LIVE REVIEW: Tarantism Acoustic Disco @ Ruperra Arms (28/01/23)
Tarantism Acoustic Disco lands in New Tredegar. With visitors from that there England due on the weekend, we had spent two weeks wracking our brains […]
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LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 313 – 2022 End of Year Review (31/12/22)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show – end of year round up 2022 2022. That was a bit intense wasn’t it. War in Ukraine, Big Liz popping […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Seven and Eight – trip ends with a whimper (23+24/09/22)
The day after a game is always a day to wind down and not rush home. Today was a particularly chilled and uneventful day – […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Three – Churches, River Boats, but not Towers (19/09/22)
DAY THREE: Diary of Clint Iguana Aged 59 and 3/4 – ish The day started with me getting me blog proofread, by a professional proofreader, […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Two, In Bruges (18/09/22)
DAY TWO: Wandering around a UNESCO World Heritage City with camera in hand. First things first, breakfast. Whilst Posh and Becks were getting some much-needed […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day one, trains, trains and trains (17/09/22)
Diary of a trip to Belgium to watch Wales play away in the Nations League and celebrate me birthday whilst at it. Day one. It […]
WORLD BOG SNORKELLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 @ Llanwtryd Wells (28/0822)
A trip to the middle of Wales, for the mythical Bog Snorkelling Championships. Yes, it really is a thing. With our boot lock repaired (thank […]
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Landed 2022, Rhayader (29th to 31st August 2022)
Landed. A hidden gem of a festival held in the heart of Mid Wales FRIDAY Day one of a ten-day adventure in festival land My […]
LIVE REVIEW: Goldie Looking Chain @ Le Pub, Newport (27/08/22)
Goldie Lookin’ Chain, in Le Pub. You can’t get much more Newport than that. *Having read through this ‘gig review’, I realise that a lot […]
Gwen Gwen Fest 2022 – Kidwelly
The Carmarthenshire town of Kidwelly has a go a putting it’s name on the cultural map with Gwen Gwen, it’s first festival of music, art […]
LANDED FESTIVAL 2022: Who to see and what to do in the area
Landed festival is just around the corner – so we thought we would touch base with the crew to find out if they are as […]
LIVE REVIEW: Primal Scream @ Cardiff Castle (22/07/22)
Primal Scream and friends celebrate thirty years since the release of their seminal album, Screamadelica. When tickets first went on sale it was a no […]
LIVE REVIEW: Hayseed Dixie @Theatr Brycheiniog (05/07/22)
Blue Grass shin kickers Hayseed Dixie, kick some shins in the heart of the Brecon Beacons The town of Brecon sits in the heart of […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 311 (28/06/22)
Peppermint Iguana Radio show number 311 was knocked together in the studio of Peppermint Iguana HQ on the evening of Tuesday 28th June 2022. It […]
LIVE REVIEW: Roughneck Riot: Live @ The Llanarth Club, Pontllanfraith (18/06/22)
Roughneck Riot trudge all the way down from Wakefield for a one-off gig in the South Wales valleys. That’s dedication to the cause. And we […]
SEVEN GO MILD IN WROCLAW: Poland v Wales part one.
Day one of a trip to Poland to watch Wales away. *All names changed to protect the guilty Flying at 7am doesn’t sound too bad. […]
PASSPORTS, BUCKET HATS AND BROWN ENVELOPES: Wales Away in 2022
A blog about football, football business, travel and war. Setting the scene for Poland v Wales, June 2022. The pandemic is petering out and the […]
TARANTISM: Live in Newport and Lampeter (12+13/05/22)
One hundred and sixty miles, fourteen musicians, six months of planning, five bands, two venues, one review. A mash up blog post about Tarantism playing […]
ALL ROADS FESTIVAL: The King Arthur, Glastonbury (29/04 to 01/05/22)
All Roads lead to Glastonbury for the Beltane weekend. All Roads Festival was a late comer to our party, but was the final piece in […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 309 (06/04/22)
Peppermint Iguana Radio show #309 was recorded live in Peppermint Iguana HQ on 6th April 2022. Of the twenty-nine tunes on the play list only […]
DACTYL TERRA: Dactyl Terra EP (Self released 2022)
Dactyl Terra‘s debut EP finally hits the decks. These guys have been mooching around for three years now, quietly building a bit of a reputation […]
IGUANA GIG! Tarantism, Dactyl Terra and Taffy Twp @Le Pub on 12/05/22
TARANTISM Stop off in LE PUB, NEWPORT on 12TH MAY as they hit the road to promote their new album, ‘A Pill to Purge All Melancholy’ – […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 306 The Tommy Davies Tribute Show (15/02/22)
Our Peppermint Iguana Radio Show on 15th February was a special tribute to our mate Tommy ‘the socks’ Davies, who sadly went to the great […]
TARANTISM: A Pill to Purge all Melancholy (self released, 2022)
Long awaited Tarantism seventh studio album is locked and loaded, ready for release in May. Tarantism have been creating dust clouds and mud baths in […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #303 (25/01/22)
Our Burns night radio show happened to be our 303rd show, so there was loads of 303 music, and loads of burns music and loads […]
LISTEN AGAIN: peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 301 (11/01/22)
Sadly, our second Peppermint Iguana Radio Show of 2022, went out live, the day after welsh rock legend Burke Shelley went to the great gig […]
BURKE SHELLEY Goes to Great Gig in the Sky
Burke Shelly, bassist and vocalist with legendary Welsh power trio Budgie, has gone to the great gig in the sky. News reached us last night […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #300 (04/01/22)
The first Peppermint Iguana Radio Show of 2022, just happened to be our 300th ever radio show. As usual, we had no real plan, not […]
LIVE REVIEW: Dub War @ Lost Horizon Bristol (16/12/21)
Dub War hit the road for a mini Christmas tour, kicking off in Bristol. Dub War split in 1999, but have been twitching intermittently since […]
2021: The Year in Gigs.
A reflection on 2021 in gigs. As I type, I’m sat on a bus heading down the M4, returning from a slightly different weekend in […]