Disclaimer: nobody sees everything at an ATP festival. So here are my top ten moments of a resoundingly back on form ATP, the best since Dirty Three.
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ATP: The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 - The DiS Review
Favourite Five: 5 Acts' favourite 5 Albums of 2008 (Part 1)
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Artist:Sky Larkin
As part of our year-end round-up we've asked some musicians to tell us what their favourite albums of 2008 are. Not just any ol' music makers, mind. We've spoken to the creators of some of our albums of this year, as well as some fresh-faced folks with records ready in the wings for 2009 plaudits. In part one, Sky Larkin, Chairlift, Midnight Juggernauts, Howling Bells and Catherine A.D. tell u...
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Freshly Inked to Warp: Pivot
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Not a lot of bands make it as far as a record deal these days. For those who do get signed, it's not as horridly cynical a crossroads of art-and-commerce as you may think. Pretty much always, love dilutes money. So, having run a label of love, DiS thought it might be nice to start a new feature and get those with their pen on the pulse to tell us about their new signing.
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The Futureheads: A day in the life of Jaff
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What's it like to be in a band on the road? In fact, what's is it like being on tour and in The Futureheads on Monday 8th December 2009? Jaff walks us through his day...
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The Futureheads: Football on tour
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Lifelong Man Utd fan Ross Milliard talks about how he manages to mix touring with football...
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White Lies loves...
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West London trio White Lies , one of 2009's hottest tips, told us about their five favourite things that inspire and to a point, keep them sane, while on tour...
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Why I love The Jesus Lizard
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Irreverent, in your face, but still relevant, in an age of cripplingly dull comebacks and reunions, it's going to be a welcome day when The Jesus Lizard return to spit in the face of convention once more. Adam Anonymous reminds us why your spine should be tingling with excitement for next year's ATP ...
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DiS likes Cheval Sombre
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Something which throbs like the more fragile moments of early Spiritualized or Galaxie 500 and drips sparks in a manner akin to an asteroid on a decaying orbit.
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The Futureheads: Jaff on musical trends / the future of music
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Everyone knows three things about music trends. One, they are created by journalists; two, they create good and bad music; three, fans decide what they want to hear. Are all these points arguable? Yes, of course - Jaff from The Futureheads will explain briefly what he means.
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Ben Folds at Hammersmith Shepherds Bush Empire, Sun 30 Nov
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Artist:Ben Folds
Emotion is combined with humour: this is what makes the modern man. Women fetishise this male combination of sensitivity and sense of humour - and Ben Folds hits the mark every time.
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The Futureheads' favourite five gigs of 2008
Ross Millard from The Futureheads talks us through their favourite five shows of 2008. Were you at any of these?
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The Futureheads on their music cooperative 8 Music
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We asked one of our bands of the year, The Futureheads , to tell us about their DIY adventures in 2009 and to go a little deeper into the things they love. First up, a history of their Sunderland-based cooperative practice/recording space...
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Something old, something new – fit the sixth: Florence And The Machine
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Everett True dissects big mouth of the moment (according to the BBC Sound of 2009 long list) and part-time Bianca Jackson lookalike Florence And The Machine .
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Essie Jain - The Inbetween
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DiScussion: What are your top 8 tracks of '08?
Earlier this week, we had a discussion about your favourite eight albums of 2008 (the DiS boards poll has begun already over this'a way too! ) but now, let's get down to the nitty-gritty details of the few minutes which made everything make sense. Plus DiS' editor picks his top 8...
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