chrisbeanland has written the following articles:
Spot Festival took place in Aarhus, Denmark, from May 21 to 23 2009 The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice a recurring theme: Scandinavian bands and festivals getting themselves noticed. Because, while our economy is speeding to hell in a handcart, up n»
One of Europe’s weirdest music festivals is also one of its wildest; we may be halfway up the Alps in a sleepy village, but Snowbombing feels more like Ibiza on ice.»
We wouldn’t argue with the assertion that festivals should really take place in warm summer sunshine, but nevertheless there’s one exception to this rule: Snowbombing. The annual Alpine knees-up, which takes place this weekend, is a decade old. And in th»
The Playground Weekender took place in New South Wales, Australia, between February 6th and 8th. Chris Beanland went Down Under for DiS.»
This weekend, DiS' Chris Beanland braved Oslo's snow and ice to catch the likes of Casiokids, Ida Maria and First Aid Kit, here's his report.»
Norway's annual new music showcase introduced us to Lykke Li, Ida Maria, Ungdomskullen and Slagsmalsklubben last February, can this year top that? »
In the midst of the cold spell smothering Britain, DrownedinSound has decamped Down Under to experience an Australian summer.»
Cast the doom-mongers and naysayers aside. 2009 isn’t going to be a complete disaster. We know because we’ve already had the first European festival of the year, and it went rather well.»
This weekend at Holland's Eurosonic, each national public service broadcaster in Europe will offer up a band that they think will do the business in 2009. There's 250 acts in all and 50,000 Dutch students going nuts in their university town. And DiS will be joining them!»
We're listening to thumping French techno surrounded by 20,000 students and farm workers drunk on cider in a giant shed somewhere in the middle of Brittany. Sounds weird? It is, but in the best tradition of eccentric foreign festivals»
Emotion is combined with humour: this is what makes the modern man. Women fetishise this male combination of sensitivity and sense of humour - and Ben Folds hits the mark every time.»
It recently dawned on me just how much of my life I've wasted in exotic cities drunkenly stumbling around to the same songs I could have listened to in my house»
There's a long history of writers revealing a little more about their lives than they should. On Way To Normal Ben Folds takes his 15 year mission - to document romantic catastrophy - to a whole new level»
If you've been dumped, rather than reaching for a margarita and Son, Ambulance's latest, you'd be better advised to reach for the gin and some Bon Iver»
Trolls, moonshine, stuffed owls, ageing hippies, dancing to a mobile sound system in a forest clearing, death metal, indie-rock and no logos»
Shady Bard and It Hugs Back are among the acts playing a DrownedinSound show at Barden’s Boudoir in Dalston, east London, on the 8th of April»
Post-rock band have a limited edition cassette EP on the way, and a little tour to boot»
The Dilettantes play a free show in London tomorrow (21 Mar), before heading out on a short UK tour »
Mark Oliver Everett - aka E - wins a BAFTA nomination for a documentary about his father. And continues on tour with the band»
Conceptually based around the life of car-maker John DeLorean, Neon Neon's Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys have here crafted an album of electro beats and Duran Duran-recalling pop-rock - all over the place, but full of highlights»
You're standing at the bus stop in the cold, waiting for the Number 29 and smoking a cigarette, when a tramp comes up to you and asks for a spare fag. He launches into a scattergun story about his love life. This is that experience, in album form»
One suspects that Russell would blush at such a tribute, but nonetheless be quietly approving of the project and the end result...»
This isn't right. At Wheat's only UK show to promote their new album, Kilburn's Luminaire is only half full; in fact there's so much space that people at the front of the crowd are sat down...»
