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 […]
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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 […]
LIVE REVIEW: RUTS DC @Clwb Ifor Bach (20/12/23)
Probably the best rhythm section in punk rock, roll into Cardiff in the run up to Christmas. Of all punk bands that have their roots […]
LIVE REVIEW: Son Nacaxtle @ Le Pub, Newport (19/12/23)
Son Nacaxtle, three travelling minstrels, bring warm Mexican vibes to Newport on a cold December night. The circumstances were very different when we first crossed […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Fluvster: Stained Glarse Windows (Lost Moment Records 2023)
Soundtrack to a life of grime, with the irrepressible Fluvster. What do you do if you are sat in Amsterdam with your own bedroom studio […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Doghouse – Mongrel (2023)
Twelve tracks of electronica madness from Cardiff’s, ever so slightly barking, Doghouse. Doghouse has been cocking his leg up on dancefloors and tentpoles for quite […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Family Battenberg @ Clwb Ifor Bach (02/12/23)
Fun for all the Battenberg Family, in the legendary ‘Welsh Club’ As soon as we saw that The Family Battenberg were playing Clwb Ifor Bach, […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Armenia Calling Part Six – The Welsh Have Landed (16/11/23)
We finally know where to go, what to see, and, more importantly, how to get there. Getting to know a city is half the fun […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Armenia Calling Part 5 – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Yerevan But Were Too Afraid To Ask (15/11/23)
We have been here half a week and still have not worked out the lay of the bloody land. Today we were determined to put […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Armenia Calling Part Four – Sussing Out The Hood – Again (14/11/23)
A second attempt to get our heads around Yerevan. This time with a local guide. Our first attempt to get our bearings in Yerevan descended […]
FILM REVIEW: Free Party – A Folk Tale (2023)
A documentary about the free party scene of the early nineties, and how the state tried to make it illegal to party. As I type, […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Armenia Calling Part Three: A Trip Into The Mountains (13/11/23)
Today we ventured beyond the city limits up into the mountains. Last night’s pub crawl wasn’t the best way to prepare for a six hour […]