Gigslutz Interview: Ziggy Marley

Exhilarated by a precarious combination of caffeine to keep me alert and spontaneous, and Rescue Remedy to keep me sane, a drab Thursday afternoon was livened up by a phone-call with Ziggy Marley. Ziggy Marley. I know, right. I was…

The Gigslutz top 10 underrated guitarists

The art of the guitarist is one that history has never drawn its gaze away from for too long, and whilst the obvious greats – Hendrix, Clapton, Page etc. – are known to even the most vaguely culturally aware human…

FOR THE RECORD: Elastica, Elastica (1995)

The brooding nonchalance. The kohl rimmed stare. The early introduction to A/B coupling at its finest: “No need to whine boy, I can hear that voice you use upon the phone, And there’s no need to be coy, that is…

ALBUM REVIEW: Mac DeMarco ‘Salad Days’

Mac DeMarco has made the same old “jizz jazz” present in his 2012 album 2 and first EP Rock and Roll Night Club but in Salad Days, he has refined his sound even further while adding a few twists (Note…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lucius ‘Wildewoman’

There’s something about Lucius’ music that makes you smile. The five member, Brooklyn-based group is breezy, different. With their infectious tracks, you can’t stop moving to the beat. ‘Wildewoman’, the band’s debut album, is very diverse. There’s an intriguing irony…

Kindred Shins LIVE @ The Barfly, Camden 04.04.14

I join Kindred Shins in the secluded beer garden of Camden’s Lock Tavern; the lagers are flowing and judging by the overflowing ashtrays scattered about the table, so has the smoke from many a cigarette. This is preparation for tonight’s…

Molotov Jukebox LIVE @ The Cluny, Newcastle 2.04.14

When 29 year old Natalia Tena isn’t busy running around as everybody’s favourite ‘wildling’ Osha, in Game Of Thrones, she just happens to be fronting one of the most bizarrely fascinating British bands of the moment; Molotov Jukebox.  Playing an…

Our Memories Of Kurt Cobain: Twenty Years On.

Although he may not have approved of us all fawning over his death and pining for his return twenty years later, I’m sure Kurt Cobain would forgive us for obsessing over his music, in the way that he did about…

Klaxons LIVE @ Oslo, Hackney 02.04.14

The last time that Klaxons played in London was a mammoth gig at Hard Rock Calling 2013, with nothing to promote other than an omnipresence existence in British music, and few indications of what would be their yet to be…