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- 12.05.08

DiS Missive: Punks, critics, and why not to trust anyone over 30

logan's run
54 votes
? by Dom Passantino

A return, welcome or not, for DiS Missive. Here, the axe to grind is directed the way of music journalists making a pretty penny from the rep of punk, applying the term to whatever suits. Or, rather, doesn't…

DiS @ Coachella: Prince, Portishead and The Verve? Pigs might fly...

Coachella
11 votes
? by Dave Kerr

Powering through the desert at as close to John Garcia’s prescribed 666mph as highway laws allow, DiS wonders exactly how these Coachella cats will surpass the mania of last year’s festival…

DiScover Monthly: April 2008

kill it kid
7 votes
? by Kev Kharas

Better (slightly) late than never, April's DiScover Monthly introduces you to six new bands presently tickling lobes amongst the DiS staff. Click away for intoxicating sounds you might not have experienced before…

A Month In Records: April 2008

rain puddle
13 votes
? by Mike Diver

Dampened though DiS’s shoes and socks most certainly are, we’re refreshed by the breezy brilliance of so many of April’s new releases, among them: Portishead, dEUS, Crystal Castles and The Fall…

DiS's May UK Tour: Mae Shi, JoFo and Lionheart Brothers previewed

Johnny Foreigner @ Camden Crawl (DiS stage, 19.04.08)
43 votes
? by Mike Diver

From May 6 - that's TODAY! - DiS's UK tour is go. Here we take a look and listen at our three participating acts: The Mae Shi, Johnny Foreigner and The Lionheart Brothers... PLUS WIN TICKETS…

Howlin' Rain: magnificently immediate rock 'n' roll explained

howlin rain
6 votes
? by Mike Diver

At home in California, Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller is trying to kick his brain into gear to discuss his new Magnificent Fiend LP, the band's first since the curtain came down on his previous concern, the mighty Comets on Fire…

DiScover: Sam Sparro

sam sparro
15 votes
? by Mike Diver

Sam Sparro is the 24-year-old pop phenomenon whose ‘Black & Gold’ single has stormed the UK top five. With his debut album doing the business too, we play the DiScover Q&A game with the LA-based singer…

Track-By-Track: No Age spell out their Nouns

NO AGE ED TEMPLETON
9 votes
? by Samuel Strang

No Age's Nouns looks likely to be one of our albums of the year if this review is anything to go by. Here, its makers Randy Randall and Dean Spunt talk us through its inspirations, whether Lily Allen or dancing babies…

United by emo's Golden Age: a reminder of Rival Schools' peers

united by fate
64 votes
? by Mike Diver

With Rival Schools set to tour this summer, both in the UK and in Europe, time seems right to look at a number of key releases - alongside the New York band's pictured United By Fate - from emo's Golden Age, 1997-2001…

Blowing off, still steaming: Bob Mould on gathering new music

bob mould
14 votes
? by Lianne Steinberg

With his new solo album District Line Hüsker Dü and Sugar mainman Bob Mould seems to have finally become comfortable in his own skin. DiS finds out what's currently inspiring the indie-rock legend…

Singles Round-up (28/04/08)

factory floor bipolar
21 votes
? by Alex Denney

London three-piece Factory Floor make noise like pylon cables sizzling in the wet; the sound of taut menace splayed ominously overhead. Read how their Single Of The Week puts the 'spl-' in the rest of the bunch's 'iffy' here…

Mixtapes #6 & #7: Bumblebeez & Muscles

Bumblebeez
6 votes
? by Alex Denney

As professional life-and-souls of the party Bumblebeez and Muscles are more than well-equipped to provide us with playlists for the weekend: here's their lists of ten tracks to get the juices flowing…

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