Author Archives: Trygve Hjelle

Wolves Like Us LIVE @ Camden Barfly 08.02.2014

Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Wolves Like Us’ takes cues from post-hardcore acts like Fugazi, Alt-Rock acts like Afghan Whigs, The slow sludgy sound of The Melvins, and heavy metal to deliver their own brand of dark and bitterly cold hard…

ALBUM REVIEW: Mogwai ‘Rave Tapes’

Since their 1997 debut ‘Young Team’, Mogwai have always been a band who strive to push the limits of what rock music can be. Their dynamic sound effortlessly transforms tranquil atmospheres into mind melting noise and fierce guitar riffs. 2008’s…

Deltron 3030 LIVE @ Scala 12.12.2013

13 years’s ago Deltron 3030, a hip hop supergroup  consisting of rapper Del the Funky Homosapien, producer Dan the Automator, and turntablist Kid Koala, released their self-tilted concept album and one of the best hip hop album of the 2000’s….

The Family Rain LIVE @ Heaven, Charing Cross

It’s been a busy year for Bath’s indie blues rockers The Family Rain, having supported a list of big name acts including: Biffy Clyro, Jake Bugg, Miles Kane, and The Rolling Stone. Now after months of playing support, the three…

Bipolar Sunshine LIVE @ Elektrowerkz 20.11.2013

Dressed in a bright Hawaiian print shirt, Adio Marchant, the man at helm of the electronic/ indie pop project Bipolar Sunshine, calmly walks out on stage. A roar of excitement echoes throughout the crowded, dingy looking room as fists clutching…

FOR THE RECORD – Lou Reed’s ‘New York’ (1989)

Have you had enough of the endless re-appraisals of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s…’ or ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’? Well, we have so you can forget all that! In this feature Gigslutz looks back on some of the best albums you love…

Holograms LIVE @ The Lexington 21.10.2013

I arrive at the Lexington; the shabby baroque style of the downstairs pub area makes it look like some sort of mash-up between an American style lounge and Bordello from the 1920’s. Along the back wall of the bar there’s…

FOR THE RECORD – D’Angelo ‘Voodoo’ (2000)

Have you had enough of the endless re-appraisals of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s…’ or ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’? Well, we have so you can forget all that! In this brand spanking new feature Gigslutz will be looking back on some of…