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About Matt Mead

Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
REVIEW: The Style Council Cafe Bleu 40th Anniversary Edition

REVIEW: The Style Council Cafe Bleu 40th Anniversary Edition

This oft told change of direction is woven into the forever modifying tapestry of Paul Weller. Having conquered the chart parade with hits like Beat Surrender and Going Underground, plus gaining immediate favour with their adorning live audience, Weller called…

NEW MUSIC: Heavy Salad new single Memories

NEW MUSIC: Heavy Salad new single Memories

Heavy Salad long awaited new single ‘Memories’ Released January 9th on Kycker Do you remember rock n roll radio? Your first kiss? Your last night out? Are memories in your mind, on your phone? Are memories a place, a time,…

NEWS: Y NOT Festival 2026 line up revealed!

NEWS: Y NOT Festival 2026 line up revealed!

Y Not Festival Announces Huge Headliners for 2026 30 July to 2 August – Pikehall, Derbyshire The North’s Indie Festival Returns For Its Nineteenth Year Reytons Two Door Cinema Club The Streets The Libertines* Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines, Happy Mondays,…

RIP Gary 'Mani' Mounfield

RIP Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield

With the sad news of the passing of Gary ‘Mani’s Mounfield Gigslutz remembers his music. Sending condolences to his children and extended family T’Mill The Waterfront The Stone Roses Primal Scream The Stone Roses reunion

NORTHSIDE - To Reissue Debut Album 'Chicken Rhythms' This November

REVIEW: Northside Chicken Rhythms 2025 reissue

Put together these lofty ingredients; Larry Graham bass lines, Mark Day jagged guitar riffs, Paul Cook attacking precise drums, add a topping of exemplary lyrics, adored unique Mancunian rhyming statements and you have the utterly timeless blend of Northside. Influenced…