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The second bank holiday in May is almost upon us and with it comes this year's Dot To Dot Festival, with a bigger line-up than ever before»
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DiScover: This Et Al
This Et Al set tongues wagging with their experimental rock a few years back; now, they're ready to make good on their original promise»
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Only nine songs long, Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago is one of the most captivating collections these ears have heard»
Los Campesinos! to headline Indietracks festival
DiS faves Los Campesinos! have been announced as the Sunday night headliners of this year's Indietracks festival.»
Another day, another new festival: Kate Nash among first Splendour names
Kate Nash, The Charlatans, Rufus Wainwright and more confirmed for Splendour in Nottingham»
White Lies, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Team Waterpolo at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Tue 06 May
Crystal Castles' Alice behaves like she's just arrived from another planet. God knows what she's screaming on 'Alice Practice' but the room sing back their own interpretations. It's a bewildering, unifying moment»
Billy Bragg - Mr Love & Justice
The times they are indeed a-changing, and so it seems is Billy Bragg. Sadly, on the evidence of Mr Love & Justice, it would be difficult to put forward a resounding argument that this change is for the better»
Zombie Zombie - A Land For Renegades
While not in the same ball park rhythmically as fellow duos Justice and Daft Punk, A Land For Renegades is no less inventive than either's finest works, making Zombie Zombie a crucial addition to the collections of experimental electro fans»
My Federation - Don't Wanna Die
Lee Baker is a man of many talents. Not only is he the brains and voice behind My Federation, his own musical vehicle of sorts, he's also produced recent works for Tim Booth, Chungking and Clearlake»
The B-52's - Funplex
A new B-52’s LP may not be what the world desperately needs but Funplex isn't a bad record, blowing pretenders like The Scissor Sisters out of the water by not trying to be anything other than what it says on the tin»
Jim Noir - Jim Noir
While a tad too long, with this record Jim Noir has shown that the British singer/songwriter can be eccentric and amusing rather than bland and workmanlike - hopefully it will earn its creator his fair share of recognition»
Jeniferever: new single + European dates ahoy!
Jeniferever return with their first new material for nearly two years in June»
Polymath-rock: arts, film and music extravaganza comes to Nottingham
This Saturday (May 3rd) sees a brand new event make its debut in the good city of Nottingham.»
Fed up: new single and album imminent from Buck Rogers' mates
Original Britrockers Feeder return on the 9th of June with new single 'We are the People', their first in over 18 months»
Chikinki - Brace, Brace
Just four short years ago Chikinki were co-headlining tours with Kasabian and, at the time, the smart money would have been placed on the Bristol quintet to succeed out of the two. The history books have since proved different»
Tom Mansi & the Icebreakers - Love On The Rails
Mansi may have the right endorsements - Perry Farrell, Slash and Donovan to name but three - there's a certain degree of faux-sincerity throughout Love On The Rails that makes it impossible to get through»
The Long Blondes, XX Teens at Nottingham Trent University, Mon 14 Apr
Less than twelve months ago The Long Blondes were headlining Rock City, but tonight they play to a half-full Trent Uni refectory. But it could be worse: xx Teens play to 37 punters»
The Recovery - The Recovery
Just over two years ago, DiS first caught Lee Rickers stand out like a sore thumb amidst a slew of ladrock bravado. We weren't sure what he was doing there but one thing patently obvious was that it wouldn't be the last we'd see or hear of him»
Long-View, Exit Calm, The Domino State at Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls, London, South East England, Wed 26 Mar
Ignore the detractors who accuse them of sounding too close to some of their influences for comfort, as Exit Calm are far out in front of the rest of the competition. You can certainly imagine bands forming in their wake»
Son Of Dave - 03
Although the endorsements for Darvill as Son Of Dave seem to arrive thick and fast it's hard to see why anyone beyond those with some kind of musical ability in the most traditional sense would find much to get excited about here»
Glissando announce new album and tour
Leeds experimental duo Glissando release their long-awaited new album With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards The Burning Sea on June 23rd through Gizeh Records.»
DiScover: MySpace Trail #4
Welcome our fourth MySpace Trail. This one belongs to April. Hi, April! On the horizon, new sounds for open ears from the likes of Exit Calm, Glissando and Mint Ive. Our starting point: iLiKETRAiNS»
Dragonflies Draw Flame, The Twilight Sad, TheCusp at Bodega Social Club, Nottingham, Tue 25 Mar
Another night, another city conquered by the sheer ferocity of The Twilight Sad. Crowd comments suggest their next Notts gig will be even bigger»
This Et Al: EP and tour coming soon...
Leeds four-piece This Et Al release their first new material in over a year later this month.»
The Strange Death of Liberal England tour liberally in England
South coast quintet The Strange Death Of Liberal England tour next month before releasing new single 'Angelou' in June»
It's Relentless: Ronson and Harris among new additions for Wakestock
Having only recently announced a second weekend date, the Relentless energy drink sponsored Wakestock 2008 has today made several new additions to its already mixed bag of must-sees and mediocrities»
Ahleuchatistas - The Same And The Other
Instrumental-based rock music now seems to fall into two defining categories; post-rock and its largely inter-related sub-genres or free-form avant garde jazz-tinged noise (aka unlistenable gubbins)»
Be Your Own Pet, Damn Shames at Sheffield Leadmill, Sat 22 Mar
Despite the fact new album Get Awkward has received several lukewarm reviews, DiS had come tonight hoping that some of the initial spark of Be Your Own Pet's live shows that got people interested in the first place remained intact»
DiScover: Kyte
While they're uncertain of the categories that've come their way since the release of their mini-album - 'neo-shoegaze', 'ethereal post-rock' - Leicester's Kyte are a breaking-through British band certainly worth DiScover-ing»