Celebrating 25 Years

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Mercury Prize, Deftones, Die Spitz and our news round-up

Live Nation's legal woes, Nova Twins, Wolf Alice, The Darkness, AI, Radiohead, misogyny, and more.

Mercury Prize, Deftones, Die Spitz and our news round-up

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Interview

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

Advice

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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Browsers Digest

How musicians are reacting to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza

How musicians are reacting to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza

Why are so many acts dropping out of The Great Escape Festival?

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🇺🇦 Bandcamp Friday - Free Trial

🇺🇦 Bandcamp Friday - Free Trial

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Essay

How to Make Art & Not Lose Your Mind in a Tortured Poets Era

How to Make Art & Not Lose Your Mind in a Tortured Poets Era

A guest essay to remind us of our collective power, and the power of art to shift culture and literally change our world for the better.

DiS Record Label

Reworkings. Versions. DiS Label Discounts.

Reworkings. Versions. DiS Label Discounts.

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Essay

How Gloomy Artists In Southern Ukraine Are Responding To The War

How Gloomy Artists In Southern Ukraine Are Responding To The War

Ukrainian journalist and musician Kseniia Yanus meets industrial & dark folk artists who continue to create music despite the challenges of war.

From The Archive

How Belgium Saved Marvin Gaye

How Belgium Saved Marvin Gaye

You can’t move in Ostend for Marvin-mania.

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