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- 16.05.08

Coachella
11 votes
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by Dave Kerr

Powering through the desert at as close to 666mph as laws allow, DiS wonders exactly how this Coachella will surpass the mania of last year…


kill it kid
7 votes
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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…


rain puddle
13 votes
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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


Johnny Foreigner @ Camden Crawl (DiS stage, 19.04.08)
43 votes
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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
6 votes
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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


sam sparro
15 votes
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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…


NO AGE ED TEMPLETON
9 votes
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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 fate
64 votes
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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…


bob mould
14 votes
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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…


factory floor bipolar
21 votes
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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…


Bumblebeez
6 votes
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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…


hadouken lights
17 votes
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by Mike Diver

Forming in 2006, Hadouken! were soon buzzing within the industry’s tastemakers, polarising opinion with their 'grindie' anthems. With debut Music For An Accelerated Culture out soon, James Smith speaks to DiS…


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