"If I have to deal with people I'd rather they already know what I'm about": DiS meets J Mascis
DiS caught up with J Mascis post-soundcheck at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms...»
Articles
domgourlay has written the following articles:
Pinkshinyultrablast - Everything Else Matters
Everything Else Matters offers living proof all good things come to those that wait.»
Shinies - Nothing Like Something Happens Anywhere
Bold and vibrant yet equally fragile and sentimental, Shinies have concocted an album that proves heartfelt and endearing as a result.»
The Jam - Setting Sons (Collectors' Edition)
Ornately housed in a sixty-eight page, hardback book featuring memorabilia, rare photographs and song lyrics as well as a replica Setting Sons tour brochure and fan club magazine, it's an essential addition to any Jam obsessive's collection and as good a starting place as any for those on a voyage of discovery.»
The Charlatans - Modern Nature
Modern Nature serves as another prized addition to The Charlatans' already wealthy canon.»
Disappears - Irreal
Embraced by the shoegaze, psych and garage rock contingents in equal measures, Chicago four-piece Disappears aren't quite ready to slot into any genre-specific pigeonhole if Irreal is anything to go by.»
Various - Millions Like Us - The Story Of The Mod Revival 1977 - 1989
Nostalgia at its most reticent...»
Live Review: The Human League @ Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (09/12/14)
On an evening where pop's past meets its intrepid future, The Human League prove they're still masters of their craft.»
Live Review: Indiana @ Suede Bar, Nottingham (05/12/14)
2015 promises to be the year that shapes Indiana's destiny...»
Some Velvet Mixtape: 2014 in reverb, delay and distortion with a hint of melody
It's been another great year for psychedelic rock and shoegaze so here's our end of year round-up featuring 50 of the genre's finest releases in 2014...»
Merry Listmas: 10 live sets that shook 2014 by Dom Gourlay
Having watched over 1000 acts so far this year, DiS' gig addict Dom Gourlay selects the ten live sets that wowed him in 2014.»
Live Review: Piano Wire, Autobahn & Desperate Journalist @ The Scene, Lincoln (21/11/14)
Four exciting new bands to look out for in 2015. One stage on a cold Friday night in Lincoln...»
Cool Ghouls - A Swirling Fire Burning Through The Rye
A Swirling Fire Burning Through The Rye represents a marked progression from Cool Ghouls' debut which can only bode well for the future.»
"My next record will be my 'Tarkus'": DiS meets Thurston Moore
DiS caught up with Thurston Moore prior to the final leg of his UK tour at Nottingham's Bodega...»
Live Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain @ Manchester Academy (20/11/14)
It's a rare occurrence to experience Groundhog Day once in a lifetime never mind twice...»
Interview: DiS talks reunions with Ride's Mark Gardener
So Ride are reforming! DiS gets the lowdown on the reunion of 2015 from Mark Gardener...»
"We've got big visions for where we want this to go": DiS meets April Towers
April Towers have quickly gained a reputation as one of Nottingham's most exciting new acts...»
"It feels like we've achieved something": DiS meets Eagulls
DiS caught up with Eagulls prior to their sold out show at Nottingham's Bodega...»
DiS meets Tim Burgess of The Charlatans: "It's easy to blame someone else... "
Tim Burgess talks about the making of the new album, his label O Genesis, and recent collaboration with Grumbling Fur...»
DiS talks Psychocandy with Jim Reid from The Jesus & Mary Chain
Jim Reid talks about the making of the record, what fans can expect from the shows, and what the future holds for the band...»
DiS meets David Gedge of The Wedding Present
Dom Gourlay found Gedge only too willing to discuss the past, present and future of his band...»
Live Review: The Pop Group & Sleaford Mods @ The Bodega, Nottingham (21/10/14)
The uncompromising sounds of the past meet the uncompromising sounds of the present on a Tuesday night in Nottingham...»
"We're not going to change for anybody": DiS meets The Twilight Sad
DiS caught up with Twilight Sad singer James Graham post-soundcheck prior to their recent storming set at Nottingham's Bodega.»
Live Review: Alvvays @ The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (25/10/14)
The Alvvays bandwagon is gathering momentum at breakneck speed...»
The Wands - The Dawn
The Dawn offers a bright insight into its creators' psyches...»
Various - Psych For Sore Eyes 2
A welcome addition to the Psych for Sore Eyes series...»
FKA Twigs: From Tewkesbury to Tinseltown
GoDeeper into this year's Mercury nominees: Today it's the turn of bookies favourite FKA Twigs, and her brilliant debut LP.»
Wild Smiles - Always Tomorrow
If it's half an hour's worth of guitar-crafted pop thrills you're after, they don't come much better than this.»
"I wouldn't want to go on tour just playing old songs": DiS meets Slowdive
One of 2014's undoubted comeback success stories has to be that of Slowdive...»
Liverpool Psych Fest 2014: The DiS review
Liverpool Psych Fest really isn't like any other festival we've ever experienced...»