Why you're not out of touch with music
Is this feeling of disconnection a rare thing that unites "us"?
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What 1% of DiSsers are doing - and how you can join them
A quick ask, an enormous impact.
Kate Nash's ass and who's in The Class of 2025?
A peachy punk protest and a new DiS and Music Venue Trust new music award.
Bluesky Starter Packs for Music
DiS compiled guides to help you find some of your favourite musicians, labels, magazines and more. Plus a tip for improving your account. Being the supercool dork that I am, I turned up to the Bluesky party far too early. Erm, it was a year or so ago. To be
The Cure: Go into the twilit woods, alone
This week's newsletter was inspired by a spiritual experience.
Lily Allen's Feet Pics & The Broken Music Biz
Fact checking the misleading posts about the record industry vs the creator economy.
How To Be Hopeful
"I guess I've found an actual Brexit Benefit," Alexei's track by track guide to the new Johnny Foreigner album.
Does Live Music Need An Upgrade?
Is the live gig experience stuck in the 90s?
🎂 Question Time
Today marks 24 years since Drowned in Sound first went on online and to mark our birthday, I'm going to record a special episode of the Drowned in Sound podcast answering your questions. I'm happy to respond to anything you like, be it reacting to a
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... Bit of a different newsletter this week. There's a buried crisis in live music and I wanted to share some of the data and quotes that I
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An at times stark but moving ambient album.
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
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
Melancholic music ahoy! Here's August's album & track of the month, our playlist refresh, podcast recommendations, and more.
technology
We've Shed Our Twitter Feathers - Now What?
Like the mayor in Jaws, Elon Musk seems to be prioritising ideology over public safety.
Essay
Do Local Scenes Benefit From Major Events Like Primavera?
Primavera Sound did not make Arca or Rosalia. But the festival has helped propel other local acts beyond Spain’s borders.
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Superfan Series
A Swiftie On Superfandom
The music industry is obsessed with "superfans" but what does that really mean? Meet music blogger Karly from LA...
Superfan Series
8 Ways You Knew I Was An Indie Superfan... In The ’90s
From the perfect mixtape to vintage tracksuits that smelt like a loft, Anna Doble explores what Superfandom meant back then.
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How It Feels To Release "Art" In A Time of Corporate Robots
The Anchoress reworks a Depeche Mode anthem with a frame by frame recreation of the original music video
Browsers Digest
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
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Essay
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.
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