Last chance: WIN a trip to Iceland to see Björk and Sigur Ros!
DiS is very excited to have teamed up with Iceland Music Export to bring you a competition that we think is pretty amazing»
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Bright Eyes, Wilco, Wrens and more fight for 'net neutrality'
A who's who of indie-rock royalty has put together a compilation to raise awareness of net neutrality and issues involving high bandwidth taxes stateside»
QotSA's Josh Homme responds to homophobe accusations
Having got wind of the 'outrage' from fans and the media after his on-stage ranting in Norway, and accompanying accusations that he's a homophobe, Josh Homme has spoken out»
Kiss of death: Gene Simmons thinks Radiohead are killing music industry
Kiss lynchpin Gene Simmons reckons Radiohead are killing the music business and their live show is boring»
Watch: My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields interviewed for VBS
Anyone for watching half an hour of Kevin Shields in conversation? Here's what the folks at Vice got on tape for VBS.tv»
A Postcard to DiS from... The Dandy Warhols
Ahead of their forthcoming UK live dates (see below) DiS received the following email postcard from Courtney Taylor-Taylor...»
A Week in Drowned in Sound: 15/06/08
A run-down of what's been on the site this week... »
In Photos: Download Festival 2008
The most rawk festival of the year, Download, is taking place this weekend at Donington. Raz and the folks from Thrash Hits are there reporting all weekend, here're some pictures of what you're missing»
First impressions: Beck Modern Guilt
DiS sneaks the very first listen to the new Beck album, Modern Guilt, at XL towers; proceeds to make notes for you to get excited over»
Lily Allen vs Katy Perry? Lily Allen vs Perez Hilton
According to reports on popular but very much evil gossip 'blog PerezHilton, a music industry 'insider' said, "Lily Allen is peeved at Capitol. She feels like they've shoved her aside to focus all their energies on their new girl of the moment, Katy Perry.".»
Metallica: "WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material...?"
Metallica's anti-internet war is over (for now) and appears to be more of a misunderstanding»
Joanna Newsom to play Somerset House
Lady with harp and tales involving bears Joanna Newsom has just announced a very special show in London.»
Beck previews new album live in LA
Word on the web is that earlier this week Beck played a secret-ish show in LA where he previewed some new material»
In Photos: Pure Groove's new premises
Pure Groove, one of London's most-loved record stores, made the switch from Archway to Smithfields earlier this week, opening its brand new doors on June 2»
Refused reunited: Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström together again
DiS is rather excited to learn that Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström of seminal Scandi punker-than-punk band Refused have joined forces again»
Zune's lost control; Joy Division media player on the way
"It's a tribute to deep respect for... artists like Peter Saville, and to independent film-makers that believe in more than just commercial success. Ultimately it's a tribute to the self-belief and self-expression that inspires true authentic art," say Zune, of their new, £200, Joy Division media player»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs make new album with kittens
Cool, cool, cool, Nu Yoik trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been busy making a new album but today they found the time to write a blog about it.»
First Reactions: The Stills' new album, Oceans Will Rise
The Stills' new album is called Oceans Will Rise, and it will be released on August 19 on Arts & Crafts»
Daily Mail reacts to MCR fan protest
"The Daily Mail is a broad church and is always ready to listen to the views of readers. We do, however, suggest those who want to protest or comment read everything we have published and act on fact not rumour."»
My Chemical Romance fans' Daily Mail protest: first photos
By 10am over two hundred fans amassed in the morning sunshine to show solidarity and defend their favourite band, who have been blamed for a string of suicides.»
New Daft Punk album creation underway
Busy P, a friend of the duo and former manager (he’s just decided to step down from the post) has revealed in an interview with In The Mix magazine that Thomas Bangaleter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo are currently at work in their Paris studio.»
Friday Fun: What's Your Music IQ?
6. Which of these bands has the MOST members:
The Polyphonic Spree
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Broken Social Scene»
Bat for Lashes reveals her band for Radiohead supports
Bat for Lashes writes a letter to explain what she's been upto...»
The future of DJing: Touchscreen Turntables
Digital decks, the future?»
Muse new album: Matt & Dom talk
Muse returning in the not-so distant future... »
Watch: Feist 'I Feel It All'
Video: 'I Feel It All' by Feist plus the making of the video and remix news. »
Introducing... Our New Sites
As some of you may be aware, last year we did a "deal" to expand what we do. The result is the development of a new company (details here quietusgroup.com) and the birth of some brand new websites, using a similar formula of editorial and community which DiS has refined over the past eight and a half years.»
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
If you're playing Cut Copy catch-up: it’s indie, but it’s dance. It’s dance, but it’s indie. Things have changed since The Chemical Brothers; In Ghost Colours is a Technicolor pool of New Orderly drums and Depeche Mode-ish digital-slurping»
Panic At The Disco - Pretty. Odd.
It may not be an album to die for, but Panic At The Disco's Pretty. Odd. is a rare record of note, as much for its context as its content. But then stranger legacies have grown from pithier places»
South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
DiS trawls Austin looking for the Next Big Thing alongside fellow Brits abroad with the same intentions; settles for catching known highlights and a selection of buzz acts definitely worth the hype»