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diskant is an independent music community based in Glasgow, Scotland and we have a whole team of people from all over the UK and beyond writing about independent music and culture, from interviews with new and established bands and labels to record and fanzine reviews and articles on art, festivals and politics. There's over ten years of content here so dig in!

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Features

Bands

…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD by Marceline Smith
ARAB ON RADAR by Luke Younger
ASH by Marceline and Nicolette Smith
BATTLES by Stu Fowkes
BATTLES & CHARLOTTEFIELD by Tom Hammond
BIS by Marceline and Nicolette Smith
DISKANT GETS THE BLUES by Chris Summerlin
BOYRACER ON BOYRACER by Alex Lincoln
BROTHER DANIELSON by Chrxs Tipton
THE BUTTERFLIES OF LOVE by Steve Potter
CAT ON FORM by Xoë Kingsley
DATA PANIK by Marceline Smith
PHIL ELVERUM by Rob Fawkes
ESKA by Marceline Smith
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY by David Stockwell
FOUR TET by Stu Fowkes
THE FREED UNIT by Simon Minter
JOHN ‘DRUMBO’ FRENCH: THROUGH THE EYES OF MAGIC REVIEW AND INTERVIEW by Stephen Toman
FUGAZI: IAN MACKAYE by Chris Summerlin
FUGAZI: GUY PICCIOTTO by Chris Summerlin
GANGER by Marceline Smith
THE GO! TEAM by JGram
ZACH HILL (HELLA) by Pascal Ansell
HUGGY BEAR & RIOT GIRL by Marceline Smith
ICEBREAKER INTERNATIONAL by Marceline Smith and Chris Haikney
KID606 by Chrxs Tipton
LIGHTNING BOLT by Pascal Ansell
THE LOCUST by Luke Younger
MOGWAI: STUART BRAITHWAITE by Marceline Smith
MOGWAI by Marceline Smith and Carl Bradley
MOGWAI IN ROTHESAY by Danny Cameron
MY ADVENTURES WITH MOGWAI by Marceline Smith
OXES EUROPEAN TOUR 2002 PHOTO DIARY by David Geraghty
RED MONKEY by John Coburn
REYNOLDS by Simon Minter
REYNOLDS by Marceline Smith
SONIC YOUTH by Chris Summerlin
SOUVARIS EUROPEAN TOUR DIARY by David Stockwell
THE STROKES by Marceline Smith
JIM THIRLWELL (FOETUS) by Sandra Kay
STEVE TURNER (MUDHONEY) by Stewart Smith
URUSEI YATSURA by Marceline Smith and Alex Lincoln
THE YOUNG KNIVES by Simon Minter
ZOOT HORN ROLLO (THE MAGIC BAND) by Chris Summerlin
JOHN ZORN by Hugues Mouton

Labels

ANTENNA RECORDS by Steve Potter
BEAUTIFUL PIGEON by Simon Minter
DIGITAL HARDCORE RECORDINGS by Simon Minter
DISCHORD RECORDS by Chris Summerlin
DREAMY RECORDS by Simon Minter
EARWORM by Simon Minter
FERRIC MORDANT by Simon Minter
GUIDED MISSILE RECORDINGS by Marceline Smith
MISPLACED MUSIC by Simon Minter
SERIOUSLY GROOVY by Simon Minter
SHINKANSEN RECORDINGS by Alex Lincoln and Marceline Smith
TIME-LAG RECORDS by David Stockwell
WÄNTAGE USA by Simon Minter

Art & Culture

PAUL CANNELL by Marceline Smith
WIL FORBIS by Marceline Smith
RICHARD KERN by Xoë Kingsley
JAMES OLSEN by Wil Forbis
OUTSIDER ART AND MUSIC by Danny Cameron
RELATIVE WAYS VIDEO TREATMENT by Conrad Keely and James Olsen
SONIC BOOM: THE ART OF SOUND by Chris Haikney
THE ART OF STAR WARS by Marceline Smith

Events

ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2008 by the diskant writers
ATP: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2006 by the diskant writers
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2004 by the diskant writers
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2002 by the diskant writers
ATP CD 1-2-3! by Ady Foley, JGram, Rob Strong and Stu Fowkes
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2005 by Chris Summerlin
KIM DEAL: MY BEST MATE (FOR A DAY) by Kat Kitten
KNOM by Simon Minter
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2000 by Marceline Smith
AUDIOSCOPE 02 by Stu Fowkes
AUDIOSCOPE 02 PHOTO DIARY by Marceline Smith
AUDIOSCOPE 02 CD REVIEW by Chris Haikney
HOSTILE AMBIENT TAKEOVER by Xoë Kingsley
INSTAL 01 by Chris Haikney
SUPERSONIC 2007 by the diskant staff

Round-ups

SUMMER 2006 CATCH-UP by the diskant writers
MORE FILMS OF 2006 by David Stockwell
DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2006 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2006 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2005 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2005 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2004 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2004 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2003 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2003 by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2002 – by the diskant writers
DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2002 by the diskant writers

Resources

GOING IT ALONE: GETTING YOURSELF GIGS by David Stockwell
GET CYCLING, OR HOW NOT TO BECOME TOMATO PASTE by Chris Haikney

Talentspotter

– See the Talentspotter section for profiles of new bands, labels and zines