- Reviews: * Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
- Reviews: * Brendan Canning - Something For All Of Us...
- Reviews: * Polar Bear - Polar Bear
- Reviews: * Jaguar Love - Take Me To The Sea
- Features: * Singles Round-up (18/08/08)
- Reviews: * Kings of Leon at London Brixton Academy, Thu 14 Aug
- Features: * Johnny Foreigner's 2008 diary: July
- Features: * Field Day 2008: DiS's highlights
- Reviews: * Bellafea - Cavalcade
- Reviews: * Cornelius at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Sun 03 Aug
- Reviews: * Micachu at London The Macbeth, Thu 31 Jul
- Reviews: * The Little Ones - Morning Tide
- Reviews: * The Automatic - This is a Fix
- Features: * Storas Festival 2008: the DiS review
- Features: * Summer Sundae Weekender: DiS's highlights
- * The War On Drugs @ London Brixton The Windmill, 20/08
- * Yeasayer @ London Kings College London (KCLSU), 20/08
- * Tokyo Police Club @ London ULU, 21/08
- * Angus & Julia Stone @ London Roundhouse, 26/08
- * Bluetip, Hoover @ London Camden Underworld, 27/08
- * DiScover Club @ RoTa @ London Notting Hill Arts Club, 30/08
- * Future Of The Left, Working For A Nuclear Free City, Dinosaur Pile-Up @ Sheffield The Harley, 30/08
- * Santogold @ London Koko, 3/09
- * Hercules & Love Affair @ London Koko, 4/09
- * Bon Iver @ London Shepherds Bush Empire, 11/09
- * Plans and Apologies, Jeffrey Lewis, The Atoms @ Derby The Royal, 12/09
- * Guided Missile @ London Buffalo Bar, 13/09
- * Club AC30 @ London King's Cross Scala, 16/09
- * Andrew W.K. @ London Madame Jo Jos, 19/09
- * Rolo Tomassi, DiS DJs, The Ghost Frequency, Mirror Mirror @ London Old Blue Last, 22/09
Xiu Xiu
Signed to label: 5 Rue Christine
Purveyors of experimental new-wavey, post-punk, pop madness. Fronted by Jamie Stewart, other band members include Cory McCulloch, Ches Smith, Jherek Bischoff, Miya Zane Osaki, Caralee McElroy and Devin Hoff.
Releases
- Women As Lovers - album, out 28/01/2008 on Kill Rock Stars. 1 review (read/post)
- The Air Force - album, out 09/09/2006 on 5 Rue Christine. 1 review (read/post)
- La Foret - album, out 18/07/2005 on 5 Rue Christine. 1 review (read/post)
Past events
- Thu 22 May at Dublin Whelan's. (post review)
- Wed 21 May at Glasgow Nice N Sleazy's. (post review)
- Tue 20 May at Manchester Roadhouse. (post review)
- Mon 19 May at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
- Sat 10 May at Paris Le Point Ephémère. (post review)
- Fri 14 May at London Needles. 1 review (read/post)
News
- 01/04/2008: Liars, No Age, Xiu Xiu and loads more appear on free Björk covers record
- 14/02/2008: Xiu Xiu to play UK and Ireland dates
- 26/10/2007: New Xiu Xiu album out next year
- 07/04/2006: 17 reasons to love 5RC
Features
- 08/05/2008: Mixtape #9: Gareth Los Campesinos!
- 20/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: bad cover versions
- 30/10/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: cold comfort songs
- 19/09/2006: The Tuesday DiScussion: DiS's album picks for autumn
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Relevant
- Reviews: * Xiu Xiu, Chris Garneau at London ULU, Mon 19 May
- Features: * Mixtape #9: Gareth Los Campesinos!
- News: * Liars, No Age, Xiu Xiu and loads more appear on free Björk covers record
- Features: * The Weekly DiScussion: bad cover versions
- News: * Xiu Xiu to play UK and Ireland dates
- Reviews: * Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers
- Features: * The Weekly DiScussion: cold comfort songs
- News: * New Xiu Xiu album out next year
- Reviews: * Xiu Xiu - The Air Force
- Features: * The Tuesday DiScussion: DiS's album picks for autumn
- Board_threads: * Artists you wish would hurry up and release a new album
- Board_threads: * Oasis tour
- Board_threads: * Final Fantasy - Heartland
- Board_threads: * Pete and the Pirates tonight
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- Board_threads: * Mike Diver
- Board_threads: * Lurker amnesty: take this opp' to introduce yourself
- Board_threads: * Charles and Eddie - Would I Lie to You?
- Board_threads: * New Deerhunter bonus disc...
- Board_threads: * Reverend and the Makers- Split up.
- Board_threads: * Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda - Listen Free!
- Board_threads: * Best Rap Couplet
- Board_threads: * Hot New Girl Band
- Board_threads: * if the Santoglod LP isn't in your top ten of the year then you've probably got something in your ear
