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It starts with a billion bees sucking at Rod's guitar strings and ends in a tidy adrenaline whip of chaos. To an abrupt stop. Just as Colin's drums prepare to fall over. All they had to do was fill in the gap with some verses and choruses over a radio-friendly melody. Hook, line and sinker. Simple. 10 mins in the pract»
The Moldy Peaches have quashed rumours that they've done a Spice Girls.
An official spokesman for Rough Trade said:
"No they've not split, but they are spending some time working on solo records still, both Kimya and Adam have released solo cds on Rough Trade and are keen on still promoting»
A compilation and bunch of gigs, from the new label, House of Stairs, formed from a collective of Monsoon Bassoon, Geiger Counter, Ursa and Stars In Battledress In an ideal world every label would describe themselves as "Fiercely independent" with a music policy that promises "for»
Amid rumbles that the band are about to begin recording the follow-up to 'Morning View' the Take on Me video copyists, bring up ye olde 7 year entertainer law to try and leave the grasp of Sony.Inc.. According to »
The Kings of long names return with a new EP... Texan noize collective ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead spent 2002 touring the world care of Interscope, which was all documented in the band's diary @ trailofdead.com. Stories»
As if we're not putting on enough gigs (every other week at the Windmill, monthly Club Fandango hi-jack, monthly in Cardiff and various tours) we thought we'd start a new regular monthly night somewhere most of our DiS tours London shows end up. Our new night, simply titled 'Drownedinsound.com' launches ne»
Brighton melodic shouty punks/noize'ists/goodness that is CAT ON FORM, have signed a deal and play a whole heap of shows... In a mailout from the highly ethicial foursome, there is news that they've signed a recording contract with SOUTHERN RECORDS home to Godspeed!, Fugazi (who they're oftly»
We have proof the Dandy Warhols don't spend their entire lifes out of it on a mix of comedowns and cocktails.. a new album is a-comin.. The fourth Dandy Warhols album will be called 'Welcome To The Monkeyhouse' named after an old Kurt Vonnegut book of short stories (apparently). It's not ca»
The 10th Anniversary T in The Park line-up is slowly but surely being announced.. Taking place on July 12th + 13th, headlined by REM (13th) and dem whores Coldplay (who recently announced they'll be headlining V2003). Also *rumoured* to be playing are: iDLEWiLD, »
Just as one DiS tour comes to an end another one we're supporting kicks in... The Reuben tour in January that finished last week was a success. We know this because many of you have emailed in letting us know this. Thank you for going along and supporting new music (even tho it's been v.v.brrrrsome!»
HELLO OUT THERE! As you all know DiS is a constantly developing and evolving site. We've changed a lot at our back-end recently (three cheers for Matt) and we're looking at developing the site over the coming months, beginning with a much-overdue face lift and new messageboards. Anyway, we'd l»
Through my JD-goggles the sign by the door reads something like "Sorry, SOLD OUT". But I'm filthy rotten scum. My name's down. I'm in. Noisescapes (word of the night!) are already pouring around the pub-come-venue. Crashed in from Nottingham, Seachange blast out their 2 parts Jetplane Landing-y rock»
You'd of thought Josh Homme might want a break from his life of excess but at the Big Day Out details are coming out about Desert Sessions 9.. For anyone who doesn't know, 'Desert Sessions' is a Josh Homme curated party in the middle of nowhere (a desert to be precise - dur!) with loads of instrumen»
Bored of the Music Press? Us too... so we're quite likely to be leaping aboard and getting ourselves filthy with this.. "A New Alternative Music Monthly from Future Publishing" entitled BANG. It's from the people who made the 7" sized Circuit magazine. The first issue of BANG is due 1s»
Credit Cards at the ready... Apparently, according to a mail from Mean Fiddler HQ, as of 6pm this evening (Jan 28th 2003!) a limited number of Reading Weekend Tickets (no mention of Leeds in the mail!) will be onsale to @ readingfestiva»
Queen of the troubled teens and upwards, returns... A while back we heard rumbles that there was a new PJ Harvey album on the way and she's just confirmed it a bit more. Well, that it's close to completition. And that she tends to debut some of the tracks at Glastonbury this year - if it goes ahead.»
DiS-adored proactive rock-tykes do a 'Tour Of Extremities'...
Rock rag, Rock Sound, is shoving Jetplane Landing out on the road to the remote parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
February
21st Isle of Wight, Royal Squadron
22nd Bournemouth, Mis»
Back in 2000 with 'Mer de Noms', a super band took over the rock scene as we know it. And now they're coming back... Troy Van Leeuwen (QOTSA touring guitarist), Josh Freeze, Billy Howerdal and Maynard James Keenan (TOOL), otherwise known as A PERFECT CIRCLE are due to rel»
D-FRAG: Weekly London Gig Guide.ISSUE 32.
HELL-o!
Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was very intense. Went to Brighton, saw Seachange and Cat on Form which was one of the best shows i've seen in months. Everything a gig should be. Heard a rumour Cat on Form turned down a £40k record deal la»
Two impossibly long-named bands come head to head in Brighton next Saturday... Motorhead-humping-the-Doorsters The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster headline the Brighton Freebutt next Saturday (Feb 1st) alongside debauch-digi-disturbing-diarylike-detailers Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia..»
In 2003 we're already living up to our promises and we're bringing you rock shows a plenty, with tours from Reuben, Kinesis and now.... Scottish, melodic, Foo Fighters Burning Airlines et al loving, rock chaps Biffy Clyro»
Aldershot threesome =REUBEN= have been blasting their party-grunge around the country for the past week or two and next week it hits the nation's capital with a classy supporting cast. We've tried our best to get the support bands we already know and love, and what with the majority of the most informed ki»
What's the most important thing to you in the whole wide world?
I would say music.... so I will... Music!
There's a new band to get down on your skinny knee's, yes, down amongst the spilt beer and crusty knickers. Whilst you're down there you'll find yourself unquestionably rambling »
The music worlds been shouting the loudest about why we shouldn't be about to goto war. We've trawled the net to bring you the best reasoned 'dissent'… Yesterday you will have noticed Damon Albarn and Massive Attack on the 6 o'clock news throwing soundbites in the air against what looks very likely to be a»
We promised YOU rock'n'roll and fuckin' in the streets!
We promised YOU 2003 would be the year that the quality music that's around in the underground will explode outta the gutter!
We promised you a lot.
And now, unlike politicians, this is where we step out of the shadows, with an army of qua»
Art-rock, post-rock, electronicacore - call 'em whatever you will - Meanwhile Back in Communist Russia may be about to (with your help!) get on daytime Radio One! Radio 1 northerner deejay types Mark & Lard have been asking listeners to vote for the worst band name ever. And currently at number 1 are Kajag»
Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine… Rage Against The Machine…………… no matter how many times you repeat it, copy it, say it, shout it, write it in tip»
More chaos in the land of Elliott Smith album number six.. According to reports around the intranet, the forthcoming album from folk-pop-god Elliott Smith, 'From a Basement on the Hill' is no longer being released (as previously repor»
Drowned in Sound have been invited to be a part of the following debate, arranged by Careless Talk Costs Lives. Here's the blurb from Mr.True and co...
On: February 8th 2003.
@: The ICA, London. ica.org.uk
Careless Talk Costs L»
Gee, this is exciting news... another load of safe bands get another load of awards based on what, we're not quite sure... The annual multinational back-pat fest, otherwise known as the somecompanyorothersponsored Brit Awards, have just announced their nominees for the event on Februar»
