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.

Listen: Princess Nyah releases the video to ‘Champion’

Following our interview with her back at the start of July discussing new single ‘Champion’ (http://www.gigslutz.co.uk/interview-princess-nyah/), Princess Nyah has just dropped the visuals to go alongside the track. With a video that sees Nyah singing along to ‘Champion’ in various…

Damn Vandals LIVE @ The Underbelly, Hoxton 23.7.14

Rating: Having been described as ‘the most exciting and uber-talented rock band in the UK at present’, Damn Vandals released their latest album Rocket Out Of London recently, which saw the band receive the highest of critical acclaim from across…

Interview: AM Sniper

Having been part of one of the biggest crews in UK urban music history, So Solid Crew, AM Sniper cut his music industry teeth amongst some of the top artists in the business. With his latest single ‘Bus Pass’ featuring…

LISTEN: SHYSTIE RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘STOP’

One of East London’s original and most well respected female MC’s Shystie returns with her brand new track ‘Stop’, which features vocalist Jalissa with possibly the catchiest hook of 2014 so far. Produced by Deanyboy and sampling the classic 60’s…

Chvrches LIVE @ Somerset House 17.7.14

Rating: When a ticket tout offered the lead singer of Scottish electro three piece Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry, a ticket to go and see ‘The Churches’ play at London’s iconic Somerset House as she made her way to perform alongside bandmates…

Klaxons vs Clean Bandit LIVE @ Oslo, Hackney 16.07.14

Presented by Xfm’s Jo Good, the final of the DieselOnTour mix competition took place at Oslo, Hackney and having beaten off competition from the likes of Benga, Waze and Odyssey and Duke Dumont, Klaxons (represented by Jamie Reynolds) and Clean Bandit (represented by Neil Amin-Smith) took to the decks…

LISTEN: Jhene Aiko shares new track ‘The Pressure’

Best known in the UK for her single ‘The Worst’ and ‘From Time’, her collaboration with Drake on his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same, Jhene Aiko returns with her brand new track ‘The Pressure’, which is the second track to appear from…

Gigslutz interview with: Scorcher

Having recently released the video for his latest single ‘Work Get It’ featuring Wretch 32, Mercston and Ari, Matt Tarr caught up with grime mc and Top Boy actor Scorcher to discuss the new single, his musical sound and what…

INTERVIEW: Princess Nyah

Having worked with some of the biggest urban artists in the UK over the years including Wiley, Ghetts and Griminal and with the video for her brand new carnival anthem ‘Champion’ about to drop, Matt Tarr caught up with one…