Review: Blue Planet II – Live in Concert

Now whilst I love watching live music, it’s always good to get out and see something different. Rather than watching people baring their souls across a stage by way of hitting instruments really hard (or soft), tonight would be filled with aquatic indulgence. It’s Blue Planet Live II So on this…

Read More

Live Review: Spinn ‘Notice Me’ Single Launch

/

Indie-pop four piece Spinn have been steadily growing their reputation as Liverpool’s next big act over the last few months. With a constant trickle of single releases, including ‘Green Eyes’, ‘Bliss’ and ‘Home’, the band have followed up with another catchy hit that will surely have you singing in the shower. The single launch…

Read More

Review – Paul Wilkes

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…

Read More

Review – Circus Wolves

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…

Read More

Review – Go Fiasco

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…

Read More

Review – Silent Sleep

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…

Read More

A Chat With Thomas Truax

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…

Read More
1 2 3