Limited edition box set of The Damned’s early years on Stiff Records The Damned don’t really need an introduction, but I’m going to anyway. The […]
Local lad James Oliver plays Bargoed’s best music venue. Take an intimate and friendly venue, pour in a gifted guitarist, a consummately skillful drummer, some […]
The Anonymous Iconoclasts return to Bargoed, to a venue that is becoming second home for them. I have to be careful what I say here, […]
A new album, from a new Muddy Summers line up, ready for a new festival season. “We are getting a new musical project together called […]
New four-track EP from Aberdare’s Mahouts. Or is it? It could be argued that the Mahouts have gone in a new direction with this release. […]
A personal reflection on the Mod scene, disguised as a review of Sharp Class live in Newport’s Le Pub. In the interest of openness, I […]
Leeds’ finest hip-hop-ska-punk-rappers, China Shop Bull, put four hundred and fifty miles on their van to play unique valleys venue, The Fork n Tune. No […]
A reflection on 100 records, providing a taste of some of the eclectic sounds that have come out of Wales. Think Wales is about male […]
Chris Tofu, and friends, including Headmix, bring an evening of festival vibes to Bristol. Sitting in an industrial estate just on the edge of the city centre, […]
The story of the Welsh music scene of the 1990s, and how it briefly popped it’s head above the parapet to invade the charts. The […]
Le Pub, in Newport, has been confirmed as the fifth UK venue to become a ‘Community Owned Venue’, with a little bit of help from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Four track EP, showing solidarity with the ordinary people living in the Gaza Strip, trying to live a normal life in difficult circumstances. To put […]
Landed Festival has been one of our favourite festivals since we first set foot on the hallowed turf of Doldowlod House back in 2016 – […]
‘Where were you hiding when the storm broke?’ Nowhere, because there was no ‘Shelter from the storm’ and Ian Astbury ‘loves the rain’ For years […]
Zion Train return to the scene of the grime, Rockaway Park Art, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. One person’s unmade […]
Punk Pioneers The Damned return to Cardiff Student Union. The Damned. First UK punk band to release a single, first to release an album. But […]
A weekend of culture, tsunduko and gin drinking in the spiritual home of Dylan Thomas. The Laugharne Weekend is a literary festival in West Wales. […]
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