- Reviews: * The Verve at New York WaMu Theatre, Mon 28 Apr
- Reviews: * Mogwai at London Queen Elizabeth Hall, Mon 12 May
- Reviews: * Subtle - ExitingARM
- Features: * The Great Escape 2008: the DiS preview
- Reviews: * Pendulum - In Silico
- Reviews: * Tindersticks at London Royal Festival Hall, Sat 03 May
- Reviews: * Adam Green, Noah & The Whale at Manchester Club Academy (Cellar), Fri 11 Apr
- Reviews: * Effi Briest at London Camden Barfly, Tue 22 Apr
- Reviews: * Cut Copy at London King's Cross Scala, Wed 23 Apr
- Reviews: * Frightened Rabbit at London Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, Thu 01 May
- Features: * Explosions In The Sky's guide to ATP
- Features: * Flight Of The Conchords: comedy Kiwis on their musical dabblings
- Reviews: * Late Of The Pier, The Displacements, A Place To Bury Strangers, Collapsing Cities at London Camden Barfly, Wed 07 May
- Reviews: * Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
- Features: * Crawling, talking: The Wave Pictures in conversation
- * Black Lips @ London 100 Club, 15/05
- * The National @ Dublin Olympia, 15/05
- * Jens Lekman @ Glasgow Oran Mor, 15/05
- * the pAper chAse, Black Mountain, Vessels @ Leeds Cockpit, 15/05
- * The Raconteurs @ Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University), 15/05
- * Frightened Rabbit @ Dunfermline Carnegie Hall, 15/05
- * Caribou, Born Ruffians, Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ London King's Cross Scala, 15/05
- * The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty Summer @ Dunfermline Carnegie Hall, 15/05
- * Glass Candy, Mike Simonetti @ Manchester Star & Garter, 15/05
- * Nasty Fest IX @ Leeds The Faversham, 17/05
- * Example, Bloodgroup, Christopher D. Ashley @ Brighton Pressure Point, 17/05
- * Semifinalists, Bunny Rabbit, Telepathe @ London Barden's Boudoir, 18/05
- * Animal Collective, Atlas Sound @ Dublin Tripod, 19/05
- * Xiu Xiu @ London ULU, 19/05
- * Telepathe @ London ULU, 19/05
I Was A Cub Scout
Signed to label: XL Recordings
Indie punk 'tronica; Postal Service vs Digital Ash-esque Oberst.
I Was A Cub Scout are:
Toddy - sings
William - drums
Watch the video for 'Pink Squares'...
Upcoming events
- Sun 25 May at Hereford Jailhouse with Frank Turner, Pull Tiger Tail, Johnny Foreigner, Grammatics, Jay Jay Pistolet, Gossamer Albatross
- Fri 30 May at Liverpool Sound City with Rolo Tomassi, Cutting Pink With Knives
- Tue 03 Jun at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate
- Wed 04 Jun at Leicester Charlotte
- Thu 05 Jun at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls
- Fri 06 Jun at Sheffield Plug
- Sat 07 Jun at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms
- Sun 08 Jun at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape)
- Tue 10 Jun at Brighton Barfly
- Wed 11 Jun at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
- Sat 21 Jun at Exeter Phoenix
Releases
- I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope - album, out 18/02/2008 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
- Pink Squares / Echoes - single, out 04/02/2008 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
- Pink Squares/Echoes - single, out 28/01/2008 on XL Recordings. (post review)
- Our Smallest Adventures - single, out 03/09/2007 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
- I Hate Nightclubs - single, out 12/03/2007 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
- Pink Squares/ Teenage Skin - single, out 27/11/2006 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
- We Were Made To Love - single, out 04/09/2006 on Fear And Records. (post review)
Past events
- Thu 08 May at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
- Tue 06 May at Oxford Academy. (post review)
- Mon 05 May at Bristol Academy. (post review)
- Sun 04 May at Leeds Leeds University Stylus. (post review)
- Sat 03 May at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
- Thu 01 May at Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall. (post review)
- Thu 28 Feb at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
- Wed 27 Feb at London Camden Underworld. (post review)
- Tue 26 Feb at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
- Mon 25 Feb at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. (post review)
- Sun 24 Feb at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
- Sat 23 Feb at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
- Fri 22 Feb at Bedford Esquires. (post review)
- Thu 21 Feb at Brighton The Freebutt. (post review)
- Wed 20 Feb at Bristol Croft. (post review)
- Tue 19 Feb at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
- Mon 18 Feb at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
- Sun 17 Feb at Trowbridge Terrys. (post review)
- Sat 16 Feb at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
- Fri 15 Feb at Manchester Roadhouse. (post review)
- Thu 14 Feb at Hartlepool The Studio. (post review)
- Wed 13 Feb at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy 2. (post review)
- Tue 12 Feb at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
- Sun 10 Feb at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. (post review)
- Sat 09 Feb at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
- Fri 08 Feb at Carlisle The Brickyard. (post review)
- Thu 07 Feb at York Fibbers. (post review)
- Wed 06 Feb at Sheffield Corporation. (post review)
- Tue 05 Feb at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
- Mon 04 Feb at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
- Sat 02 Feb at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
- Thu 20 Dec at London Puregroove Records. (post review)
- INROCKS INDIE CLUB, Thu 15 Nov at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
- Swn Festival, Fri 09 Nov at Cardiff The Point. (post review)
- Fri 02 Nov at Bradford St. George's Concert Hall. (post review)
- Thu 01 Nov at York Fibbers. (post review)
- Wed 31 Oct at Dundee Reading Room. (post review)
- Tue 30 Oct at Sunderland Independent (Formerly Bar 36). (post review)
- Sat 27 Oct at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
- Fri 26 Oct at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
