DOWN ON THE STREET: Leicester
This month we visit Leicester, in the good company of Gigslutz Girls Radio co-host Tash Moran… We may be in the middle, but we are in no way the centre of attention. If it wasn’t for Kasabian’s stellar year in…
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DOWN ON THE STREET: Birmingham
In Emma, Jane Austen wrote of Birmingham as “not a place to promise much.” Indeed, with big bleak buildings, often overly bustling streets, and an accent that few ever find appealing, it’s never been seen as the most attractive of locations….
DOWN ON THE STREET: Glasgow
Primal Scream, Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, The Blue Nile, Orange Juice, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro… Glasgow has a rich tradition of producing great music to rival any city in the world. This month Down on the Street ventures north of the…
DOWN ON THE STREET: Bury St Edmunds
This month we’ve invited Seymour Quigley from the band Horse Party to take us on a tour of a lesser known hotbed of rock n’ roll… Bury St Edmunds is located right in the centre of East Anglia, about 30 minutes…
DOWN ON THE STREET: Cardiff
This month Down on the Street makes its way to Wales to check out Cardiff, the birthplace of music legends such as Shirley Bassey, Ivor Novello, Cerys Matthews… and Shakin’ Stevens. As much as I hate to admit it, Wales is…
DOWN ON THE STREET: Newcastle
We’re off to Newcastle this month, where Ella Scott reveals there’s more to the city than Magpies, Gazza and Ant ‘n’ Dec… When somebody from Manchester or Liverpool claims they’re from ‘The North’, we laugh into our bottles of Newcastle Brown…
DOWN ON THE STREET: Liverpool
This month Down on the Street visits Liverpool, courtesy of Gigslutz’s resident Scouser, Kev McCready. I was born and bred in Liverpool; I doubt I’ll ever leave. Like Manchester, we are a Northern city built on a culture of resistance, rebellion…
DOWN ON THE STREET: Sheffield
Welcome to Down on the Street, a Gigslutz guide to the most alluring places to see live music, get rat-arsed, dance, and shop (though probably not in that order) in some of the UK’s most exciting cities. And Basingstoke. Over the coming months…