Author Archives: Matt Tarr

About Matt Tarr

With grime and hip hop being major influences on him growing up in South East London, Matt's passion is urban music but over the years he has gathered a hugely diverse taste, ranging from Wiley to The Smiths by way of Machine Head, that has made him a very open minded individual.

Gigslutz Urban: LOTM 6 Q&A with Opium

The next MC in our LOTM6 Q&A takeover is East London’s, Opium. After being spotted by grime legends Godsgift and Wiley, Opium has spent a number of years perfecting his flow and making a name for himself whilst also recording…

Gigslutz Urban: LOTM 6 Q&A with Dialect

The third MC in our LOTM6 Q&A takeover is Leeds resident, Dialect. Having made his name over the last few years by being involved in grime clashes, Dialect is the perfect MC to be chosen as the very first Leeds…

Gigslutz Urban: LOTM 6 Q&A with Hazman

The next MC in our LOTM6 Q&A takeover is Birmingham’s Invasion Alert member Hazman. Being part of one of the most successful grime collectives to explode from the scene in recent years has given Hazman an idea of exactly what…

Gigslutz Urban: LOTM 6 Q&A with Dorris

The first MC in our LOTM6 Q&A takeover is Manchester’s very own Dorris. Hailing from Denton in the East side of Manchester, Dorris has been involved in numerous clashes over the last few years and has built himself a strong…

Gigslutz Urban: LORD OF THE MICS 6 TAKEOVER

Grime music is defined on Wikipedia as ‘a style of English music that emerged in Bow, London. It was developed by teens of English, African and Caribbean heritage in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, drum…

Lenny Kravitz LIVE @ iTunes Festival 26.9.14

Every day during September a different artist or band has taken over Camden’s Roundhouse as part of the iTunes Festival and on Friday night it was the turn of Grammy award winning, American singer/songwriter, Lenny Kravitz. Wasting no time and…

Hauschka LIVE @ Union Chapel 25.9.14

Not often will a crowd sit in complete silence, awestruck at the musical genius they are witnessing before them but at the Union Chapel on a cold Thursday night in North London, that is exactly what happened. The venue, a…

Nitin Sawhney LIVE @ Royal Albert Hall 21.9.14

With 2014 marking twenty years since he released his debut album Spirit Dance, Nitin Sawhney playing at the Royal Albert Hall was a pretty big deal. The show was promoted as being in support of his upcoming album Dystopian Dream,…