Miles Ahead: ‘Bitches Brew’ Hits 50
At the end of this month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Bitches Brew’ by Miles Davis. So what, you may ask. But the answer is emphatic. So everything. The record is one of many apogees of the jazz idiom,…
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COMPETITION: Win 2 x tickets to see Morrissey in London & Leeds
Competition time at Gigslutz! We have a pair of tickets up for grabs for both of Morrissey’s forthcoming shows at Leeds Arena and Wembley Arena. To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the question below correctly. Winners…
The Viva La Rock Awards announce details of their 10th anniversary show, taking place at the O2 Sheppard’s Bush Empire.
Since its establishment in 2010, Viva La Rock has established itself as perhaps the king-pin of punk-rock magazine, and there is no more notable night for them than the annual Viva La Rock Awards. In previous years the show has…
The Sound of Silence: What’s Become of the Protest Song?
If the past three years haven’t been sufficient to drive home the point, then perhaps it needs restating. We live in compelling political times, the reality starker than before, the populace engrossed by the ongoing national conversation. It’s been an…
INTERVIEW: ALEX LIPINSKI “The less the ego is in control, the more you develop”
“I’ve been gigging here there and everywhere, all over the country, mainly solo,” says Alex Lipinski, perched on a stool in the subterranean sanctum of Clerkenwell’s Betsey Trotwood pub. Down here we’re both content to leave the ghosts of the…
Album: Gabi Garbutt & The Illuminations Light Up In ‘The Discredited Language of Angels’
Rating: Let’s talk about love. Gabi Garbutt & The Illuminations release their debut album, The Discredited Language of Angels. Corbynista Gabi Garbutt has been releasing singles over the last year from The Fool, to Lady Matador. She recently finished recording her debut album at Edwyn Collins studio…
INTERVIEW: Hurtling Share Sound Manifestos & Ways Forward In, ‘Future From Here’
Interview by: James Rickets We catch-up with Jen & Jon from Hurtling and talk sound manifestos, grabbing moments to write for writing, while travelling across the mind-blowing expanse of America. Recording at the fabulous Onecat Studios in Brixton and everything…
Micko & The Mellotronics give us ‘The Finger’ in new video!!
Micko Westmoreland is fast becoming known for his brand of guitar driven spiky post-punk. Featuring regularly in the NME, as electronic maestro The Bowling Green back in the 90s, more recently he set-out to release an array of more guitar-driven tracks, verging on…
Interview: October Drift
How are you? I’m good thanks, I’m currently in the Isle of Skye up in Scotland, our drummer Chris is on his honeymoon so we have a week off, so I headed north with a friend. As a band…
Interview: HIMALAYAS talk a summer of festivals and new music
Hi, how’s it going? – It’s really good actually, I think for the first time in a while for us we’re really excited about how the future looks. We can’t wait for people to hear new songs and everything that…