Blur vs Oasis: 20 Years On
A comparable set to the Blur vs Oasis rivalry of the mid-nineties is not likely to happen again in our lifetime. For those that remember it – and it is with trepidation that I face up to the fact that a modern-day…
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LIVE: Latitude Festival – Suffolk 17-19.07.15
Latitude Festival celebrated it’s tenth anniversary last weekend by pulling out all the stops across the variety of music, literature, poetry, dance and comedy acts on offer across Henham Park, bringing back classic acts as well as the best of…
LIVE: T In The Park, one week on round-up
It’s official: it’s been exactly a week since 85,000 of the most passionate, hardcore music fans in the UK journeyed on their annual pilgrimage to the 22nd edition of none other than Scotland’s paramount music festival, T In The Park. …
FESTIVAL GUIDE: Latitude Festival
Name: Latitude Festival Where: Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk When: 16th – 19th July Headliners: Alt-J, Portishead, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Also Featuring: Caribou, Warpaint, Wolf Alice, Drenge, Years and Years, Wild Beasts, The Vaccines, Savages, The Charlatans, Catfish and…
LIVE: Calling Festival, Clapham Common 4.7.15
Having been running since 2006, Calling Festival has become an essential part of the London festival landscape. Over the last decade, a huge number of iconic artists have graced the Calling Stage; The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder,…
THE WORD: Noel Gallagher
Once upon a time on MTV a virtually pre-pubescent (and certainly pre-crack) Pete Doherty was asked to describe Oasis: “I subscribe to the Umberto Eco view that Liam’s a town crier and Noel’s a poet…” came the response. Lyrically, Noel…
ALBUM (TRACK BY TRACK): Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds ‘Chasing Yesterday’
Rating: Brand Gallagher gives you what you want, just don’t go expecting too much: Riverman: Here comes the same clipped acoustic riff of old and it’s as if he never left 1995, trapped in a warp of time, imitating himself, treading…
INTERVIEW: Simon Mason, author of ‘Too High, Too Far, Too Soon’
I meet Simon Mason one Thursday evening in Joe’s Bar on Chalk Farm Road, half a mile up the street from Camden Town, the spiritual home of Britpop. Twenty years ago Simon was selling drugs to its major players: bands,…
ALL TALK: Who’s the most overrated artist in music history?
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…
10 OF THE BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES
To celebrate the release of new documentaries about two of our fave artists – Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth and Big Star’s Nothing Can Hurt Me – Gigslutz presents ten of the most captivating films to explore the stories behind…