FLUVSTER: Covid Filth EP (Self released 2020)
New five track EP from the Amsterdam based Fluvster Gigs and festivals are few and far between due to the ongoing pandemic, which is obviously […]
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APOCALIPSTICK BLUES: Efa Supertramp (Afiach records 2020)
Second album from Efa Supertramp, one of Wales’s busiest musicians. Yes, that’s right. Second album. We had to double check after reading the press release. […]
MAHOUTS: It Might Be Hot Outside, But The Dirt Is Cold (2020)
Forthcoming album from Aberdare based Mahouts. A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the family […]
BENJI AND BEDDIS: Ebony and Ivory (Charity single – 2020)
Two legends of the Newport punk scene, Benji and Beddis, have joined forces to release a cover version of ‘Ebony and Ivory’ to raise awareness […]
KILLDREN – Dismembers of Parliament (Aifach Records 2020)
Infamous rave-punk band Killdren drop their third album on an unsuspecting public. Don’t be alert – be afraid, be very afraid. Killdren have been angry, […]
VARIOUS ARTISTS: #Fieldme
A thirty one track fund raising album for grassroots festival types struggling with the financial impact of ‘Lockdown’ We first came across Gail Something-Else at […]
THE WOODSMAN: Castle of Unrest (Woodsman Music 2020)
Five cuts of uncompromising hardcore shouty punk from the valleys. From the name of the band you could be forgiven for thinking they were from […]
COSMO: The Covid Tapes (Cosmo Records 2020)
A collection of tunes written, performed and recorded by Cosmo during Coronavirus Lockdown One, March to May 2020. The (first) Lockdown in 2020 created difficulties […]
LONELY BOY: Steve Jones
Autobiography of Steve Jones, guitarist with the Sex Pistols – and some other stuff. First, we thought we should state the bleeding obvious. This is […]
LACERTILIA: Calling The Quarters (Proper Tidy Records 2020)
Second album from Lacertilia, Cardiff based psychedelic stoner warriors. Lac·er·til·ia | \ ˌlasə(r)ˈtilēə \ Definition of Lacertilia Noun: a division of Reptilia (usually a suborder […]
ANONYMOUS ICONOCLASTS: A.I (Bywyd Records 2018)
To mark the second anniversary of its release, we thought it was time to shine a light on this hidden gem, the second album by […]
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Rollover Milano & Friends against Coronavirus (Rollover Milano Records 2020)
The Italian club scene working together to do their bit to fight ‘The Virus’. Nineteen super funky grooves to provide the sound track to your […]
SPEEDOMETER: Our Kind of Movement (Freestyle Records 2020)
Another killer release from Speedometer, the funk-soul brothers and sisters everyone needs in their life. Since forming as a quartet twenty years ago, Speedometer has […]
MUSIC AGAINST VIRUS (V/A) – Italian Punk benefit compilation
Another compilation to raise awareness of – and funds for – the fight against Coronavirus in Italy. Features a massive 116 tracks, mostly punk and […]
THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE (Various): Music Against the Virus (Suburban Avenue 2020)
‘The Italian Resistance – music against the virus’, is a compilation whose sole purpose is to help those who need it right now. All our […]
ZION TRAIN: Illuminate (Universal Egg 2020)
Seven years in the making, Zion Train return with a new album to shake speakers up and down the land. It has been a twisty […]
SLAMBOREE: Quarantune Pack (Limited Edition – Slamboree 2020)
A Quarantune pack from Slamboree featuring 40 tracks – including unreleased material and exclusive new goodies. At a time like this where we have had […]
BARSTOOL PREACHERS: Live @ Rough Trade, Bristol (06/03/20)
Brighton’s Barstool Preachers play in one of Bristol’s newest venues, Rough Trade Records. Heading over the Severn Bridge the radio was filled with doom and […]
TARANTISM / EFA SUPERTRAMP / TRACEY CURTIS: Live @ Le Pub, Newport (29/02/20)
Tarantism turn Le Pub into Funkytown for Radical Wales crew. First off, a ‘declaration of interest’. We actually promoted this gig. You could argue that […]
THE LEVELLERS: Live @ Blackwood Miners Institute (28/02/20)
The People’s Champions, The Levellers, roll into the Valleys in the middle of a storm. Where to start? A difficult one. I’m not a massive […]
DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV: Live @ The Globe, Cardiff (18/02/20)
Dubioza Kollektiv. Balkan-beat-folk-punk-hip-hop-ska-techno-rap-fusion in the Globe, Cardiff. Just another Tuesday night in the world of Peppermint Iguana. Buckle up sisters and brothers. We are going […]
THE GENTLEMEN’S DUB CLUB: Live @ Cardiff Students Union (16/02/20)
Gentlemen’s Dub Club go down a storm in Cardiff’s Students Union. 16th February 2020 will go down in the history books for the storm that hit […]
REZILLOS / PIZZATRAMP / FATAL BLOW: Live @ Jacs Aberdare (14/02/20)
The Rezillos bring a crowd from all over South Wales and beyond to Aberdare’s Jacs live music venue. On a cold, wet, Valentine’s night, there […]
THE HU: Live @ O2 Academy, Bristol (10/02/20)
Mongolian Folk Metal legends, The Hu, hit Bristol on a stormy winter’s night. Battling through the tail end of storm Ciara, hail stones and good […]
ANONYMOUS ICONOCLASTS: Live @ Cwmcarn Hotel (07/02/20)
The mysterious Anonymous Iconoclasts make an intimate public appearance in the Valleys. The last time we were in the Cwmcarn Hotel, the mighty Dub War […]
RADICAL PLANET SHOCK: Live @ Fox and Firkin, Lewisham (01/02/20)
They’re back. Radical Dance Faction, Back to the Planet and Culture Shock bring their Radical Planet Shock package to sarth Landan. By the time we […]
THE INTERUPTERS: Live @ The Tramshed, Cardiff (27/01/20)
The Interupters make first welsh appearance. They drop by Cardiff for the final leg of a two year long world tour to promote their most […]
THE BLUNDERS: Live @ Rockaway Park (25/01/20)
The Blunders rock Rockaway Park on a wet january night. We couldn’t leave Wales till Cosmo could find his trousers, so unfortunately we had to […]
SHARP KNIVES/MANIFESTA/EFA SUPERTRAMP + live @ Moon (21/01/20)
Sharp Knives, Manifiesta and Efa Supertramp bring their package tour to Cardiff. Locals Taffy Twp and Trigger Warning and the Safe Spaces join in the […]
THE BELLRAYS: Live @ Le Pub (17/01/20)
The amazing Bellrays return to Le Pub as part of their 30th Anniversary tour. First up, the Charlemagnes. Hailing from that London, but having welsh […]