A few recent reads you might have missed. Or if you're anything like like me with my billowing inbox, you more likely diligently bookmarked to read later but haven't yet.

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Deftones is for Girls

When our newsletter editor Emma Wilkes pitched this Deftones idea for an essay, I was really excited but the piece that came back is a new high tide line for this era of DiS. It's a must read that sparked a fascinating debate that blew up across the internet.

Deftones is for the girls
To get into arenas, heavy acts have to get women on their side. And who does that better than Chino and co?
Drowned in SoundEmma Wilkes

Why Ticketing Is Hell

Emma's deep dive into Live Nation / Ticketmaster is a fascinating exploration of why buying gig tickets often feels like a corporate scam

Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?
How do you solve a problem like Live Nation? The concert giant faced an antitrust lawsuit this week which it has since settled - but how did we get here?
Drowned in SoundEmma Wilkes

Apolitical Lies

Why 'rock is dead' and male supremacy are kissing cousins

Gene Simmons & The Last Gasp of an Old Order
An old world is dying, a new world is waiting to be born. What we see in politics, we sometimes see in music too…
Drowned in SoundEmma Wilkes

Make Curfews Great Again

Would more people goto more gigs if they finished a little earlier? DiS delved into the 10pm finish.

The joys of the 10pm finish
Gig-goers love a 10pm finish - but should all gigs have one? Sometimes, it’s not always practical…
Drowned in SoundEmma Wilkes

Right-Whingers Are Wrong

I haven't written much this year due to being busy hosting our weekly podcast, alongside developing some new projects (including the third album by The Anchoress which will be announced soon) but I took some time to study the data around this year's BRITs to see if there's any evidence for the various nonsense the culture warriors have been spouting (spoiler: they are so wrong!)

Predictably, the right-wing culture war is wrong about the BRITs
DiS crunches the data to see whether the pROteCt OuR gURLs brigade had anything to worry about.
Drowned in SoundSean Adams

Bad Bunny In A Time of ICE

One of the guest essays we have commissioned this year took the huge cultural moment at the Super Bowl and broke why it meant so much to music journalist Anagricel Duran and her fellow Latines.

“Seguimos Aquí”: Thank you Bad Bunny for making me cry
ICE, America and a Halftime show that refused to be silent
Drowned in SoundAnagricel Duran

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