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Our Countdown to Nightmare Before Christmas continues with an insight into the world of the comedian who's so unfunny he's funny, who has opened for Tenacious D and was picked by Mike Patton to play his ATP which kicks off today... ]]> Sean Adams http://drownedinsound.com/users/sean tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135885 2008-12-04T12:29:00+00:00 2008-12-05T07:27:13+00:00

Christmas is a-coming so we've taken a look at a selection of seasonal offerings from the likes of Glasvegas, The Raveonettes and lots lots more...sleigh bells at the ready.]]> Luke Slater http://drownedinsound.com/users/JoeDiddly tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135915 2008-12-03T13:23:00+00:00 2008-12-05T09:11:59+00:00

She stormed the charts this year with her love it/hate it single 'I Kissed A Girl'. Now bi-curious pop princess Katy Perry talks DiS through her ten favourite tracks.]]> Cate Blanche http://drownedinsound.com/users/eurydice tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135902 2008-12-02T13:13:00+00:00 2008-12-02T16:08:23+00:00

Roxy Music guitarist, solo artist and collaborator extraordinaire Phil Manzanera tell us the five things that have kept him inspired throughout his career...]]> Charlie Gilmour http://drownedinsound.com/users/charlie_gilmore tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135898 2008-12-01T22:11:00+00:00 2008-12-03T07:11:03+00:00

DiS' first listen to Animal Collective's new album Merriweather Post Pavilion suggests we're in for a spectacular aural treat come the second Monday of the New Year.]]> Rob Webb http://drownedinsound.com/users/dionisio tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135877 2008-11-28T14:02:00+00:00 2008-12-01T12:38:48+00:00

Brooklyn trio Vivian Girls have released one of the most incisively raw albums we've heard this year. Rough Trade seem to think so too, as they included it in their Top 50 records of 2008...]]> Dom Gourlay http://drownedinsound.com/users/domgourlay tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135879 2008-11-28T12:23:30+00:00 2008-11-28T18:33:03+00:00

This tribute comes from Mark Bowen, who once was an A&R man for Rough Trade. He now runs his own independent label Wichita Recordings, which is home to the likes of Bloc Party, The Cribs, Los Campesinos! and many more... ]]> Sean Adams http://drownedinsound.com/users/sean tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135878 2008-11-28T11:33:00+00:00 2008-11-28T22:17:39+00:00

We asked several of the leading lights of independent music to tell us what Rough Trade means to them. First up we have Simon Raymonde, formerly of the Cocteau Twins who now runs the Bella Union label, home to the likes of Fleet Foxes, Midlake and many more... ]]> Sean Adams http://drownedinsound.com/users/sean tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135872 2008-11-28T11:13:00+00:00 2008-11-28T14:50:48+00:00

We asked Everett True to tell us what Rough Trade Records means to him. However, as a label that has been at the core of his taste and musical understanding since the very beginning, Everett felt he couldn't do the task justice. Instead, he delivered this revealing transcript of his first ever foray into music journalism... ]]> Everett True http://drownedinsound.com/users/Everett_True tag:drownedinsound.com,2005:Content/4135871 2008-11-27T13:26:00+00:00 2008-11-28T20:34:09+00:00

Rough Trade Records is 30. DiS asked Everett True, who is an authority on all things Rough Trade, to compile a mixtape of his favourites from the label's hugely influential catalogue. ]]> Everett True http://drownedinsound.com/users/Everett_True