“I don’t understand this stuff that’s out there that they call music. I don’t understand what young people sing and what they write. The songs never have a melody that I can whistle and, if you can’t whistle it, it’s…
If the past three years haven’t been sufficient to drive home the point, then perhaps it needs restating. We live in compelling political times, the reality starker than before, the populace engrossed by the ongoing national conversation. It’s been an…
This book, Going For A Song by Garth Cartwright, is a comprehensive dérive through the rapidly vanishing terrain that is the British record shop. Once a staple of communities that acted as hubs, beacons, locales and sanctuaries for keen ears,…
Here at Gigslutz, we know you need a pick-me-up on a Monday and today we’ve got RJ Thompson‘s cover of a Bob Dylan classic, ‘The Times They Are A-Changin”. It’s still in keep with the folk/ballad style of Dylan, but…
Chelmsford rock duo The Midnight Barbers have arrived back after debut single success of ‘Business’ with another cracking track. Ben Rowntree and Jack Pepper come together to make and mould real nostalgic classic rock, with twists and hints of old…
Rating: Oh Sister are an all-girl group fronted by singer/songwriter Sarah Berresford, who cite Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan as their main influences (the band’s name being a nod to Dylan’s song of the same name). Described as “ambient folk”,…
Ah, the bootleg. That hiterto unheard-of piece of arcane musicalia for millennials born into an age with torrents, Spotify and every other file-sharing platform that makes loving music so little hard work now. Back in the day, it was all…
Welcome one and all to another installment of All Talk, where we ask the questions that are guaranteed to cause a fuss! As our loyal readers will know, here at Gigslutz we love any opportunity to stir the pot, rouse…