Author Archives: Kate Tittley

About Kate Tittley

When not making cocktails for Manchester's finest, Le Titts is most likely to be found the other side of the bar in a cloud of smoke and wine musing loudly over her fantasy band line up, love of the album format and why nothing is better than The Stone Roses. And then spilling the wine...Loving the ride with GigSlutz.

Singles Reviews: Released 22.09.14

Last time GigSlutz asked me to review some singles, I had to listen to The Saturdays – I’d be lying if I said our friendship hasn’t suffered greatly.  I mean, I don’t know what I’d done to deserve that, clearly…

Beirut LIVE @ Albert Hall, Manchester 14.08.2014

A musically well-informed friend of mine enquired whether or not I’d be up for going to see folksie-indie tribe Beirut. He sent me a link to a marvellous music video (Elephant Gun – very Pina Bausch for those of you…

SINGLE REVIEWS: Released 11.08.14

Hello friends!  I’ve been charged with helping you find a light within the cavernous armpit of this week’s new releases.  And as it’s summer, a lot of people think every song needs to sound straight outta Magaluf, either musically or…

SINGLES REVIEWS: Released 22.07.14

Good Day, dearest reader!  Here at Gigslutz we are always keen to diversify our choices, to the furthest stretch of the imagination.  With this in mind, I have put down my old blues records and picked up a steaming hot…

INTERVIEW: The Bedroom Hour

The Bedroom Hour are men of the people.  They look like your mates, they chat to you like old friends, and based on lead singer Stu’s mosey into the audience at the end of a recent Manchester set, they’re happy…

EP REVIEW: Quartz Carousel ‘Goop’

Quartz Carousel are a Manchester based three-piece, currently making noise doing the rounds on the city’s fantabulous music circuit. They have very recently released their 8 song debut EP Goop, which yours truly has had a wee listen to… Goop…

Gigslutz Presents The Best of YouTube… Ian Brown

Greetings dear readers from a rather tropical Manchester! We at Gigslutz spend a lot of time on the interweb, and we think you may do too hence our beautiful readership. We also have a teeny obsession with all things Brown….

FOR THE RECORD: N.E.R.D ‘In Search Of…’ (2002)

The name Pharrell Williams is now synonymous with a lot of things, all not necessarily positive. An established artist in his own right this past year, with über hit ‘Happy’and being disco-besties with Daft Punk, you’d be forgiven for knowing…

James LIVE @ HMV Manchester 02.06.14

“We’re the Daily Star Artist of the Week”, Tim Booth tells the excited crowd crammed in between the CD racks at the Arndale Centre’s HMV.  “Apparently, we’ve made an album about sex and liberation… And I thought I was writing…