LIVE REVIEW: 808 State @ Camden Dingwalls (13/10/23)
Old ravers never die, they just stand at the back. An evening of old skool rave, with 808 State, playing a venue with a pedigree, […]
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Landed (Rhayader) – 28th to 30th July 2023
Landed Festival has been one of our favourite festivals since we first set foot on the hallowed turf of Doldowlod House back in 2016 – […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Cult, The Alarm, The Mission @ Cardiff Castle (04/07/23)
‘Where were you hiding when the storm broke?’ Nowhere, because there was no ‘Shelter from the storm’ and Ian Astbury ‘loves the rain’ For years […]
LIVE REVIEW: Zion Train @ Rockaway Park (17/06/23)
Zion Train return to the scene of the grime, Rockaway Park Art, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. One person’s unmade […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Damned – Cardiff University (31/03/23)
Punk Pioneers The Damned return to Cardiff Student Union. The Damned. First UK punk band to release a single, first to release an album. But […]
LIVE REVIEW: Bob Log III @Le Pub, Newport (16/03/23)
Bob Log III brings his surreal brand of blues to Newport. Le Pub is one of our favourite pubs. It’s bloody ace. But you don’t […]
LIVE REVIEW: Killing Joke live @ Royal Albert Hall (12/03/23)
Killing Joke take their chaotic post-punk magic into the heart of the establishment. I’m constantly banging on about small grassroots venues being better than big […]
LIVE REVIEW: Skapa Collective ‘Fork ‘n Tune, Cwmcarn (11/02/23)
Cardiff’s Skapa Collective venture up into the valleys to spread their good time vibes. I take my hat off to anyone trying to put on […]
LIVE REVIEW: Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary @ St David’s Hall, Cardif (03/02/23)
A celebration of the album Tubular Bells, to mark fifty years since it’s release. Tubular Bells was probably the second album I ever listened to*, […]
LIVE REVIEW: Tarantism Acoustic Disco @ Ruperra Arms (28/01/23)
Tarantism Acoustic Disco lands in New Tredegar. With visitors from that there England due on the weekend, we had spent two weeks wracking our brains […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Viagra Boys – Cardiff Student Union (24/01/23)
An evening of dirty post-jazz-punk-blues with the Viagra Boys in the Welsh capital. Cardiff’s Student Union is a beast of a place. Built over the […]
LIVE REVIEW: John Otway @ Live Lounge, Sutton (08/12/22)
Cor baby that’s really meat free. John Otway does, what only John Otway can do, in South London’s number one vegan record shop pub – […]
LIVE REVIEW: Gaudi + Danny Ladwa + The Turbans @ The Fox and Firkin’ Lewisham (26/11/22)
Gaudi and friends bring warm vibrations to Lewisham on a cold South London Night. We had tickets for this gig months ago, but as the […]
LIVE REVIEW: Ruts DC @ The Globe, Cardiff (20/11/22)
Ruts DC bring out the old heads on a wintry Sunday night in Cardiff. Back to an old haunt tonight. The Globe. Originally a cinema, […]
LIVE REVIEW: Henge Live @ The Fork ‘n Tune, Cwmcarn (13/10/22)
Henge, escapees from a fifties science fiction B Movie, play Planet Cwmcarn. You can count on one hand the number of live music venues in […]
LIVE REVIEW: Infected Mushroom live @Troxy, London (03/09/22)
Infected Mushroom bring their 25th Anniversary tour to London. “It was the third of September, a day I’ll always remember…”, sang the Temptations. I’ll always […]
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Landed 2022, Rhayader (29th to 31st August 2022)
Landed. A hidden gem of a festival held in the heart of Mid Wales FRIDAY Day one of a ten-day adventure in festival land My […]
LIVE REVIEW: Goldie Looking Chain @ Le Pub, Newport (27/08/22)
Goldie Lookin’ Chain, in Le Pub. You can’t get much more Newport than that. *Having read through this ‘gig review’, I realise that a lot […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Interrupters, The Skints and The Bar Stool Preachers – Live @ the Marble Factory, Bristol (21/08/22)
Three amazing bands on one bill, The Interrupters, The Skints and The Bar Stool Preachers, playing The Marble Factory, Bristol. Any one of these bands […]
Gwen Gwen Fest 2022 – Kidwelly
The Carmarthenshire town of Kidwelly has a go a putting it’s name on the cultural map with Gwen Gwen, it’s first festival of music, art […]
LIVE REVIEW: Primal Scream @ Cardiff Castle (22/07/22)
Primal Scream and friends celebrate thirty years since the release of their seminal album, Screamadelica. When tickets first went on sale it was a no […]
LIVE REVIEW: king Buffalo live @ the Exchange, Bristol (20/07/22)
Psychedelic riff masters King Buffalo drop by Bristol on their first European headline tour. After almost twenty-two thousand rotations of the planet, I still get […]
LIVE REVIEW: Hayseed Dixie @Theatr Brycheiniog (05/07/22)
Blue Grass shin kickers Hayseed Dixie, kick some shins in the heart of the Brecon Beacons The town of Brecon sits in the heart of […]
LIVE REVIEW: Cosmo and friends @ Water into beer (02/07/22)
Birds, booze and ballads. An unplugged evening in London’s best kept secret (shhhhh, don’t tell anyone). Not only had I never been to Brockley before, […]
LIVE REVIEW: Roughneck Riot: Live @ The Llanarth Club, Pontllanfraith (18/06/22)
Roughneck Riot trudge all the way down from Wakefield for a one-off gig in the South Wales valleys. That’s dedication to the cause. And we […]
THE LAZY EYES: Live @ Omera, London (20/05/22) – and other tales from the riverbank.
The Lazy Eyes, a gig review, thoughts on the state of music, the cost-of-drinking crisis and other ponderings. SETTING THE SCENE It was a bit […]
TARANTISM: Live in Newport and Lampeter (12+13/05/22)
One hundred and sixty miles, fourteen musicians, six months of planning, five bands, two venues, one review. A mash up blog post about Tarantism playing […]
TARANTISM: Live @ New Cross Inn, London (06/05/22)
Tarantism tour rolls into that there London. Tarantism’s long-awaited album is now out in the world and their tour to promote it is now well […]
EARTHLESS: Live @ The Thekla, Bristol (01/05/22)
Earthless play rare UK show in (or should that be on?) The Thekla, Bristol. We would have snapped up tickets to see Earthless wherever they […]
NICK MASON’S SAUCERFULL OF SECRETS: Live @ St David’s Hall (27/04/22)
Former Pink Floyd drummer brings his band, Saucerfull of Secrets, to Cardiff to play a set of early (pre Dark Side of the Moon) tunes. I like […]