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Friday Feeling: Pitchify
Right, so, you may think that we give an disproportionate amount of coverage involving the free music streaming service that is Spotify. Well, a) you'd be wrong and b) you're still wrong. We're just trying to help, maaaaaaaaan. »
Animal Collective win Drowned in Sound Users' Poll 2009!
OH, they won AGAIN did they?»
Watch: Laura Marling - 'Devil's Spoke'
Watch Laura Marling's new video for 'Devil's Spoke'.»
Slayer announce re-scheduled UK tour dates
Those gods of thrash Slayer have just confirmed a handful of dates for the UK later in the year, after postponing them earlier in the year due to Tom Araya's ongoing illness, much to the disappointment of many.»
Watch: Fyfe Dangerfield gives a track-By-track review of Fly Yellow Moon
Watch Fyfe talk about his new album, Fly Yellow Moon.»
The Hold Steady lose a member, and a moustache
The Hold Steady's multi-instrumentalist, moustachioed fellow Franz Nicolay, can no longer be referred to as a member of the aforementioned band. This is because he has decided to sack them off, or 'leave' in more polite parlance.»
Watch: Hayley Williams perform 'Say It Ain't So' onstage with Weezer
Unexpected, yes. Good, also yes.»
Win! New Order signed vinyl, Screamadelica CD and some swish stamps
We've got a WHOLE LOT of stuff to give away here. Enter if you like a) stamps b) New Order c) Primal Scream or d) all of the above.»
Rhys from Good Shoes' Tips for 2010
Rhys Jones from the band Good Shoes takes us through his tips for the coming year, including some video links for you all to gawp at. Take it away Rhys, with a little help from his friends...»
First Aid Kit's track-by-track guide to The Big Black & The Blue
Swedish folk-pop duo First Aid Kit take us through the thoughts and processes behind their debut album The Big Black & The Blue.»
Watch: First Aid Kit - 'I Met Up With The King'
Swedish folk-pop duo First Aid Kit release their debut album next week, entitled The Big Black & The Blue. Being folk-pop, we don't think the title has anything to do with the Steve Albini-led band, but you can never write off any more hidden influences.»
Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures - Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures
"I miss Herman Dune with both brothers in the band" sang Jeffrey Lewis, following the departure of Andre from the aforementioned s»
Watch: Blood Red Shoes - 'Light It Up'
Watch Blood Red Shoes' video for 'Light It Up'.»
Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra to play full UK tour in March
The ever-changing post-rock entity that is now known simply as Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra have just confirmed a full UK tour for mid-late March, following on from the previous confirmed ATP shows, and in support of their forthcoming album. It's their first in over two years, too. Folks should be thankful for this.»
Gil-Scott Heron returns with new single + video
Truly legendary rap pioneer Gil-Scott Heron returns this year, with his first album in over FIFTEEN years, and first new material in pretty much thirteen of those same years. Talk about a weight of expectation, huh?»
LCD Soundsystem 'announce' UK tour
Although there has been recent speculation around superstars of the noughties LCD Soundsystem, from the band themselves, about their future recording and touring commitments, the band WILL be playing at least one more UK tour. Hoo-rah.»
Micachu + more for Haitian benefit show, plus other charity bits
Micachu, Polarbear and Chapter 24 have been announced to play a very hastily organised (for obvious reasons...) benefit show for victims of the Haitian earthquake and aftermath TOMORROW, in London. »
Giant batch of bands announced for End Of The Road 2010 inc. The Ruby Suns
Right now the Summer, and with it festival season, may very well seem like they may as well be a two hundred years as well as two hundred days away, but End Of The Road festival in Dorset have just announced the first batch of bands and artists to play their lovely little event in 2010. A double dozen of them, in fact.»
Laura Marling to release ANOTHER album this year, new video, new haircut
Wasn't expecting this. Pleasant surprise of a Tuesday.»
Watch: Los Campesinos! - 'Romance Is Boring'
Watch the new, slightly violent, video for Los Campesinos!'s 'Romance Is Boring'.»
Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes and Florence up for Brit Awards
Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes, Florence + The Machine, as well as a couple more of 'OUR' acts, have been nominated for a variety of Brit awards, some more surprising than others, in truth.»
Watch: Musee Mecanique - 'Like Home'
Watch the new video from Musee Mecanique.»
Gorillaz completing work on third album, possibly featuring Bruce Willis
Damon Albarn-devised, genre-spanning supergroup Gorillaz are finishing off work on their forthcoming LP, their third in total, which has been given the title Plastic Beach.»
Listen: Four Tet album stream, There Is Love In You
Ambient electronica maestro Four Tet has a brand new album out in...ohhhh about a week or so. It's called There Is Love In You and is almost certainly bound to be very, very good, going by what little I've heard so far, anyway. »
Win! Tickets to Ja Ja Ja's Nordic Night curated by us!
Given that today saw our Song of the Day come from Swedish popstrel Lykke Li, it's probably apt enough that we give away a pair of tickets for the Ja Ja Ja Nordic music night, curated by our editor-in-chief, Sean Adams.»
Johnny Foreigner + more for Zonino! 5
Birmingham-based noise-pop sensations Johnny Foreigner have been revealed (by us, actually!) as the SUPER SECRET headliners for the annual London bash that goes by the name of Zonino!, taking place in the wonderful South London location of the Brixton Windmill.»
Spotifriday #29 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Normal service resumed this week, and what a bunch of albums, singles and news stories we've had to hand-pick this playlist from. No fewer than TWO 9/10 albums, a couple of 8s and a Suede re-union. That's not mentioning the two Singles of the Week, by Yeasayer and These New Puritans. Brill.»