Dry The River: ‘We Never Really Sat Down To Write A Debut Album’
Dry The River have been together for a good few years now, releasing a couple of EPs during this period, but have taken their time to produce a record they would be truly happy with. DIY speaks to singer Peter Liddle about the patience and persistence behind debut album ‘Shallow Bed’. Read more…
A Date With… Slow Club
For the March 2012 issue of DIY, our scribe Luke took Slow Club on a date to Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes in London. Here’s what happened - head to thisisfakediy.co.uk/magazine to read the full article.
Behind the scenes at the Dog Is Dead photoshoot - DIY, March 2012
So not only did Nottingham boys Dog Is Dead pose as models for our March 2012 issue, we also spoke to them about their new single and forthcoming tour. Watch - and see the finished article at thisisfakediy.co.uk/magazine.
Kevin Devine - Stan
During his gig for us (and a room full of competition winners) at Power Lunches last week, Kevin Devine took on Eminem’s ‘Stan’.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Simple Girl
Performed exclusively in front of our camera. If you want to also see ‘Nothing But Our Love’, head over to DIY for the whole session in full.
Kevin Devine - Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying
Yep, it’s Kevin’s take on the Belle and Sebastian song during his DIY Session that we filmed prior to the competition winners’ only gig in east London on Wednesday night. He also played his own ‘Sleepwalking Through My Life’, which you can see over on DIY.
The Magnetic Fields - Andrew In Drag
Stephin Merritt performed this stripped-down version of the new single in his London hotel room for us.
Tom Williams and the Boat - Teenage Blood
Before our gig at The Old Blue Last on Monday evening, we got a couple of the bands to play some stripped-down versions of songs for us. First up are Tom Williams and the Boat. Above is ‘Teenage Blood’, and if you also want to see ‘Too Young’ head over to DIY.
A Loss For Words - My Girl
When over here at the beginning of the month, A Loss For Words did an instore at Johnny Cupcakes in London. We filmed it - and not only can you see their cover of The Temptations’ ‘My Girl’ above, but stripped-down versions of ‘Pirouette’, ‘Hold Your Breath’ and ‘Wrightsville Beach’ are also viewable on DIY.
