Fork ‘n’ Tune Relaunches with Nookee and the Carltones (31/08/24).
Cwmcarn live music pub relaunches itself after revamp. Vinny and Anja Franco have been running the Cwmcarn Hotel for seven years now. They immediately put […]
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LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #232 – Montenegro or Bust (27/08/24)
There’s an international flavour to this week’s show, as Wales are due to play Montenegro in Podgorica. To mark this occasion the play list includes […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 322 (6th August 2024)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show 322, brings you love to cheer you up in these chaotic riot filled times. PLAY LIST Bella Ciao – DUBAMIX AND […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 321 (23/07/24) Festival Special
Peppermint Iguana Radio show # 321 went out on Folk Friday Radio on 23rd July 2024 It featured a mix of tunes previewing the forthcoming […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 320 (09/07/24)
Peppermint Iguana Radio show # 320 went out on Folk Friday Radio on 9th July 2024 And it sounded like this PLAY LIST One of […]
PUNK CHURCH BRINGS DOWN TORIES: Rockaway Park and the Church of Unrest (05/07/24)
A church within the constituency of Jacob Rees-Mogg is today celebrating their part in the downfall of the ninetieth century MP. The Church of Unrest […]
ZION TRAIN interview
We’ve just uploaded an interview with dub legends Zion Train. We caught up with Neil, Dave and Cara over in the amazing Rockaway Park. We […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Dactyl Terra – Fee Fi Fo Fum (2024)
Fee fi fo fum, I smell the vinyl of a new album. A Dactyl Terra album to be precise. Here at Peppermint Iguana HQ we […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 319 (25/06/24)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 319 went out on Folk Friday Radio (More than folk, more than Fridays!) on Tuesday 25th June 2024 There ws […]
ZINE REVIEW: Alternative Wales # 14 (June 2024)
Latest issue of Alternative Wales, a zine that focuses on Welsh football culture, written by fans, for fans. Or in their own words: Celebrating the […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Convoy Cabaret Compilation (Grow Your own Records 2024)
Convoy Cabaret sampler to raise funds for the crew and to give you an idea of what to expect from one of their shows. The […]
WALES AWAY: Slovakia 2024 – Part Five – Trnava And All That Jazz (09/06/24)
After fitting in three gigs in grassroots venues, we bring our tour to an end with a stadium gig.
WALES AWAY: Slovakia 2024 Part Four – Four Weddings and a UFO (08/06/24)
First full day in Bratislava. Things start to actually get a bit footbally today. First off, hi to Alan. Or was it Dave? No it […]
WALES AWAY: Slovakia 2024 Part Three – Goodnight Vienna (Hello Bratislava) (07/06/24)
A tale of two cities. Today we head from Vienna to Bratislava, the two closest capital cities in the world. Or it might be Europe, […]
WALES AWAY: Slovakia 2024 Part Two – Viennese Whirl (06/06/24)
First (and last) full day in Vienna. We were up at the crack of noon. We watched some more Buster Keaton silent movies – I […]
WALES AWAY: Slovakia 2024 Part One (The Vienna Bit)
Never mind the Euros, here’s the away friendly in Slovakia. Ish. Spoiler Alert. Blog features Japanese Psychedelic Stoner Drone, Costa Rican Surf Punk, Austrian Sludge […]
NEWS: Lacertillia Announce 10th Anniversary Show
LACERTILIA ANNOUNCE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW AT THE GLOBE, CARDIFF, SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER. PRESS RELEASE CELEBRATING A DECADE OF HEAVY, SPACED-OUT ROCK WITH SUPPORT FROM SUNS […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 318 (11/06/24)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show 318 went out live on Folk Friday radio on Tuesday 11th June 2024 It featured some of the hottest tunes and […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 317 (28/05/24)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #317 went out on Folk Friday Radio on 28th May 2028 It sounded like this PLAY LIST Chasing the Mule – […]
No Mac Sunak throws down gauntlet for six week long rap battle.
The first shots of a six week long rap battle were fired by No Mac Sunak outside 10 Drowning Street yesterday (20th May). Sunak, a […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 316 (14/05/24) It’s Friday, but not as we know it Jim.
You can’t keep a good radio show down, Peppermint Iguana Radio Rides Again, this time on Folk Friday Radio (more than folk, more than Fridays) […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Made Undone – The Brewer’s Daughter (2024)
The third album from The Brewer’s Daughter, ‘Made Undone’ hit the decks on 5th April and is a thing of beauty It will come as […]
LIVE REVIEW: Ozric Tentacles and Gong Live at The Globe, Cardiff (10th March 2024)
The psychedelic prankster bus pulls into Cardiff, dropping off Ozric Tentacles, Gong and The Fruit Salad Lightshow at The Globe, for one night only. With two […]
FILM REVIEW: American Fiction (2024)
Brilliantly dry tale of a black author who dumbs down his writing to make a statement, and unwittingly becomes a best seller. Thelonious “Monk” Ellison […]
FILM REVIEW: I Get Knocked Down: The Remarkable Story of Chumbawamba
From revolutionary vanguard to washed up retired radical. Or is he? Dunstan Bruce reflects on his time with Chumbawamba, from bedsit anarchists, to chart topping […]
BOOK REVIEW: Nefarious Artists by Welly Artcore (2023)
A comprehensive reference book detailing more than five hundred punk compilation albums released between 1976 and 1989. Collections like ‘Now That’s What I Call Punk […]
BOOK REVIEW: Animal House by James Brown (Quercus 2022)
The hedonistic story of James Brown, journalist, music lover and irreverent lad. From Attack on Bazag, through the NME, to Loaded and beyond. Confucius, or […]
FILM REVIEW: Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (Dogwoof 2022))
Squaring The Circle is the fascinating story of the artists behind some of the most iconic album covers in history. Not only are Hipgnosis the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 315 (27/12/23)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show returned to the airwaves between Christmas and New Year 2023. 27th December to be precise. It featured many of the new […]
REVIEW: Tarantism Acoustic Disco (December 2023)
The legendary Tarantism Acoustic Disco. A CD review crossed with a gig review. In the run up to Christmas 2023, on Christmas Eve Eve to […]