At the rather tender age of 23, Dizzee Rascal has enjoyed a career arc most of his contemporaries will spend a lifetime working away at. He's back in Australia for Parklife this month, listen in as he speaks with inthemix! [more]
by i_have_ADD on January 9th, 2008
No doubt one of the most unique identities to have emerged on the music scene in recent times, almost 5 years after his critically acclaimed breakthrough album 'Boy In Da Corner' UK rapper Dizzee Rascal continues to maintain an enviable position. [more]
If you’ve been hoping for some sideshow Dirtee Stank with Dizzee, your prayers have been answered, as he’s squeezing in two club shows proudly presented by Viv Lees and inthemix! [more]
nce music calendar, and it's also the party that heralds the beginning of the summer festival season - that’s right, it’s time to start thinking about Parklife! Get the full lineup here on ITM! [more]
Wondering who on the Big Day Out lineup would be squeezing in some sideshow action when they tour the country throughout January and February 2008? [more]
As announced a few weeks back, Dizzee will be heading down to Australia to partake in Big Day Out shenanigans early in 2008, and in addition he's scheduled in headline shows for Sydney and Melbourne. [more]
Clearly impressed with Barack Obama’s historic win in the US election this week, grime posterboy and recent Australian visitor Dizzee Rascal has revealed he’s got his sights set on the UK’s top job... maybe. [more]
To celebrate its 25-year anniversary, UK dance monthly Mixmag brought the “25 biggest names in electronic music” together for a truly iconic cover shoot. The guest-list included Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Paul van Dyk and Sasha! [more]
Dizzee Rascal’s highly anticipated third album, Maths & English, has confirmed a tracklist, cover art and US and UK release dates. [more]
UK Rapper Dizzee Rascal was arrested earlier this week in London [more]
Cheeky ravers partied throughout the night at the Queen's country retreat at Sandringham last weekend prompting the Daily Telegraph to suggest Prince Harry should track down the organisers and party with them on their turf. [more]
You couldn’t have had it any better if you’d sunken over a whole bottle of magic Jaegermeister and been granted three wishes by the 'Fuzzy Festival Elf'. Parklife 2008 smashed it hard with a deliciously fantastic start to the summer season. [more]
25,000 loyal fans of Queensland’s music scene, or those who just want to be seen, literally park-ed their life for the day to attend the capital’s biggest festival Parklife. Come October, it seems the New Year’s resolution for some has been pushed... [more]
Parklife can only mean one thing. Well, maybe two things - it’s almost the start of summer, and it's most definitely the start of festival season. Get your beroccas and credit cards ready kiddies, summer is here and won’t be leaving for a fair while. [more]
I arrive at the Corner Hotel on Swan Street in Richmond just in time to catch the end of support band True Live. The local boys do their best to warm things up for the sell out crowd but tonight, it’s all about foreign imports with Dizzee Rascal. [more]
Parklife has been one more stepping stone for my personal journey in falling in love with the festival circuit all over again, and I've become its loyal foot soldier for many more years to come. [more]
Parklife. The very mention of the name warms you up. After slugging through the cold winter months, the announcement of the Parklife lineup heralds the coming of another hot, sweaty summer. And wasn’t this years line up a beauty? [more]
Big Day Out 2008 lived up to the promise of it's lineup with something for everyone to see them through the day. [more]
The annual Big Day Out circus rolled into Adelaide once more, selling out in record time. And there is something enjoyable about an event that is an annual must attend regardless of who is playing! [more]
The first thing that struck me about this was that Dizzee Rascal had come a long, long way from the East London grime scene that spawned him. I wondered how it would all translate, if at all. Did these kids 'get it'? [more]
Nothing says “I’m here to rock n’ roll” quite like having no plan, a ticket and a smile, so I organized a lift an hour before it started and off I was to arguably the biggest event of 2008. Check out the ITM review of the QLD Big Day Out experience! [more]
by onetwothreefour on January 31st, 2008
There are some aspects of the long-running Big Day Out festival that will never disappoint. Among them, the line-up. 2008's entry into music history, featuring Bjork, Silverchair, and a reformed Rage Against The Machine, could again do no wrong here. [more]
The king of the UK grime scene hit sydney to show off his wears and get us all skanking. Entertaining, nice visuals, engaging, skilful, too brief; all praise to the rascal. [more]
A life changing performance from Rage Against the Machine. A Smashing closing set in the Boiler Room from Carl Cox. Faultless Organisation. All of these things combined and more made 2008 edition of the Big Day Out one of the best. Ever. [more]
What does one write when attempting to describe the wonder that is Splendour in the Grass? The grand old chestnut of 'words fail' really does ring true. A two-day festival held in sleepy Byron Bay in Northern NSW saw some 14,000 excited punters converge on the town to triple its population. [more]
Cocky he may be, but Dylan Mills (aka Dizzee Rascal) has every right to be. He's turned negatives into positives then multiplied and square rooted them. [more]
Brash, Cockney and sounding more British than an episode of the bill Dizzee Rascal's voice grabs your attention as it bursts through the speakers on his debut long player. [more]
this first 12" offering from Hot Cakes pairs a reworking by UK booty breaks doyen Deekline of The Prodigy's classic ragga-rave anthem 'Outtaspace' alongside a highly capable electro-breaks bootleg reworking of Dizzee Rascal's 'Back Off The Wall' by Melbourne producer Nick Thayer. [more]
The Rascal is back, and this time he's got Calvin Harris on board as well. Check out the clip for their massive UK chart hit 'Dance Wiv Me' ahead of Dizzee's tour next month! [more]