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 […]
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MIND YOUR HEAD RADIO: This is Radio Chas 01/03/18
Captain Paranoid has branched out into the world of radio. And he is making a damn fine job of it. Here is his second ‘Mind […]
Peppermint Iguana Radio # 177 – Three Dub Plates outside Dapper FM, Penywaun
On Tuesday 27th February, we braved the cold of the ‘Breeze from the Seas’ to bring you another hot episode of the Peppermint Iguana Radio […]
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 […]
DREADZONE: Live @ The Globe, Cardiff 17/02/18
Dreadzone make their first trip of the year into the land of song – and dub. Rumours that the earthquake that shook wales on 17th […]
MANIC STREET PREACHERS: Distant Colours video returns to the scene of riot
Blackwood’s most famous sons, the Manic Street Preachers return to the scene of their riotous gig in the Blackwood Little Theatre to film a video […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 166 – 13/02/18
This week we were flying solo, guest free, without a net. The show included several random tracks plucked of the shelves during a carefree frolic […]
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 […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 165 – Lisa Dreads at the controls – 06/02/18
For this week’s radio show we looked back on the days when we used to put on gigs on a regular basis. The peppermint Princess, […]
PEPPERMINT IGUANA GIG: Folk Disco in Le Pub, Newport 10/02/18
Green Gathering Campaigns & Peppermint Iguana got sick of waiting for Summer, so came up with a plan to beat the winter blues: Let’s have […]
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 […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 164 – Tarantism Special
Wow. What a beautiful evening this was, catching up with Mel and Magnus from Tarantism, our friends for over twenty years now. They picked fantastic […]
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 […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 164 with Mel and Magnus of Tarantism in the studio
You may have heard the Peppermint Iguana crew are getting back into promoting after a break of 14 years. First up, we are teaming up […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 163 – Trump Free Shithouse
Our 16th January show went down a storm, we had hippies in Cwmcarn dancing whilst pickling Beetroot, gig photographers in Surrey sat in their van […]
NINJAH: Keep Britain Lively (Tantrum Records 2018)
New album from one of Cardiff’s most eccentric artists, on Tantrum Records It’s quite possible that many of you will have seen Ninjah perform live […]
CLUSTERFUCK: Pesticide (Tantrum Records 2018)
Question: What do you get when you put a shed load of Cardiff’s most unhinged creative types in a room together? Answer: Clusterfuck. And this […]
KILLDREN: Overkill is Underrated ep (Self released, 2018)
One day, in the dim and distant future, Efa Supertramp will sit down, take a breather, or even possibly sleep. Until then, she is gonna […]
THE BREWER’S DAUGHTER: Make Believe (Self Released 2016)
John Baine (AKA Attila) is not really a Stockbroker. Ray Burns is neither a Captain, nor Sensible. Rhiannon Crutchley, however, really is a Brewer’s Daughter. […]
HEADNOISE Special Effects Improves The Defects (Self released 2017)
South Wales based electro pop band HEAD NOISE with their fourth release; a six track mini album – ep – ish – thing. This has […]
OASIS: SUPERSONIC (Movie)
This is a warts and all documentary reviewing the rise and fall of nineties mega stars, Oasis. Within less than three years they rose from […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 162 – 2018 let’s be ‘avin’ ya
We don’t mess about here at peppermint iguana, the festive hangovers are still lingering for some but we already have the first radio show of […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio #162 – Into the future
The play list will include old skool (999 and Radical Dance Faction), Nu Skool (Clusterfuck and Tintin Quarantino) and just too damn cool for skool […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio #161 – Winter Solstice/Christmas party
With the Winter Solstice around the corner we thought it appropriate to get into party mose so for this show we got loads of choons […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 160: Mega three hour DIY Underground showcase thingy
To help Dapper FM celebrate ten years on air, on 5th December we embarked on a three hour radio odyssey showcasing as many of our […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 159: Unexpected show in the Dapper FM area
This ‘Selected highlights of 2017’ show is a bit unique, having been broadcast not once, but twice! “How can that be?” we hear you cry. […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 158 – Mind your head with CAPTAIN PARANOID
On 21st November the legend that is Captain Paranoid joined Peppermint Iguana in the studio for a very special radio show. Pick a few songs […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 158 – MIND YOUR HEAD – WITH CAPTAIN PARANOID
On 21st November, legend of the Cardiff music scene, Chas, AKA Captain Paranoid, will be joining Peppermint Iguana on the decks for a mind bending […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 157 – 100th Anniversary of the October Revolution
On 7th November 2017, we went out live and direct, broadcasting to the free world, with a show that marked one hundred years to the […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 157 – 100 years of spinning revolutions
The October Revolution in Russia Kicked off 100 years ago this week – on 7th November 1917. As our next show goes out live on […]