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Sometimes it’s possible to stay for the duration of an entire musical performance – a brief toilet break aside – and not actually remember any of it come the hands-in-the-air, instruments on the floor conclusion. Well, instrument on this occasion, as Tom Jenkinson’s chosen weapon, a pair of laptops and some wee boxes of circuitry duly excepted, is his much-treasured bass guitar...»
The lastest installment of the ever-continuing legal battle between relatives of dearly departed musicians and those that claim to own their songs stars the really-very-dead Jimi Hendrix, who has existed on a far-from-physical plane since 1970...»
The second Stones Throw compilation of 2006, following their Ten Years release in July, Chrome Children is another collection of some of the oddest hip-hoppers doing their left-of-centre thing in anti-fashion stances, each sounding more vital in five-or-so minutes than many mainstream rappers manage to across entire careers...»
Largely piano-led, Songs… is quite obviously pitched at those whose heads were turned quite wonderfully by Guillemots’ Mercury-nominated debut; its mood swings a little gentler than the arrangements of the Londoners, but Belfast-based Wilson knows when and how to tweak a song so that it directs its focus from the head to the heart...»
My, you’re patient sorts, dearest DiS faithful. We ran part two of our run down of DiS’s favourite/most inspirational/bestesteva albums almost two weeks ago, and yet you’re still champing at the bit to find out who has, and more importantly who hasn’t, made it into the top twenty of Our 66. Well, the time has come to quit your champing: we’re here, this is the penultimate countdown...»
Popular-back-then girl band All Saints made their live comeback last night, performing to a full house at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire...»
DiS's favourite Aussie four-piece, of this year anyway, Howling Bells have been announced as the main support to the mega-massive (The) Killers on the latter act's European tour...»
Green Day are facing a lawsuit from a man who claims that he wrote all of their last album, American Idiot...»
Razorlight have called upon the services of acclaimed actor and former Neighbours star Guy Pearce - pictured - for their next video...»
'Cause DiS is nice to people, sometimes people are well nice back. Knom - London-based gig promoters of no little brilliance - have kindly donated a load of tickets to a trio of excellent capital shows to give away to DiS readers. Hey, that's you...»
Rumble Strips are a band, yeah. We've got some copies of their forthcoming single to give away, on both twelve-inch and eight-inch vinyl. Eight-inch vinyl, what the fuck...»
What's that? "Limited-edition split seven-inch on coloured vinyl," you say? I'll have me some of that...»
Pet Shop Boys are to headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay festivities this year, ahead of rising Scottish star Paolo Nutini...»
Really-quite-good Leeds-based quartet This Et Al are off on a bit of touring pretty soon. Along the way they'll be playing second fiddle, quite excellently, to bands including Minus The Bear and Snowden...»
Miami-based tres-rockin' four-piece Torche arrive in the UK later this month for some touring action...»
Scouse electro-somethings Kling Klang are playing a few live dates in support of the release of their new album, The Esthetik Of Destruction...»
Morrissey is a "sad sight" according to The Dears' Patrick Krief...»
Kori and Jason aren’t musical rocket scientists; their sweet and slightly lo-fi indie-pop doesn’t flick the switches of Wire-subscribing sorts...»
As we so rightly stated here, selecting the albums that make up DrownedinSound.com’s Our 66 was no easy task. A great many long-players were considered for many a day and week, only to be cut from the team at the very final moment. Here, we present to you a selection (in no specific order) of some of the albums that only just fell short of a starting place, that were tripped but a few yards from the finishing line...»
Like it says: band called Brand New do tour dates, which are newly announced. They're below. Like wow...»
Remember, kids: don't believe everything that you read. We may have reported that the Pixies had no plans to record a new album back in July (link), but now it seems they do! Musicians, eh? Crazy...»
Super Furry Animals singer Gruff Rhys is to release his second solo album early next year...»
Bloc Party have officially announced a series of dates for the new year...»
Thom Yorke has revealed his favourite Radiohead song of all time...»
Tilly And The Wall are to release a new single on November 20. 'Sing Songs Along' is the second standalone track to be taken from the five-piece's latest long-player, Bottoms Of Barrels...»
Mates Of State conjure sublime indie-pop songs from the simplest of elements: one member plays a keyboard (or two), the other a drum kit. No guitars are employed, making for a quirkily irresistible sound that ticks all your dancing shoe boxes, but also possesses a lyrical depth uncommon in such packages...»
Tremendously awesome pop-rockin' trio The Flaming Lips are to release a new EP next month...»
Moby - he's got a new single out, hence this 'news' - is unhappy at critics who wrote that his 18 album sounded quite a lot like the album before it, the advertisement agencies' favourite, Play...»
Kaiser Chiefs have apparently polished off their second long-player, currently scheduled for an early-2007 release...»
