On 17th December, as the great egg timer of 2019 rapidly approaches it’s final few grains of sand, we will be hosting an extended show […]
On 3rd December we had another special play list take over, Scott lavender joined us for two and a bit hours. Who is he? You […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 3rd December Scott Lavender will be joining us in the studio for a special show looking back at the heyday of Blackwood Miners Institute. […]
Our most recent show went out live and direct as the UK was commemorating the gunpowder plot of 1605. Our show was more explosive, but […]
There are many photographers who deserve the accolade of ‘master of photography’. The ones that are really interesting though, are the ones that bring us […]
We have been blessed to have the good fortune to do a bit of globetrotting recently so our return show on the 22nd October 2019 […]
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 […]
The Hang Massive kick off UK tour with first ever Welsh gig. I can’t think of any other gig where I have felt the need […]
Debut album from Mongolia’s premiere folk metal outfit. Mixing traditional Mongolian instruments and vocal style with a heavy sound and western biker chic, The Hu […]
Up bright and early again ready for one last day of tourism mania. We were up remarkably early and off out for final day of […]
Today’s adventures in Bratislava are mostly set, erm, not in Bratislava.
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. […]
It’s October. It must be Wales away again.
Slovakian garage punk tinged with a sixties psychedelic sensibility. Some vibes transcend time and place. When the psychedelic garage sound first emerged in San Francisco, […]
Next live Peppermint Iguana Radio Show will be on Tuesday 22nd October. We have been fortunate enough to do a lot of travelling in the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Day – new city. Datong Up at the crack of dawn, we were ready and waiting for Lucas, our guide for the next few […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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