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TOFFA: West Wales Legend Goes to Great Gig in the Sky

February 16, 2021 clintiguana 0

Toffa, fiddle player with Bhang II Rites, has left the building. News has reached us of the sad passing of Toffa, a larger than life […]

MARK KEDS: Senseless things guitarist goes to the great gig in the sky

January 11, 2021 clintiguana 0

Mark Keds, of The Senselss Things, Jolt, the Lams, Trip Fontaine and, most recently, Deadcuts has passed away today. His former band mates in the […]

100,000 Bodybags Split

May 23, 2020 clintiguana 0

Welsh punk stalwarts 100,000 Bodybags have called it a day after almost three decades of disobedience. On 22nd May 2020 a statement appeared on their […]

GUEST BLOG: Life on the Road during Covid-19 – Part 1

April 14, 2020 clintiguana 0

A postcard from the road. Morocco under lockdown and all that jazz – from Sam ‘Van Dweller’ Sam ‘Van Dweller’ has been a blogger, musician […]

‘It’s a case of holding your nerve’: festivals face coronavirus insurance disaster | Music | The Guardian

March 9, 2020 clintiguana 0

Festivals in the UK tend to insure themselves to the hilt against bad weather and have had, in the wake of the attacks on the […]

ANDREW WEATHERALL: A Loaded Tribute

February 18, 2020 clintiguana 0

Legendary DJ and producer, Andrew Weatherall, has gone to get loaded in the great studio in the sky. We don’t have any personal anecdotes about […]

Head Mix Collective Back Catalogue Now Online and New Material in Pipeline

January 20, 2020 clintiguana 0

Legendary 90’s festival heroes The Headmix Collective have put their back catalogue goes up on Bandcamp for the first time. And there is new material […]

DAVE BIMBLE STEPS BACK FROM SPORADICS

January 12, 2020 clintiguana 0

The Sporadics have formally announed that bassist and founder member Dave Bimble is stepping away from the band for health reasons. A post on the […]

BAKU BEYOND : PART FOUR: Wales, Bales and local Ales (Azerbaijan 0 Wales 2)

November 17, 2019 clintiguana 0

And so it arrives. Match day.  Azerbaijan v Wales. The reason we have come all this way. It feels a bit strange. There was a […]

BAKU BEYOND: PART THREE: You can take the boy out of the valley, but you cant take the valley out of the boy

November 16, 2019 clintiguana 0

The day started with picking up our tickets for the game. There was a time when getting tickets for Wales games was easy. These days […]

BAKU BEYOND: PART TWO: Instagram City

November 14, 2019 clintiguana 0

And so it begins. Finally in Baku. (NB: This is a live blog from my phone. Will tidy up with tidy pictures when I get […]

BAKU BEYOND: PART ONE: Moscow Calling.

November 13, 2019 clintiguana 0

Azerbaijan away. They dont get much more exotic than this. But exotic often comes at a price. On this occasion the price is the journey […]

DUB WAR: One off gig in Cwmcarn – get them while they are hot

November 1, 2019 clintiguana 0

South Wales metal dub punk legends, Dub War are to play a one off special gig in the Cwmcarn Hotel this Christmas For the last […]

BRATISLAVA OR BUST: PART FOUR

October 11, 2019 clintiguana 0

Up bright and early again ready for one last day of tourism mania. The gang was a little divided today.  I dont like using real […]

BRATISLAVA(ish) OR BUST: PART THREE

October 11, 2019 clintiguana 0

Today’s adventures in Bratislava are mostly set, erm, not in Bratislava.

BRATISLAVA OR BUST PART TWO

October 9, 2019 clintiguana 0

Walking tours. Uncool but invaluable. As we head out into the big bad city, it appears the only people out are tourists on walking tours. […]

BRATISLAVA OR BUST PART ONE:

October 9, 2019 clintiguana 0

It’s October.  It must be Wales away again.

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TWELVE: we finally find a decent pub

September 21, 2019 clintiguana 0

Still not quite done yet. We have another day of full on guided tourism to go. And there is a lot to see in Xian. […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART ELEVEN: Terracotta Warriors day

September 20, 2019 clintiguana 0

Another day, another one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It’s Terracotta Warrior day. I wake up knackered. At seven am I hear what appears […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TEN: Bullet Trains and Long Goodbyes

September 19, 2019 clintiguana 0

Dropping like flies now. Only two of us make it for today’s temple session.  Excessive templing and late night drinking taking its toll. Today’s temple […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART NINE: Call that a castle?

September 18, 2019 clintiguana 0

We are to be based in the amazing Pingyao for a few days, although today we head out to check out some of the nearby […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART EIGHT: Pingyao or bust

September 17, 2019 clintiguana 0

Our luxurious hotel was just about all we get to see of this ‘ancient’ city. Today we head for Pingyao. I head down for breakfast […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART SEVEN: Why would you build that there?

September 16, 2019 clintiguana 0

The new week starts bright, fresh and full of hope and anticipation. Another day another city. This time we are travelling by minibus. We load […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART SIX: In search of Santa’s Grottoe

September 15, 2019 clintiguana 0

New Day – new city. Datong Up at the crack of dawn, we were ready and waiting for Lucas, our guide for the next few […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART FIVE: Murder on the Datong Express

September 14, 2019 clintiguana 0

Time to move on from Beijing. When we got back on Friday a note had been left in the room advising us Tiananmen Square would […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART FOUR: In search of a Chinese pub

September 13, 2019 clintiguana 0

A day off to roam free around Beijing, and perhaps finally find a pub. After the full Chinese breakfast, armed with a pretty, but rather […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART THREE: The Great Wall.

September 11, 2019 clintiguana 0

The big one. The Great Wall of China. But first, a trip to a jade factory.  For factory, read gift shop. Quite impressive what they […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TWO: Tiananmen Square and all that jazz

September 10, 2019 clintiguana 0

Day one proper in China started with breakfast, as most good days do. It was surprisingly recognisable. Mainly, but not wholly, due to the fact […]

SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART ONE: Barbarians at the gate

September 9, 2019 clintiguana 0

Part one of a daily blog of six tourists having touristy adventures in China. I suppose it started in earnest when I bought a new […]

RDF Battle of the Bass – Take 2 – Bristol 27th September

July 20, 2019 clintiguana 0

Following on from this year’s one off, never to be repeated, Battle of the Bass in Shoreditch, plans are afoot for another one. In Bristol. […]

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