Johnny Foreigner singer Alexei previews his band's debut album ahead of its June release, PLUS see them live in London for a special price…


wave pics in the lift 2
12 votes
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by emily moore

Hugely acclaimed indie-folk threesome The Wave Pictures stick out like sore thumbs on 08's Camden Crawl, where DiS meet them for a chat…



exitingARM
13 votes
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by Billy Hamilton

Not unlike Why?’s peerless Alopecia Subtle's latest is without question an album to discover over time - it could take weeks, months, or even years to excavate the entirety of its bulging musical trajectory…


verve wamu
5 votes
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by Karen Ruttner

The Verve's New York return points to an ecstatic future while simultaneously giving the suited meatheads something to bounce along to…


mogwai
10 votes
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by Luke Turner

Ten years ago Mogwai were at the vanguard of the Scottish acts pouring across the border. Now, they’re here to lead the counterattack against the Yanks…


the ting tings we started nothing
18 votes
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by Tony Robert Whyte

The Ting Tings come unstuck on their debut album, treading a dull middle ground between toxic pop and dirty indie…


Bon Iver
33 votes
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by Dom Gourlay

Only nine songs long, Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago is one of the most captivating collections these ears have heard…