KILLING JOKE: Death and Resurrection Show (Movie – 2013)
Fascinating documentary film telling the story of Killing Joke Right from the very word go, the Killing Joke story gets weird. Jaz Coleman and drummer […]
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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 […]
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. […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio Festival Flashbacks – August 2020
This year’s festival season has been decimated by the Covid 19 Pandemic. So throughout August we will be looking back to festivals of years gone […]
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, […]
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 […]
100,000 Bodybags Split
Welsh punk stalwarts 100,000 Bodybags have called it a day after almost three decades of disobedience. On 22nd May 2020 a statement appeared on their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
LISTEN LIVE: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 208 – Curveballs and Mothballs (28/01/20)
Our next radio show, on 28th January, will feature a few off the wall tunes to add a bit of spice to your evening We […]
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 […]
DAVE BIMBLE STEPS BACK FROM SPORADICS
The Sporadics have formally announed that bassist and founder member Dave Bimble is stepping away from the band for health reasons. A post on the […]
WONK UNIT: Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach 11/01/20
DIY Punk heroes Wonk Unit headline the last ever Punk Rock Bowling Trophy Disaster – awards night thingy. The name Bottlekids has been cropping up […]
DUB WAR: Live @ Cwmcarn Hotel (28/12/19)
As the decade draws to a close, Dub War pop their heads out of retirement for an intimate rare gig in Cwmcarn. The Cwmcarn Hotel […]
PIZZATRAMP: Live @ Le Pub (20/12/19)
Good King Wenceslas might have liked his deep pan, crisp and even, but in Newport they like their Christmas pizza to be of the tramp […]
MCLUSKY: Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach 19/12/19
A reformed and slightly remodelled Mclusky return for a rare string of dates including a welcome return to Wales Mclusky burned briefly but brightly between […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 205 – End of year review-ish-type-thing Part One (17/12/19)
On 17th December 2019 we set out to highlight the best tunes released in 2019. It was a three hour special packed full of the […]
DUB WAR: One off gig in Cwmcarn – get them while they are hot
South Wales metal dub punk legends, Dub War are to play a one off special gig in the Cwmcarn Hotel this Christmas For the last […]
GENUINE JACKS: Turning Monochrome (Self Released – 2019)
Slovakian garage punk tinged with a sixties psychedelic sensibility. Some vibes transcend time and place. When the psychedelic garage sound first emerged in San Francisco, […]
RDF Battle of the Bass – Take 2 – Bristol 27th September
Following on from this year’s one off, never to be repeated, Battle of the Bass in Shoreditch, plans are afoot for another one. In Bristol. […]
SICK ON YOU (The Book): The Disastrous Story of the Hollywood Brats, the Greatest Band You’ve Never Heard of
The story of the Hollywood Brats, the missing link between glam and punk. The Hollywood Brats wrote and recorded one of the greatest punk tunes […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 196 – ‘Class of 79’ special. 25/06/19
In 1979 we had the winter of discontent, Thatcher was elected prime minister, the Muppet Movie was released and Clint and John left school. To […]