WALES AWAY BLOG: The Menin Gate, Ypres (10/06/25)
A poignant stop off on the way home from Brussels. The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. I don’t always bother with a blog about the journey […]
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WALES AWAY BLOG: Belgium v Wales – Match Day (09/96/25)
Tales of spaceships, the Red Wall and an action-packed football match. Sometimes you wake up and have to judge which you need most: more sleep […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Belgium (again) Part One (08/06/25)
Brussels by bus – day one. The beauty of Wales Away is travelling to interesting new places. But this is the third time in ten […]
BLOG: Spirit of 58 | Alternative Wales Party : London (01/06/25)
Celebrating fifteen years of Spirit of 58 in London – with a little bit of help from Alternative Wales. As the needle clicked into the […]
BLOG: Operation Solstice | Battle of the Beanfield 40 Years on
This weekend marks forty years since the Battle of the Beanfield. On 1st June 1985 the police used ‘all mean necessary’ to prevent the traditional […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 340 (27/05/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 340 went out on Folk Friday Radio on 27th May 2025. Missed it? Fear not, you can listen again at […]
LIVE REVIEW: Baka Beyond @ Cheese and Grain, Frome (17/05/25) (with bonus FA Cup blog)
Today we headed to Frome to catch Baka Beyond in The Cheese and Grain. If you want to go straight to our review of the […]
LIVE REVIEW: An Dansa Dub @ Acapela Studio Cardiff (14/05/25)
Ancient Scottish dub from An Dannsa Dub, in the immaculate Acapela Studio. The recipe for a perfect night out. Back again to the outskirts of […]
INTERVIEW: Eeyun Delroy Purkins of Waggle Dance Records and Studio
An interview with Eeyun Delroy Purkins, the driver of the Waggle Dance Records bus. Waggle Dance Records has been releasing hand-crafted reggae music since 2018. […]
FILM REVIEW: Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii MCMLXXII (2025)
Remastered reissue of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1972 film, Live at Pompeii. Originally released in 1972, this film has had numerous edits and reissues over the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 339 All Roads Festival Warm Up Show (22/04/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 339 is an All Roads Festival warm up show, featuring a selection of the bands playing this years event along […]
FILM REVIEW: Steven Wilson: Home Invasion Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (2018)
Home Invasion is a stunning concert film capturing the final night of Steven Wilson’s three night sold out residency at the Royal Albert Hall, London […]
FILM REVIEW: Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
The first ‘authorised’ documentary telling the story of possibly the biggest band in the history of Rock n Roll. Led Zeppelin. Firstly, let’s address the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 338: Cymru / Macedonia Special (08/04/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #338 is a Macedonian / Welsh sonic cultural exchange thing, showcasing the Naked Mountain Collective label from Macedonia, and just a […]
FESTIVAL BLOG: The Laugharne Weekend Day Three (30/03/25)
A day of pairing drinks with music. We started the day by nipping over the road from the hotel for a Greggs, the breakfast of […]
FESTIVAL BLOG: The Laugharne Weekend Day Two (29/03/25)
First full day. Comedy, grammar lessons and walking through walls. And booze. Lots of booze. The day started with a healthy(ish) nosh up in the […]
FESTIVAL BLOG: The Laugharne Weekend Day One (28/03/25)
A weekend in Laugharne. In March. It must be The Laugharne Weekend. Our feet hadn’t really touched the ground. Less than twelve hours after getting […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Macedonia Away – Day Four and The Sound of Naked Mountains (26/03/25)
Final day of trip, meeting local musicians and some reflections on Macedonia. Today we finally get to do what we had hoped to do on […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: North Macedonia Part Three : Match Day (25/03/25)
Burning the candle at both ends: a jam-packed day including lakes, picnics and football. And beers It’s a funny old game. If your team scores […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: North Macedonia Away Part Two (24/03/25)
An emotional day in Skopje, for several very different reasons I wake up to cancel the 9:30 walking tour. Partly because of the rain, partly […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: North Macedonia Part One (23/03/25)
First Wales Away trip of a new campaign, the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The first away trip of a campaign should be a […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 337 (25/03/25)
An instrumental tribute to the victims of the Pulse Night Club fire in North Macedonia Our last show was a Special, featuring many young North […]
LIVE REVIEW: Henry’s Funeral Shoe @ Jacs, Aberdare (14/03/25)
Henry’s Funeral Shoe return to the live circuit, with Heavy Flames and Next Day Shakes joining them for the ride. It’s been a few months […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 336 – North Macedonia Special (11/03/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #336 – putting the acid in North Macidonia. And punk. And ska, dub and deep house. Yes, it is that time […]
ALBUM FLASHBACK: The Damned: Play it at Your Sister: The Stiff Years, 1976/77 (Sanctuary Records 2005)
Limited edition box set of The Damned’s early years on Stiff Records The Damned don’t really need an introduction, but I’m going to anyway. The […]
LIVE REVIEW: James Oliver and Mark Kemlo @ Bourtons Live Music Cafe (06/03/25)
Local lad James Oliver plays Bargoed’s best music venue. Take an intimate and friendly venue, pour in a gifted guitarist, a consummately skillful drummer, some […]
LIVE REVIEW: Anonymous Iconoclasts @ Bourtons Live Music Bar (01/03/25)
The Anonymous Iconoclasts return to Bargoed, to a venue that is becoming second home for them. I have to be careful what I say here, […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Muddy Summers and the Dirty Field Whores – One Foot In Front of the Other (Self Released March 2025)
A new album, from a new Muddy Summers line up, ready for a new festival season. “We are getting a new musical project together called […]
MUSIC REVIEW: The Mahouts – A Love That Satisfies (Self Released March 2025)
New four-track EP from Aberdare’s Mahouts. Or is it? It could be argued that the Mahouts have gone in a new direction with this release. […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 335 Drop Beats Not Bombs – Again (25/02/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show went out live on Folk Friday Radio on 25th February. Along side the new releases, there were tasters of Landed and […]