- Thu 25 Oct at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
- Wed 24 Oct at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
- Tue 23 Oct at Hull Lamp. (post review)
- Lazarette Festival, Sun 21 Oct at Bristol Louisiana. (post review)
- Thu 27 Sep at Colchester Twist. (post review)
- Wed 26 Sep at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
- Tue 25 Sep at Bristol Academy. (post review)
- Mon 24 Sep at London King's College. (post review)
- Sun 23 Sep at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
- Sat 22 Sep at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
- Fri 21 Sep at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
- Thu 20 Sep at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
- Wed 19 Sep at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
- DiS End-Of-Summer Party! (headlined by Russian Circles), Fri 31 Aug at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
- Summer Slam, Sun 19 Aug at Grantham The Black Dog. (post review)
- Moor Music Festival - Friday, Fri 20 Jul at Ilkley Moor. (post review)
- Sat 30 Jun at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls. (post review)
- Fri 29 Jun at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
- Thu 28 Jun at Kingston upon Thames The Works. (post review)
- Wed 27 Jun at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
- Tue 26 Jun at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
- Sun 24 Jun at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
- Nastyfest VII - Saturday, Sat 23 Jun at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
- Fri 22 Jun at York Fibbers. (post review)
- Thu 21 Jun at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
- Thu 21 Jun at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
- Wed 20 Jun at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy 2. (post review)
- Tue 19 Jun at Liverpool Carling Academy 2. (post review)
- Sun 27 May at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
- Camden Crawl - Thursday, Thu 19 Apr at Camden Camden Crawl 2007. (post review)
- White Heat, Tue 10 Apr at London Madame Jo Jo's. (post review)
- Sun 01 Apr at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
- Sat 31 Mar at Lincoln Bivouac @ Duke of Wellington. (post review)
- Fri 30 Mar at Hertford Marquee. (post review)
- Thu 29 Mar at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. (post review)
- Wed 28 Mar at London Camden Barfly. 1 review (read/post)
- Sat 24 Mar at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
- Fri 23 Mar at Winchester Railway Inn. (post review)
- Thu 22 Mar at Kingston Peel. (post review)
- Tue 20 Mar at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
- Sun 18 Mar at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. (post review)
- Sat 17 Mar at Aberdeen Tunnels. (post review)
- Fri 16 Mar at Arbroath Viewfield Hotel. (post review)
- Thu 15 Mar at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
- Wed 14 Mar at Stoke-on-Trent The Underground. (post review)
- Tue 13 Mar at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
- Sun 11 Mar at Derby Victoria Inn. (post review)
- Thu 08 Mar at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
- Wed 07 Mar at Bristol Croft. (post review)
- Bug Powder, Mon 05 Mar at Cambridge The Portland Arms. (post review)
- Sat 03 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
- Fri 02 Mar at Nottingham Rock City Basement. (post review)
- Fuzz Club, Thu 01 Mar at Sheffield Fusion & Foundry at Sheffield University. (post review)
- Sun 18 Feb at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
- Wed 14 Feb at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
- Stealth vs Rescue Rooms w/Justice, Sun 31 Dec at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
- Das Disko presents...Das Crimbo!, Sat 23 Dec at Grantham Ye Olde Playhouse. (post review)
- Sat 16 Dec at London Camden Purple Turtle. (post review)
- Wed 13 Dec at Wrexham Central Station & Yales. (post review)
- Tue 12 Dec at Liverpool Roadkill Bar. (post review)
- Wed 06 Dec at Brighton Engine Room. (post review)
- Tue 05 Dec at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
- Tue 28 Nov at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
- Fri 24 Nov at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
- Drowned In Sound presents..., Sat 11 Nov at Nottingham Junktion 7. (post review)
- Tue 03 Oct at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
- Smalltown America All-Dayer, Sat 16 Sep at London 93 Feet East. 1 review (read/post)
- DiScover at the Barfly, Fri 15 Sep at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
- Party Like The Wolf, Thu 24 Aug at London The Spread Eagle. (post review)
News
- 12/05/2008: IWACS give away free songs; go on tour, add members
- 17/03/2008: Oh, oh, oh, am I in trouble, darling someone's robbed our van: Cub Scout forced to cancel SXSW show
- 05/12/2007: I Was A Cub Scout: Massive tour
- 21/11/2007: How lazy? I Was A Cub Scout ask fans to record for them
- 19/10/2007: Further Forward Russia: new material previewed online
- 21/09/2007: IWACS: Minus The Bear dates, debut album announcement
- 03/09/2007: ¡Forward, Russia! new album details
- 28/08/2007: DiS's end-of-summer shindig: updated (oh, and it's THIS Friday)
- 24/08/2007: Fuel your engines: Truck is back
- 16/08/2007: Slam! Bam! Thank you... Grantham?!
Features
- 20/03/2008: South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
- 14/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: The Valentine's Day Mixtape Massacre
- 08/02/2008: Hoping for... sped-up power ballads? I Was A Cub Scout reveal their epic intentions
- 03/01/2008: Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised
- 02/01/2008: It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's anticipated albums
- 13/11/2007: Cub Scouting with the Bear: UK duo question Seattle prog-punks
- 28/09/2007: Truck 2007: the DiS review
- 30/08/2007: I Was A Cub Scout on their not-so-small adventures
- 18/07/2007: Dot To Dot: the DiS Reviews
- 18/07/2007: The Camden Crawl: Our Myriad Highs
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