There’s no quicker way of revealing I’m a gal-of-a-certain-age than to say Britpop band Cast soundtracked the glory years of my youth. Not only did they perform at both of my first proper festival experiences (V96 and Oasis at Knebworth,…
When buying the weekly music papers the likes of which included Sounds, Melody Maker and NME it was more than like the pictures that were displayed on the cover and within its pages that initially attracted you to buy. I…
Earlier this month Dodgy released their 6th studio album ‘What Are We Fighting For’ and have had a summer full of packed festival shows and headline gigs. We spoke to Drummer Matt Priest about their new material, their view from the inside…
The Ties are the latest brit-pop enthused, ironically Roman, band on the music scene. Inspired by the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Kasabian, the band strongly suggest their musical influences throughout the entirety of their new…
If ‘The Trials of a Modern Man’ are as numerous as Vangoffey‘s single suggests, frontman Danny Goffey seemed unfazed by them on Monday night as he played to a packed crowd at London’s trendy venue, The Social. The former Supergrass…
Ric Rawlins‘ new book, Rise of The Super Furry Animals, charts the iconic 90s Welsh band from margins to mainstream in a constantly surprising, and often hilarious, way. Pete Cary spoke to the author to find out what fans can…
I meet Simon Mason one Thursday evening in Joe’s Bar on Chalk Farm Road, half a mile up the street from Camden Town, the spiritual home of Britpop. Twenty years ago Simon was selling drugs to its major players: bands,…
This Friday sees the release of the film adaptation of best selling novel and cult favourite ‘Kill Your Friends’. Gigslutz sat down with author John Niven to discuss how he adapted the bestseller, a scabrously dark satire about the music industry in the 90’s, into a…
To celebrate the release of new documentaries about two of our fave artists – Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth and Big Star’s Nothing Can Hurt Me – Gigslutz presents ten of the most captivating films to explore the stories behind…
Once again we ask one of our brave writers to dive headfirst into the always baffling, sometimes spine-chilling, never fully comprehensible world of the internet in search of only the best videos starring your favourite rock ‘n’ roll characters. Our…