Be Your Own Pet get awkward, live in the UK
Nashville kids Be Your Own Pet will return to the UK briefly next month for a quartet of live shows.»
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The Twilight Sad announce March tour dates
Last year was a good one for epic rock glory, rescued as it was from all manner of charting wet pawed spods and made cool again, in the winsome shape of Glaswegian quartet The Twilight Sad.»
RIP: Meet Me In St. Louis
As you may have already heard, Guildford rock heroes Meet Me In St Louis have decided to split.»
Jens Lekman announces DiS-sponsored May tour of UK and Ireland
Drowned in Sound are proud to announce our sponsorship of Jens Lekman’s forthcoming May tour.»
Feist wins Shortlist Prize 2008
Feist’s last album has won this year’s Shortlist Prize.»
Release date for Boris album set, single details
Early details of the new Boris album were announced back in November, but the record was then, frustratingly, without a release date.»
British Sea Power announce special Canvey Island show
Maintaining a recent obsession with putting on gigs in exotic locales, British Sea Power will head to Canvey Island this week.»
Public Enemy, Dr Octagon, Anti-Pop Consortium and Raekwon for ATP Don't Look Back shows
Public Enemy and Raekwon have been confirmed as the latest acts to get ATP’s ‘Don’t Look Back’ treatment.»
Headliners announced for Download Festival
The usual array of hardcore dudes have been confirmed to headline this year’s Download Festival.»
Robbie Williams dumps partner for hooking up with ex
Robbie Williams has split with long-term song writing partner Guy Chambers after hearing of his involvement with former band mate Gary Barlow.»
Rough Trade East in-stores return with Vampire Weekend, Tellier, Pete and the Pirates
Contrary to reports elsewhere, the future of in-store shows at Rough Trade East has been assured today after the shop announced its schedule for February.»
Northerners prefer faster music, claims study
Music in the UK moves faster the further north you go, according to new research.»
American researchers find drug references in pop music
Around a third of chart hits contain explicit references to substance use, an American study is claiming.»
WINNERS: Late of the Pier ticket 'competition'
Drowned in Sound gave away a load of tickets to Late of the Pier’s current UK tour over the weekend. Did you win?»
End of the Road tickets go on sale today
Tickets go on sale today for the End of the Road festival, which will return to the West Country this year.»
UPDATED: frYars gets himself a new EP, tours with Goldfrapp
Young Londoner frYars will continue his steady rise into the public consciousness with a new EP to arrive in the midst of a sparse spring tour schedule.»
Stardeath & White Dwarfs - Toast & Marmalade For Tea
It’s unsettling, given the posture of Half Machine Records’ admittedly small back catalogue, that the imprint’s latest release should be a cover of a song originally recorded by a Beegees side-project.»
Radiohead for Glastonbury?
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has dropped the first hints that his band will be playing at Glastonbury this summer.»
Legendary blues man and 'bad ass motherfucker' plays rare UK shows
Legendary blues artist Andre Williams will play a few rare UK shows later this month.»
Goldfrapp back soon for UK shows
Goldfrapp will return to live stages in the UK over the next few months, as they amble into ‘promote’ mode for their new album.»
Mad skills: Lily Allen, the Levellers pair up for cartoon
The Trades Union Congress has chosen Lily Allen and the Levellers to star in a cartoon calling on workers to “improve their skills”.»
A Week in Drowned in Sound: 01/02/08
The twinkle in our eye.»
Jay-Z headlining Glastonbury
Eavis promised a black American and he’s delivered; Jay-Z has been confirmed to headline this summer’s Glastonbury Festival.»
Rough Trade to host Plan B-curated Fanzine and Music Writing Workshop
A ‘Fanzine and Music Writing Workshop’ will be held at Rough Trade East next week.»
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A spokesman for Morrissey has informed us that the singer’s three postponed shows at the London Roundhouse will not be rescheduled.»
GIVE AWAY: Late of the Pier ticket free-for-all
Late of the Pier will head out ‘round the UK and Ireland for a headline tour tomorrow night – do you want to go? We’ve got bare tickets to give away.»
Ex ex Teens: two leave band, make new sounds
There have been changes in the chemistry of XX Teens who've lost two members - both of whom have set about forming new acts - and gained three.»
New Nick Cave date added, Londoners
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will play an extra show in London this May.»
Hot Chip are massive liars
Hot Chip were today exposed by the Sun as FRAUDS.»
Exclusive: Guillemots' track-by-track guide to new album
Guillemots have put together a track-by-track guide to their new record, to conjure strange images in your head of George Michael and R’n’B Chinese cartoon music and Roy Orbsion and Stazzy bells, and a hot summer in love.»