SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART THREE: The Great Wall.
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 […]
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SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TWO: Tiananmen Square and all that jazz
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
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
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. […]
Hollywood Brats: First gig since 1974
They were years ahead of their time in 1974. Then they split. Now they are back. The Hollywood Brats are the stuff of legend. They […]
Help Kickstart the Co-operators new album
The Co-operators/Waggle Dance Records have just finished their brand new Album ‘Rhythms From The Kitchen Sink’. The Co-operators formed in 2015 basing their approach on […]
FORK ‘N TUNE: Cwmcarn Hotel Opens Doors of New Restaraunt
Cwmcarn Hotel adds new string to its bow as it opens restaurant to complement its bar, bands and bunks. What can be better than going […]
TAKING THE KNEE: Pink Floyd, Maroon Five and the Superbowl.
The Superbowl takes place tonight. Not something I would normally even notice, but the internet is alight with chatter about it this weekend. First of […]
BREAKING NEWS: ADM EVICTION
ADM, the squatted social space in Amsterdam, has been evicted today. Established in a derelict shipyard ADM has been a focus and meeting space for […]
Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk to terrorise studio
South Wales finest power trio, ‘The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk’ are finally getting their shit together to release some music. And it true DIY […]
Pete Shelley : a personal appreciation by John Robb – Louder Than War | Louder Than War
Journalist and musician John Robb pays tribute to one of the spearks of the UK punk scene Source: Pete Shelley : a personal appreciation by […]
Reggae music to be protected by the UN – BBC News
Not sure reggae actually needs protecting or that it wants establishemnt protection, but an interesting concept none the less Source: Reggae music to be protected […]
REVAMP OF SITE
We have the decorators in and are fiddling with the lay out of the site. Loads of pages have been temporarily taken down but will […]
Robert Johnson: Legend lives on 80 years after death
Eighty years ago today, Robert Johnson went to the great Juke Joint in the sky. Johnson allegedly went down to the crossroads and sold his […]
BLOG: Dogshit, Nazis and Ticket Touts
Three pieces of good news pushed their way through the angry crowd of miserable news items today* and made Monday morning less dreary than it […]
SURPLUS FESTIVAL NOT ‘APPENIN’ IN 2018
As the snows around South Wales slowly thaw, news comes in that Surplus Festival is being put on ice for 2018. A statement from the […]
CRASS: My part in their downfall – Aberdare 11/07/84
Got into a chat about possibly the most famous gig ever to have taken place in Aberdare this week, so I thought I would use […]
FOLK DISCO – PLUS @ Le Pub, Newport 10/02/18
It would be a little bit egotistical to review a gig we have promoted ourselves, so here is a blog post about the first Peppermint […]
LACERTILLIA 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: Clwb Ifor Bach – 03/02/18
To celebrate five years of ripping up stages all over the UK, Lacterilla teamed up with local promoters Pity My Brain to put on a […]
TARANTISM INTERVIEW: Archive interview dug out, dusted off and uploaded
We have dusted off another classic inteview and added it to this website – Tarantism from 2007 It was to be a telephone call we […]
DOOZER McDOOZE: ‘Help’ – new video released for Mental Health Awareness Day 2017
Doozer McDooze has gone and made a music video for a song he is releasing on Tuesday 10th October 2017 for Mental Health Awareness Day. […]
JAMES RIVERS DUFF: ‘Time is Yours’ video launched
James Rivers Duff is a singer song writer that does not seem to let time or geography get in the way of his art. And […]
Fourteen reasons why Surplus Fest is better than Glastonbury
Wondering where to go next weekend? Here are fourteen reasons why Surplus Festival is better than Glastonbury 1: YOU DON’T HAVE PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND SAYING […]
ARE YOU WATCHING GARETH BALE? Cardiff marches to fight for the right to party.
On 29th April thousands of music lovers marched through Cardiff under the banner ‘Save Womanby Street’. What’s that all about and why should we care? […]
S.H.A.T.ting on the dock of the bay.
Old punks never die, they just start going for leisurely strolls with their mates. And so it was, that on 22nd October, the 40th anniversary […]
OLD ROSE: Forty years of rejecting the past
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of New Rose by the Damned, widely regarded as the first ever punk single. Yes, forty years […]
REMEMBERING ABERFAN – Charity Single
There are only a handful of towns and cities in the world, whose name is so intrinsically linked with an event so tragic that it […]
DR DIDG goes to the great gig in the sky
Here are Iguana HQ we were recently saddened to hear of the passing of Graham Wiggins, AKA, Dr Didg. The following statement appeared on Dr […]
Zines: How the internet helped a printed outlet for outsiders and nerds thrive | Lifestyle | The Independent
Jade French was 14-years-old when she ripped out a handful of images from some magazines, crudely glued them to a piece of A4 paper, and […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio #120 Merthyr Rising Special
Over the weekend of 3rd/4th/5th June, Merthyr Tydfil will be celebrating its rich radical past by hosting the third annual Merthyr Rising Festival. Over the […]