When news emerged that The Verve’s first two albums, 1993 debut A Storm in Heaven and 1995’s A Northern Soul, were being remastered for release on the 9th of September, it should’ve been top billing ...

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There’s a certain amount of expectation when interviewing a man of Idris Elba’s stature. Literally – he’s a big guy, DJing in his youth under the name ‘Big Driis’, and a good looking guy to boot, ...

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In tribute to one of the UK's most influential labels, founder of Fear & Records' Peter White says: "Fierce Panda is essentially the reason why people like me think it is a good idea to continue to ...

Even being one of his shorter releases, Just A Souvenir's filled with peaks and troughs. There's still too much here which feels (and sounds) like filler, but when Jenkinson pulls it off it's as ...

for an artist as consistent as spiritualized's j spaceman, whose 7th studio album 'sweet heart sweet light' and new single 'hey jane', it's easy to assume that there's a certain effortlessness to the ...

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John Niven, author of Kill Your Friends (a macabre journey through the drugs- and booze-fuelled underbelly of the A&R world, as told from the perspective of one Steven Stelfox), gives DiS readers his ...

The motorik shove of 'I Heard Wonders' is like a slap in the face, an opening salvo of propulsive energy that signals the return of one of music's forward thinkers. This is David Holmes doing what he ...

Simon Bookish’s glitchy avant-garde electronica isn’t for everyone, of course - it’s too off-the-wall for that. In fact, it’s a wonder if anyone can really 'enjoy' the opening track from this second ...