The first time I listened to Paul Wilkes was late at night after one of those long days where every ten seconds presented another inconvenience which accumulated into trivial self pity. Ordinarily this mood would take me to a band like Motion City Soundtrack to hear Justin Pierre’s fast paced…
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The 2015 Threshold Festival is getting closer, have you got your ticket or maybe you are performing? The Threshold Festival brings a wonderful collective of creatives together, offering music and the arts. Each year the event seems to get better, and it’s looking this year could possibly be the best yet.…
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Grass roots festival Above the Beaten Track has opened up submissions for this year’s event via ReverbNation. ReverbNation’s mission is to empower independent Artists to advance their careers. Since 2006 they have provided powerful promotional tools to more than 3.8 million Artists worldwide and connected tens of thousands to industry opportunities…
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Hello internet. As this is my first review for Gig Pig I feel it only proper to introduce myself. My name is Justin, I am 23, and I am a rapper/singer/producer/ café assistant/music enthusiast that resides in what many people refer to as “sunny” Rhyl. I am not going to…
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After listening to two of the first tracks by Liverpudlian quartet Go-Fiasco, I was left thinking about the futility of categorising music into genres. The self described ‘sludge-pop’ band show features of psychadelia, pop, progressive rock, classic rock and at a push, punk. The wide range of influences is more…
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A lot has changed for our ‘Silent Sleep’ since we reviewed them last year, and it’s not just the thickness of singer Chris’ amazing beard. It appears they’re not so silent any more. Following the release of their first album, ‘Walk Me to the Sea’, which sounded like exactly the kind…
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Halfway through a one month tour of the UK we catch up with the brilliant Thomas Truax. Due to the sad closure of Mello Mello, Thomas Truax will play a fastforwarded opening night at DumBULLs (Fri 3rd October), the latest project from the (Don’t) Drop The Dumbells collective. A new space…
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Go!Zilla are a 3 piece psych-punk band from Florence, Italy. They formed in 2012 as a two piece and have toured constantly since then. They have played Paris Psych festival and Primavera. They have played with garage rock legends The Sonics and the garage band du jour, Thee Oh Sees.…
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This four-piece from Brighton are certainly ‘going places’. Since their live debut at the Hydrant in their hometown, in 2010, they have released an EP, ‘Not So Black and White’, and have continued to play many gigs on and around the South Coast. Having previously been praised for their ‘professional…
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Whenever people ask me if I like Ska music I automatically think of The Specials, a band who some consider (me included) to have paved the way for Ska punk. The harsh guitar chords and raw vocals of punk music combined with classic ska rhythms result in a cool sound.…
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