Author Archives: Matt Mead

About Matt Mead

Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
INTERVIEW: Gary Crowley's Punk & New Wave Vol. 2

NEWS: Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave Vol. 2

Edsel and Demon Music Group present… Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave Vol. 2 Follow up to 2017’s acclaimed and award-winning collection A 77-song journey through the DIY spirit of 1977 and beyond Featuring many, incredibly rare one-off classics, some…

REVIEW: Ocean Colour Scene Yesterday Today 1992 – 2018

REVIEW: Ocean Colour Scene Yesterday Today 1992 – 2018

Everlasting harmonies, magnetic rhythms, endearing lyrics and musical chemistry to die for, encased together with eye capturing Modernist imagery, Ocean Colour Scene’s new box set Yesterday Today 1992 – 2018, released via Demon Music Group, delves into the bands extensive…

NEWS: Das Koolies emerge with their debut EP

NEWS: Das Koolies emerge with their debut EP

Hit-writing anti-icons, Das Koolies emerge to explode three decades of digression as Super Furry Animals with the electronic depth-charge debut EP: The Condemned Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Dafydd Ieuan and Guto Pryce restore original Furry vision with techno-inspired, heavy-tech sound…

REVIEW: Ocean Colour Scene Yesterday Today 1992 – 2018

INTERVIEW: Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock Speaks!

What with a mammoth box set ‘Yesterday Today: 1992 – 2018‘ of all of Ocean Colour Scene’s recorded material to date being released by Demon Music Group Gigslutz sat down with their sensational guitar player Steve Cradock to talk about…

NEWS: Y Not festival line up latest

NEWS: Y Not festival line up latest

Y Not Festival announcing their three headliners + full line-up: Royal Blood, Kasabian, Paul Weller + Bombay Bicycle Club. Today Y Not reveal a huge line-up for 2023: Royal Blood (Fri 28th July), Kasabian (Sat 29th July), Paul Weller (Sun…