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.

WATCH: BBK movie ‘Jamaica Better Know’

Having walked away from the Red Bull Culture Clash as champions in 2012, grime collective Boy Better Know are taking the business of defending their crown seriously, journeying to the birthplace of sound clash culture to hook up with the…

LISTEN: DELS shares new track ‘RGB’

“Drip, drip, dripping all these colours of my mind, let the colours just drip” is the hypnotic chorus that fires from the lips of UK rapper DELS on ‘RGB’, the first single to be shared from his upcoming album Petals…

INTERVIEW: Jennifer Davies

Following the release of her debut EP, Lapse Of Time earlier in the year, singer/songwriter and Liverpool loving Jennifer Davies caught up with Matt Tarr to discuss how it felt being played on Xfm for the first time, what her…

INTERVIEW: Shystie

Having released her debut album in 2004, Shystie has been a jack of all trades with successful acting roles in pioneering British show Dubplate Drama and the award winning UK film Adulthood, as well as an appearance in Vogue after…

ALBUM REVIEW: Afrikan Boy ‘The ABCD’

Rating: South-East London Afro-Grime artist Afrikan Boy is no newcomer to the music scene. Although The ABCD marks his first official album, he has been an artist with a cult following since he shared the genius and now notorious ‘One…

Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2014: Gigslutz Predictions

With the shortlist for acts nominated for this years Barclaycard Mercury Prize due to be announced on Wednesday 10th September 2014, we thought we’d throw our two cents in and name who we believe is likely to be included on…