After returning from this gig, I had to have a moment to assess what I had just been too. The music was great and all the acts who performed on the night played to a really high and admirable level,…
The Great Escape kicked off UK festival season in superb (and soaking wet) style last weekend, and it’s taken us a few days to gather our thoughts on the prolific 3-day event that’s renowned for championing new music. Spread across hundreds of…
Radio 1’s Phil Taggart hovering in mid air, supported by some teenagers, members of Essex band Asylums in the crowd, and some enviably cool neon pink heart-shaped sunglasses; these were a handful of highlights from indie-rock band FREAK‘s debut gig at Chelmsford’s…
“You know I never say the same thing twice” – except when it comes to RATBOY – and it’s usually the phrase “GO AND SEE HIM LIVE”. Twenty-four hours after performing an intimate gig in his hometown of Chelmsford, RATBOY –…
In 2007, Location, Location, Location voted Chelmsford the 8th best place to live in the UK, and the city is currently a Conservative constituency – two pieces of information so uninteresting, I almost fell asleep typing them out. It’s this…
Since The Only Way Is Essex made its television debut in 2010, Essex has struggled to form a reputation which stretches beyond a tonne of fake tan, bleached gnashers, and unnecessary gems on genitalia. Fortunately, on Saturday night at Rayleigh Mill…
As is our monthly tradition here at Gigslutz New Music HQ, here are some of our favourite tracks by a selection of awesome upcoming artists from the last few weeks. Feast your ears on our latest Tracks Of The Week Playlist…