ALBUM REVIEW: Jaws ‘Be Slowly’
As Peace move towards a change of style – and not a good one – and Swim Deep seem to have slipped out of the public eye, that revered ol’ ‘B-Town’ scene finds itself with a new flag bearer. Sure,…
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The Orwells LIVE @ The Black Heart, Camden 28.08.14
Rating: This group of Chicago young punks must carry one mighty insurance premium. Whether it’s covering any damages to guitarist Matt O’Keefe’s axe as he bravely releases it into the delirious masses, or to maverick singer Mario Cuomo as he hurls…
ALBUM REVIEW: Royal Blood ‘Royal Blood’
Rating: Royal Blood were winning the plaudits of those in high musical places over a year ago. When Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys takes the stage in one of your t-shirts – he did exactly that at Glastonbury last…
Made Violent LIVE @ The Old Blue Last, London, 15.07.14
Rating: They may be Made Violent, and this was a riot of a gig, but the only way anyone was going to get hurt was simply from rocking too hard. The Old Blue Last won’t see too many young and…
ALBUM REVIEW: Kasabian – ’48 13′
You can get away with arrogance as a frontman to a certain extent, if you can back it up with your music – Alex Turner and the Arctic Monkeys, say no more. Thus far, Tom Meighan has guided Kasabian through…
Albert Hammond, Jr. LIVE @ Village Underground, London 15.05.14
Albert Hammond, Jr. managed to turn what is little more than an old warehouse into one of the most desirable spots to be in the capital on Thursday night. With numbers from his glistening solo work, one sublime cover and…
FOR THE RECORD: Biffy Clyro ‘Infinity Land’ (2004)
My urge to write this is borne as much out of my frustration of what Biffy Clyro have become as it is my undying appreciation for what is an exquisitely crafted and greatly underappreciated experimental rock record. Despite their ventures…
ALBUM REVIEW: Damon Albarn ‘Everyday Robots’
Upon receiving his special NME Award for Innovation in February, Damon Albarn spoke of the ‘world before the internet’ which existed at Blur’s inception. How times have changed technologically since the first of his countless musical ventures, a fact he…
Interview with Made Violent
Last Friday, Gigslutz writer Tom Hancock caught up with Joe White and Justin Acee from stateside indie-rockers Made Violent to see what makes them tick… Made Violent’s location for our Skype interview couldn’t be any further departed from paradise. They’re cooped…
THE ROLLING STONES: The ten best forgotten tracks
Even as the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band the world has ever known, you’re going to possess a treasure trove of phenomenal underexposed material. These are the ten best forgotten gems of The Rolling Stones’ mammoth back catalogue. Forgotten maybe,…