Nearly everything we know today about the ocean depths we owe to a particularly strange man called JBS Haldane and his father, John.The latter cracked the problem of why divers suffered from the bends ...

A Wasp In A Jar is a strong start for Tiger Force, proving that while natural selection may be cruel, sometimes it all works out for the best...» ...

27ybswk-1.gif This animated Gif is my #1 because it just says so much. That guy's eyes speak a thousand words, and it almost seems like he's going to spit out whatever is in that pink cup in your face ...

Justice – Cross I chose this one just because of how simple it is with the iconic the 3D black cross. It’s one of those covers where I think ‘"Fuck, why didn’t I think of this?!" I like simple, ...

Bullet For My Valentine originally formed in 1998 under the guise of Jeff Killed John, and proceeded to play cover versions of Nirvana and Metallica in and around their hometown of Bridgend, Wales.

From the DiS archive... republished because Jason Molina sadly died at the weekend... There’s only one mystery when it comes to music that speaks to the depths of your soul. It’s not the way that ...

As hardcore-fetishism and macho-posturing permeated the mainstream during the infant years of the 1990s, indie-rock loyalists shifted directions. Responding to the shrill noise of populist rock which ...

Today’s the day that Scotland decides whether to become an independent country or stay part of the UK. It’s been a momentous campaign that’s seen impassioned arguments from both the Yes and No ...

The first thing that struck me when I moved to Brooklyn in 2002 was how many anglophiles there were everywhere. I’d been to New York a few times prior to actually making the city my home, and on those ...

What a year to be a music fan. It seemed like almost every week of 2014 had two or three records that I wanted to spend time with and then zoom, another pile of intriguing and notable releases tumbled ...

Anyone for another end of year list? We have shared our songs of the year, UK & Irish albums of the year and Dom's gigs of the year. Now it is time for our annual albums list. In a year where music ...

"Quirky" is the word that came to mind on first hearing this album - right from the first song, "Horse pill vector", odd song titles and unexpected guitar patterns build into an invigorating original ...