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Have we reached peak megagig?

Stadium shows and park festivals are enjoying a boom - but how long can it last? And what about the grassroots?

Have we reached peak megagig?

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Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece
Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

BICEP: "The squeals and crashes that the ice makes were truly otherworldly"

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Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future
Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future

…And doesn’t it make you feel better?

Essay

What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦
What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦

Music, Sirens, Resistance, and Compassion at Kyiv's Vegan Weekend.

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What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025
What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

DiS meets Stealing Sheep

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25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025
25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025

A list of ways music fans can support the music we love and the grassroots ecosystem it relies upon.

Albums of the Year

2024's Albums of the Year
2024's Albums of the Year

10 essential, must-hear, obsession-worthy albums from the year twenty-twenty-four.

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Boom-Clap: Live Music's Riddle Unravelled
Boom-Clap: Live Music's Riddle Unravelled

Or why Live Nation's record profits amid venue closures is a head-scratcher. And what you can do to help...

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And the winner is...
And the winner is...

An at times stark but moving ambient album.

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20 Exceptional Albums from the UK & Ireland
20 Exceptional Albums from the UK & Ireland

Vote now for Drowned in Sound's alternative Mercury Music Prize.

Essay

Fear & Scrolling: Journalism's Creator Replacement Theory
Fear & Scrolling: Journalism's Creator Replacement Theory

Having lived through the 'blogging is a hobby'-era, this journalists vs creators "debate" feels like nostalgia all over again...

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Your Soundtrack To Summer's End Credits
Your Soundtrack To Summer's End Credits

Melancholic music ahoy! Here's August's album & track of the month, our playlist refresh, podcast recommendations, and more.

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We've Shed Our Twitter Feathers - Now What?
We've Shed Our Twitter Feathers - Now What?

Like the mayor in Jaws, Elon Musk seems to be prioritising ideology over public safety.

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