May 2008 – we dance to all the wrong songs

Reasons not to be an idiot: Frank Turner

Reasons not to be an idiot: Frank Turner Frank Turner’s pretty cool, right? We like him here at Gigwise. Never one to mix his words, he’s one of those celebrity people that have far more important things to think about than their own inflated sense of self importance (unlike certain others!). When we caught upContinue reading “Reasons not to be an idiot: Frank Turner”

Born Ruffians @ Hoxton Bar and Grill

Born Ruffians @ Hoxton Bar and Grill 27/05/2008 You’d expect any salt worthy person to be nursing their well deserved hangover the day after the bank holiday weekend of death, but nah, Born Ruffians are such a big deal this week that everyone is here, parked, watered and waiting for the next big thing. AtContinue reading “Born Ruffians @ Hoxton Bar and Grill”

ATP Vs Born Ruffians

ATP Vs Born Ruffians Those of you lucky enough to have got tickets for ATP Pitchfork will know full well that the festival was a total heat wave of brilliance. Gigwise was privileged enough to not only get up close and personal gig action with the band, but to catch up with Luke, Mitch andContinue reading “ATP Vs Born Ruffians”

This Town aint big enough: This Town Needs Guns

This Town aint big enough: This Town Needs Guns You may remember that This Town Needs Guns were recently part of an article we wrote on new music coming out of Oxford. Since then, they’ve played a music festival in Luxemburg, been in the studio to start recording their album and are currently saying ‘adios’Continue reading “This Town aint big enough: This Town Needs Guns”

Blood Red Shoes – ‘Box of Secrets’

Blood Red Shoes – ‘Box of Secrets’ (V2) Released: 14/05/2008 Rating: 4/5 Some bands have a lot of hype. Whether it’s justified, in this instance, probably depends on how much you like grimey, garagey guitar rifts and very fast, aggressive drumming. Stephen Ansell’s previous band, Cat on Form is long gone, but thankfully in itsContinue reading “Blood Red Shoes – ‘Box of Secrets’”

À Bout de Souffle: John et Jehn

À Bout de Souffle: John et Jehn It’s a monochromatic scene. A beautiful, raven haired woman sits across from an equally beautiful, raven haired man. Light shines in at right angles. Shadows creep across the tiles. Coffee sits, and stirs, waiting for something to happen. There’s music buzzing in the background. We could be inContinue reading “À Bout de Souffle: John et Jehn”

Daft Punk isn’t playing at our house: Cut Copy

Daft Punk isn’t playing at our house: Cut Copy We don’t know this about Cut Copy, when we rush over to Universal Records HQ to interview them, but they do not want to talk about Daft Punk. Not now. Not ever. Got it? Apparently the Australian trio, comprised of former deejay Dan Whitford and hisContinue reading “Daft Punk isn’t playing at our house: Cut Copy”

Hadouken! – Music for an Accelerated Culture

[album] Hadouken! – Music for an Accelerated Culture (Warner) Released: 5/05/2008 Rating: 4.5/5 Come along mate, you gotta cheer up! HADOUKEN! ’av got this new album out. They’ve only gone and called it ‘Music for an Accelerated Culture’ so it’s like that Prodigy record (‘Music for a Jilted Generation’). Yea, the one by the guyContinue reading “Hadouken! – Music for an Accelerated Culture”