With their second album Sea Lion attracting critical acclaim, DiS introduces readers to The Ruby Suns, a New Zealand outfit with one finger on the experimentation button and another switching summertime melodies on and off…

DiS introduces its readers to el Guincho, a.k.a. Barcelona-based Pablo Diaz-Reixa, whose debut album Alegranza is described by the man himself as "a space age-exotica kind of record". True, too, as it's thrillingly rooted in the work of tropicalia auteurs past…

DiS's MySpace Trail is back, clicking its way from Starting Point A to Destination Unknown, the only rule being to follow the path laid out by top friends on each visited MySpace site. That Point A: Meet Me In St Louis, recently disbanded. Onwards, DiScoverers…

Made up of former members of Fickle Public and Dance Lazarus Dance, Glasgow's Make Model are the latest in a line of ace new bands from north of the border to make an impression on London's A&R men. DiS catches up with the sextet to discuss their future, now they're signed to a major label, and appealing comparisons…

In just over twelve months, Broken Records have won the hearts of Scottish punters and, following the release of an EP, 2008 is shaping up to be the year the septet kicks up a storm all over the UK. With substantial hype rising behind their epic "Russian Danger-Folk", DiS checks their pulses in a Baltic Edinburgh…

Caught up in industry hype, Glasgow four-piece Glasvegas are anticipating a successful 2008. But the band aren't entirely in keeping with modern pop's more prevalent characteristics. DiS meets them in Sheffield to talk tips, and where such great hopes can go after intense industry hullabaloo…